Aims

• To encourage an awareness of people and places in your local area and of the wider world - how and why they are changing. The geography curriculum allows for ‘awe and wonder’ and focus on contemporary issues around the World.

• To understand how people and environments interact, the importance of using our environment sustainably and our role in the management of the planet.

• To develop key skills in observation, recording, presenting information, data analysis, interpretation of evidence, decision-making and problem-solving.

Course Content

Living with the physical environment

Section A: The challenge of natural hazards.

Section B: Physical landscapes in the UK.

Section C: The living world.

Challenges in the human environment

Section A: Urban issues and challenges.

Section B: The changing economic world.

Section C: The challenge of resource management. 

Geographical applications

Section A: Issue evaluation.

Section B: Fieldwork over 2 days.

Main Geographical skills 

Literacy skills, cartographic skills, numeracy skills, graphic skills, evaluative skills and decision making skills.

Assessment Structure

Paper 1: Living with the Physical Environment (35%).

Paper 2: Challenges in the Human World (35%).

Paper 3: Geographical Applications (30%) – a field trip is a requirement for Paper 3. We complete a compulsory 2 day residential trip to the coast.

You need to

• Be interested in people and other places.

• Be able to find facts for yourself and express your own opinions.

• Have good ICT skills to access up-to-date and relevant information.

• Be concerned about the problems of the constantly changing modern world.

For further information, see Miss Pickton (Head of Geography)