Geography

More able learners in Geography may display a selection of the following characteristics:
• Understand concepts clearly; can apply this understanding to new situations to make interpretations, develop hypotheses, reach conclusions and explore solutions
• Understand geographical ideas and theories; apply them to real situations
• Communicate effectively using both the written and spoken word, in ways that are appropriate to task and audience
• Learn subject-specific vocabulary and use it accurately
• Reason, argue and think logically
• Able to manipulate abstract symbols and recognise patterns and sequences
• Use and apply mathematical principles and formulae to solve geographical tasks and problems
• Identify their own geographical questions and sequence investigations
• Understand, and able to explain, complex processes and interrelationships
• Enjoy using graphs, charts, maps, diagrams and other visual methods to present information
• Competent and confident in using the wide range of visual resources required
• Well-considered opinions on issues such as the environment and life in different places
• Wide-ranging general knowledge about the world and topical issues
• Able to transfer knowledge from one subject to another
• Creative and original in their thinking, frequently going beyond the obvious solutions