There has never been a better or more important time to study geography.  With growing interest in issues such as climate change, sustainable development, migration, environmental degradation and social inequality, geography is one of the most relevant subjects you could choose to study.  Not only is the subject itself intrinsically interesting, but geographers are also highly employable.  Often, the top media stories of the day concern topics related to geography, such as crime statistics, the spread of disease, wind farms and other renewable energy resources, and pressures on the environment.

Geographers’ abilities to understand the local and global implications of such issues, from a breadth of different perspectives, mean that their knowledge and skills are highly sought after in the workplace.  And in a world where much of our information is now spatially based – from postcodes to sat navs – geographic information science (GIS) has rapidly become an essential tool in business organisations and government, creating even more opportunities for those with geographical skills and knowledge.

Whatever your passion in the world – whether it be fascination with landscapes, interest in urban development or concerns about social inequality – geography will provide you with the knowledge, experience and transferable skills that will reward you personally and advance you academically.

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Key Stage 3 Geography

Year 7

• Making & Mapping Connections
• Coasts
• Settlement
• Rivers
• World Sport
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Year 8

• Atmosphere & Flooding
• People Everywhere
• China
• World Landscapes
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Year 9

• Savage Earth
• Can the Earth Cope?
• Energy
• Tourism
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GCSE Geography (AQA A Specification)

Unit 1: Physical Geography

37.5% of GCSE: 1½ hour written examination in June of Y11.

• The Restless Earth
• Water on the Land
• Coastal Zone
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Unit 2: Human Geography

37.5% of GCSE: 1½ hour written examination in June of Y11.

• Tourism
• Globalisation
• Changing Urban Environments
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Unit 3: Local Fieldwork Investigation

25% of GCSE: Controlled Assessment

• Controlled assessment will involve an enquiry about real people, real situations and real issues. One investigation will be completed during the summer term of Y10.
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• Click here to view the GCSE AQA Course Information
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A-Level Geography (AQA Specification)

Unit 1: Physical & Human Geography

70% of AS, 35% of A Level: 2 hour written examination in May of Y12.

• The study of core geographical concepts along with contrasting themes of contemporary or environmental impact, management and sustainability.
• Population Change, Energy Issues, Rivers & Flooding and Cold Environments.
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 Unit 2: Geographical Skills

30% of AS, 15% of A Level: 1 hour written examination in January of Y12.

• Structured skills and generic fieldwork questions (investigative, cartographic, graphical, ICT and statistical skills).
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Unit 3: Contemporary Geographical Issues

30% of A Level: 2½ hour written examination in June of Y13.

• An issues-based approach to contemporary geographical themes.
• Tectonics, Weather & Climate and World Cities.
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Unit 4: Geography Fieldwork Investigation

20% of A Level: 1½ hour written examination in January of Y13.

• Structured short and extended questions based on a fieldwork investigation and fieldwork skills.
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• Click here to view the AQA Course Information.
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• Further learning resources, homework, revision materials and past papers are available on the cLc – http://clc2.uniservity.com/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=37432 (login required).
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