Geography is an exciting and topical course; it looks at engaging and contemporary issues around the world and links with human and physical elements. A Geographer questions why something happens, asks enquiring questions about what has caused an effect, they also consider how best to manage an event. The course follows the AQA two-year A Level course. The course offers an issues-based approach, enabling students to explore and evaluate contemporary world issues.
Areas covered in the course include tectonic processes and hazards including tropical storms, flooding and volcanic as well as earthquake case studies. we also cover coastal landscapes and change. The water and carbon cycle are linked with climate change. We investigate global systems and governance and changing places along with global population and the environment. Within the course, many synoptic links occur with other subjects including biology, geology, politics, business and environmental issues.