Geography at GCSE
Aim - GCSE
Geography is not only up-to-date and relevant, it is one of the most exciting, adventurous and valuable subjects to study today. So many of the world’s current problems boil down to geography, and need the geographers of the future to help us understand them.
Global warming, sustainable food production, natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, the spread of disease, the reasons for migration and the future of energy resources are just some of the great challenges facing the next generation of geographers.
Choosing geography at school can open the doors to a huge range of opportunities. An A Level in geography is recognised for its academic ‘robustness’ and, most importantly, it also helps young people into the world of work.
Central to the GCSE course is a residential fieldtrip to Wales. Here we collect data to be used in Unit 3 (see below) as well as trying out challenges and opportunities in new environments in a team of friends.
Syllabus – AQA :
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035
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Paper 1: Physical Geography (largely taught in Year 10) |
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Paper 1: 35% 1.5 hours long |
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Paper 2: Human Geography (largely taught in Year 10) |
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Paper 2: 35% 1.5 hours long |
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Paper 3: Geographical applications (largely taught in Year 11) |
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Paper 3: 30% 1 hour long |
Map work, photo analysis, newspaper articles and IT research are included in all aspects of the course
Person to contact: Mr M Evans