{"id":3826,"date":"2016-05-05T09:57:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T01:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/?page_id=3826"},"modified":"2025-12-31T14:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T06:12:40","slug":"geography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/learning-teaching\/curriculum\/geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Geography<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Key Learning Area<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221;]\n<h1><span style=\"color: #b61f4b\">Personal, Social &amp; Humanities Education<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>Objectives<\/h2>\n<p>Students are expected to[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1462416095664{margin-top: -25px !important;}&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>ask questions by using \u201cwhat\u201d, \u201cwhere\u201d and &#8220;why&#8221; which will enable them to build a framework for organizing and interpreting knowledge about the world in geographical perspectives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;right-to-left&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1767149393651{margin-top: -25px !important;}&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>understand spatial concepts of location, spatial interaction, region, perception, which help explain the distribution of features on the Earth\u2019s surface from the local, regional, national and global scales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1462416102384{margin-top: -25px !important;}&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>collect, extract and arrange spatial information from a variety of sources in order to interpret various types of geographical patterns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;right-to-left&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1462416142668{margin-top: -25px !important;}&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>understand the features of students\u2019 immediate surroundings and major issues of global concern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1462416147673{margin-top: -25px !important;}&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>become aware of the fragility of the environment and appreciate the need of promoting sustainable development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;right-to-left&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1462416151542{margin-top: -25px !important;}&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>develop a willingness to use knowledge for the betterment of society and nation; and commit to actions conductive to a better environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>Department Members<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #b61f4b;font-size: 14px\"><strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16070\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 2048px;\">\n<div class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16070 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Panel-Members.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Panel-Members.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Panel-Members-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Panel-Members-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Panel-Members-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Panel-Members-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Panel-Members-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Panel-Members-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Panel-Members-1440x1080.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Panel-Members-940x705.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Panel-Members-748x561.jpeg 748w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Panel-Members-364x273.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #b61f4b;font-size: 14px\"><strong>Department Head<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #000000\">Mr Hui Fai Ho<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #b61f4b;font-size: 14px\"><strong>Members<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Miss Chan Cin Yee<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Academic Activities<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_tabs][vc_tab title=&#8221;Field Trip&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1461834079-1-74&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Students participated in a number of field trips and field studies in 2024. These trips included studying the industry in San Po Kong and Yuen Long, visiting a local recycling workshop, and exploring ecology in Mai Po. Through a series of field trips, students not only applied the knowledge learnt in textbooks, but they also gained valuable chances to conduct field study, including planning, data collection, and data analysis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"figuregroup\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_16072\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 2048px;\">\n<div class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-16072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-1.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-2.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-2-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-2-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-2-1440x1080.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-2-940x705.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-2-748x561.jpeg 748w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-2-364x273.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16074\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 1536px;\">\n<div class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-smallwidth wp-image-16074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-3.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Field-Trip-3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, 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Achievements<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]1.<u>Sustainable Ecology in My Campus Contest 2025<\/u><\/p>\n<p>5A Cheung Tin Wai, Chan Tung Pui, Ng Hoi Kiu and Tan Yongtong participated in the Sustainable in My Campus Contest 2025 and the team was awarded the Merit Award.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16076\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 1536px;\">\n<div class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-16076\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-1.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, 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After 4 months of training, they conducted an ESG-related academic research on waste management in local SMEs and were awarded the Best Paper Award.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16077\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 1536px;\">\n<div class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-16077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-2.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-2-45x60.jpeg 45w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-2-980x1307.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-2-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-2-940x1253.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-2-748x997.jpeg 748w, https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Award-2-364x485.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Geography [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Key Learning Area [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221;] Personal, Social &amp; Humanities Education [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Objectives Students are expected to[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1462416095664{margin-top: -25px !important;}&#8221;] ask questions by using \u201cwhat\u201d, \u201cwhere\u201d and &#8220;why&#8221; which will enable them to build a framework for organizing and interpreting knowledge about the world in geographical perspectives. 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