Geography is an integrative subject that brings a variety of perspectives, both social and physical, to the study of people, places, and environments around the world. Knowing where physical, social and political events or processes occur help students gain a spatial perspective on them.
As the world's economies become increasingly interdependent, as pressures on the world's resources mount, and as concerns about issues such as global warming, urbanisation, and population growth escalate, people need to become geographically literate and able to make informed judgments about environmental and social issues.
The general aims of the Geography programme are:
- Learn about earth functions and how they can become adversely affected by abuse and misuse due to ignorance or greed;
- Identify problems and propose solutions to conserve, restore, develop, distribute and/or use the earth's natural resources better;
- Use “methods of Geographic enquiry” to help students understand and appreciate that we are all “stewards of this earth” and have a shared responsibility toward its protection and management;
- Become independent learners, critical thinkers and decision markers;
- Assume a global perspective on events that take place in the world;
- Demonstrate interconnectedness of the world's economies, people, products, money and information and an understanding respect for other cultures.
