GeographyGCSE/ iGCSE

For GCSE/iGCSE geography  all course examples and materials were based on case studies and the curriculum outlined in

Kelly, D., & Fretwell, M. (2018). Complete Geography for Cambridge IGCSE® & O Level. Oxford University Press-Children.

The main themes that are covered are provided below.  We cannot cover everything but we try to cover sufficient topics from each of the themes and are highlighted by the italicized topics.

Natural Environment

•       Earthquakes and volcanoes

•       Rivers

•       Coasts

•       Weather

•       Climate and natural vegetation

Population & Settlement

•       Population

•       Settlement and urbanisation

Economic Development

•       Development

•       Food supply

•       Industry and tourism

•       Energy and water

Geographical Skills & Investigations

•       Map reading

•       scale

•       grid reference, latitude/longitude

•       direction and measurement – compass directions

•       interpretation of features – relief and gradient, spot heights and contours; drainage; physical features and coastlines, settlements, communication, land use

•       Data visualisation

•       Diagrams and graphs;

•       bar charts, pie charts, histograms, divided bar graphs, dispersion diagrams & kite diagrams, line graphs, flow lines, radial graphs and wind rose graphs, triangular graphs, semi-log and double log graphs, scatter graphs, population pyramids

•       Maps

•       Choropleth maps, isoline maps

Geographic Investigation & Fieldwork

•       Formulating a question, hypothesis

•       Planning the investigation

•       Data collection and sampling

•       Analysis of the data

•       Reporting of the results, communication of findings

•       Drawing conclusions and evaluating your investigations

Look through the courses we have created

• GIS the essentials (modules 100-130)

• Skills including geographic investigation & fieldwork skills (modules 200 & 220)

• Special topics include Natural Environment, Population & Settlement, and Economic Development