Course Layout

Units:

Human Environments:

• Glasgow: a changing city

• Mumbai: life in slum town Population

• World development

• Agriculture

Global Environmental Issues:

• Environmental Hazards

• Global Tourism

Physical Environments:

• Rivers landscapes

• Upland limestone

• Weather and climate

Course Assessment:

Unit assessments throughout the year

Course Details

Choosing Geography is a great way for young people to remain flexible and keep their options open, irrespective of whether they will go into further or higher education, or Studying Geography helps us to better understand the world’s people, places and environments, and the interactions between them. As a result, the subject has a central role to play in promoting sustainable development and improving our stewardship of natural resources. Indeed, Geography is the only subject that offers holistic study of pressing environmental concerns, with its unique position as a bridge between the arts and the sciences. Geography is a hugely relevant and dynamic subject that puts the headlines into context, including those about migration across the Mediterranean Sea and the impacts of earthquakes in Nepal. Furthermore, the majority of today’s most pressing challenges are studied by geographers: climate change, energy resources, land use conflicts, globalisation of industry and trade, inequalities between rich and poor, and natural disasters.

The course makes use of a range of media including digital materials, analysis using photographical and statistical evidence with opportunities for practical fieldwork.