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Subject Overview
You know where you are with Geography: a subject that deals with the complex and varied interactions between humans and the physical world. Geography takes you on a journey to discover the planet’s natural systems and the ways that humans have attempted to manage, influence and even tame them. The newspapers are often full of doom and gloom: too many people, increased floods and storms, global poverty. Geography examines and analyses the evidence behind the issues and allows students to reach a balanced, informed view of the major issues facing the 21st century and suggest their own potential solutions. Geography prepares young people for the world they will soon inherit.
A Level
New Specification from September 2016 first examined in 2018
Unit 1 Global Hazards
- Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards
- Topic 2: Coastal Landscapes Processes and Change
Assessment: 1 hour and 30 minute paper (80 marks) - 50% of the qualification
Unit 2 Dynamic Places
- Topic 3: Globalisation
- Topic 4: Shaping Places
Assessment: 1 hour and 30 minute paper (80 marks) - 50% of the qualification
Paper 1 Conflicted Planet
- Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards
- Topic 2: Coastal Landscapes Processes and Change
- Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Security
- Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security
Assessment: 2 hours paper (90 marks) - 30% of the qualification
Paper 2: Global Powers
- Topic 3 : Globalisation
- Topic 4 : Shaping Places
- Topic 8 : Superpower Geographies
- Topic 9 : Global Development and Connections
Assessment: 2 hours paper (90 marks) - 30% of the qualification
Paper 3 Synoptic Paper
Synoptic Investigation on a geographical issue which will focus on Players, Attitudes and Futures. This will be based on a contemporary global or regional issue.
Assessment: 1 hour and 45 minutes (60 marks) - 20% of the qualification
Paper 4 Independent Investigation
Student’s independent investigation on an aspect of Geography to be chosen by the students
20% of the qualification
Fieldwork
Year 12: A residential field course to Bournemouth and a day visit to Dartmoor and Plymouth. The field course provides excellent experience and supports classroom learning. It also prepares students for their Individual Investigation.
Year 13: An additional 2 days fieldwork will also be carried out during A Level. The details of this are to be confirmed. They will collect data ready for their Individual Investigation.