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In year 9, the context of pupil's investigation moves to Europe. The year begins with a study of the European Union. This study provides 
students with the opportunity to discuss topical issues, such as immigration and the positive and negative impacts the EU has had on the lives of us and all Europeans. Pupils then start out on their "Journey Through Europe". On this "journey", we investigate Physical and Human Geography issues in three European ountries, Norway, Italy and the Netherlands. Some examples of the
topics discussed include:
The first term is focused on development and the differences that exist in different parts of the world. Pupils have the opportunity to get involved with numerous political and ethical issues, including running a Fairtrade stall and writing letters to MP's, MEP's and MLA's. The aim of this study is that all children realise that they have an important role to play in the decisions that impact the world and that they can make a difference. 
Term two is spent looking at tectonic activity around the world. This has always been a topic that pupils get excited about and at RSD we aim to build on that excitement. Time is spent looking at the theory behind plate tectonics and then we investigate different tectonic events in both the rich and poor world, such as the 2004 Tsunami, the 2009 Haiti earthquake and the Mount St. Helens erruption in 1980. 