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Geography

Course Title: Geography

Examination Board: Edexcel

Entry Requirements (if appropriate): Not Applicable

Contact: Mr Earl

Course Aims:

To help pupils to understand relationships between people and their environment. To help them with enquiry and decision making skills.

Course Description:

This course focuses on issues that pupils care about such as: Population and migration, industrial change, environmental change including hazards—flooding and volcanoes and changing our cities.

There are two final papers and one piece of coursework.

How will I learn: The lessons will have interesting content which will make use of thinking skills activities as well as ICT and relevant video material. A residential field trip will be on offer in year 10.

Possible Career Pathways:

An understanding of Geography is essential for:

Armed Forces
Police Force
Surveying
Travel and Tourism
Civil Engineering
Meteorology
Outdoor Activities
Providing Water and Electricity
Marketing

Subject summary: Year 7 Geography Programme of Study

In Geography your child is studying the following topics: Mapwork, Settlement and Tectonic Activity. The aim of the Y7 Geography course is to help your child develop a deeper understanding of the world around them. By the end of the year your child should be competent in using Ordnance Survey maps and be able to implement the following techniques: grid referencing, symbol interpretation, calculating scale and distance as well as contour interpretation. They should have a sound knowledge of how and why settlements grow, with particular reference to towns and cities in the British Isles. Tectonic Activity is a fascinating topic and enables your child to develop some subject specific skills: data interpretation and analysis, photographic interpretation, classification, debate and discussion, group-work and co-operative skills.

Subject summary: Year 8 Geography Programme of Study

In Geography your child is studying the following topics:
Coasts, Weather & Climate, Population & Resources, Ecosystems and Brazil. The aim of the Y8 Geography course is to help your child develop a deeper understanding of the processes that shape our world, how they affect people and how people adapt to these challenges. By the end of the year your child should understand that the planet is a dynamic place, that people can be profoundly affected by the environment and that their actions can have a significant effect on the World. As well as developing knowledge and understanding your child will develop some subject specific skills: data interpretation and analysis, photographic interpretation, classification, debate and discussion, group-work and co-operative skills.

Subject summary: Year 9 Geography Programme of Study

In Geography your child is studying the following topics:
Development, Economic Activity, Global Fashion and France. They are exploring a variety of issues of global significance such as Third World Debt, Trade & Aid and Globalisation. The aim of the Y9 Geography course is to help your child develop a deeper understanding of the economic, political and environmental forces that shape our world. By the end of the year your child should understand why there is so much inequality in the world and how it arose. As well as developing strong opinions and a social conscience your child will develop some subject specific skills: data interpretation and analysis, photographic interpretation, classification, debate and discussion, group-work and co-operative skills.

Subject summary: GCSE Geography Programme of Study

At GCSE, Geography students follow the Edexcel syllabus B.
Students study the following topics: Planning for change: Providing for Population Change, Coping with Environmental Change. Use and Abuse of the Environment: Weather and Climate, Recreation and Tourism.

Students undertake an investigative approach and build upon the skills and knowledge they developed in KS3: data interpretation and analysis, photographic interpretation, classification, debate and discussion, group-work and co-operative skills. Formal assessment consists 1 written exam lasting 1 ½ hours based upon Planning for Change and Use & Abuse of the Environment. Paper 2 is a Decision Making Exercise based upon pre-released material. Coursework is worth 25% of the final marks and is based upon Micro-Climate.

Subject summary: GCSE Geography Programme of Study

At GCSE, Geography students follow the Edexcel syllabus B.
Students study the following topics: Planning for change: Providing for Population Change, Coping with Environmental Change. Use and Abuse of the Environment: Weather and Climate, Recreation and Tourism.

Students undertake an investigative approach and build upon the skills and knowledge they developed in KS3: data interpretation and analysis, photographic interpretation, classification, debate and discussion, group-work and co-operative skills. Formal assessment consists 1 written exam lasting 1 ½ hours based upon Planning for Change and Use & Abuse of the Environment. Paper 2 is a Decision Making Exercise based upon pre-released material. Coursework worth 25% of the final marks and is based upon Micro-Climate.