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GEOGRAPHY
EXAMINATION BOARD
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AQA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
“Geography puts the knowing into seeing and makes sense of the world.”
Geography students will study a broad range of topics allowing them to explore the interactions between
the human and physical elements of our world. The GCSE Geography course encourages students to ask
questions about the world they live in, process ideas and evaluate key global issues.
Students can expect to experience a variety of teaching techniques from debate, group work, the
enquiry process, thinking skills and role-play. They will also see Geography brought to life through ICT
and researching relevant case studies. Students will have numerous opportunities to take part in extra-
curricular activities within the subject, focusing on fieldwork and geographical skills. The course will involve a
mandatory piece of fieldwork to be completed that permits students to carry out primary data collection.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
The course is divided into three examination papers which will be sat in summer 2018. These are outlined below:
Paper 1: Living with the physical environment
Section A: The challenge of natural hazards
Section B: The living world
Section C: Physical landscapes in the UK
Paper 2: Challenges in the human environment
Section A: Urban issues and challenges
Section B: The changing economic world
Section C: The challenge of resource management
Paper 3: Geographical applications
Section A: Issue evaluation
Section B: Fieldwork
Section C: Geographical skills
ENTRY INFORMATION
This is an open entry subject with no higher/lower tiers. All students will attempt common examination
papers, which will contain questions of graded difficulty requiring answers of varying lengths.
CAREERS
A GCSE in Geography is a stepping stone to a whole range of future opportunities. The knowledge gained
from studying the subject will allow students to enter a career directly related to its content such as that
found in tourism, development or environmental consultancy. Alternatively, like many Geography graduates,
it will be possible to transfer into a career which uses a geographers’ wide range of transferable skills, for
example, finance, marketing, research and industry.
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