Deutsche Höhere Privatschule
Postfach 78
Windhoek
Namibia
Tel: +264 61 373100
Fax:+264 61 221306
schulleitung@dhps-windhoek.com
www.dhps-windhoek.com
DHPS Department Geography

At the DHPS Geography is taught in the following Grades:

  • Grade 5
  • Grade 7-9    
  • Grades 10-12 DIAP    optional subject
  • In Grades 5, 7, 8 and 9 Geography is taught as so called DFU-subject as well

There is a separate Geography room equipped with beamer, atlases and maps.

Range of topics in the respective Grades:

Grade
Topic area   1 
Topic area2 
5Planet earthTectonics
7Selected natural  environment, living spaces
and economic areas in German regional landscapes
Orientation in Germany and Europe
8One earth – one worldWorldwide mobility
9People shape regionsDevelopment and structure of the litosphere
10People shape regionsDevelopment and structure of the litosphere
11+12Utilization, shaping and transformation
of landscapes in regions
Economic activities and their effect on regions
starting from the local level


Grade
Topic area 3
Topic area 4
Topic area 5
 5Selected regional landscapes
in Namibia
Orientation in Namibia and AfricaNamibia as natural 
environment, living space
and economic area
 7Natural  environment, living spaces
and economic
areas in Europe

Natural  environment, living
spaces and economic areas in
a variety of climes.
 
 8   
 9Natural  environment, living
spaces and
economic areas in a variety of climes.
People shape regions


 
 10Atmospheric processesThreats to and protection
of the earth’s atmosphere 
 
 11+12Economic structures and economic
processes on regional and
global levels
Urbanisation, soil degradation,
fresh water problem