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Why Geography?

Subject content

Physical Geography

• Coastal systems and landscapes (AS)
• Water and carbon cycles (A2)

Human Geography

• Changing places (AS)
• Global systems and global governance (A2)

People and the environment

• Hazards (AS)
• Contemporary urban environments (A2)

Physical Geography

Coastal systems and landscapes (AS)

• Coasts as natural systems
• Coastal systems and processes
• Coastal landscape development
• Coastal management
• Coastal systems and landscapes: Case studies

Physical Geography

Water and carbon cycles (A2)

• Water and carbon cycles as natural systems
• The water cycle
• The carbon cycle
• Water, carbon, climate and life on Earth
• Water and carbon cycles: Case studies

Human Geography

Changing places (AS)

• The nature and importance of places
• Changing places: relationships and connections
• Changing places: meaning and representation
• Representations of place and the use of quantitative and qualitative sources
• Place studies

Human Geography

Global systems and global governance (A2)

• Globalisation
• Global systems
• International trade and access to markets
• Global governance
• The 'global commons'
• Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
• The protection of Antarctica

Environmental Geography

Hazards (AS)

• The concept of hazard in a geographical context
• Plate tectonics
• Volcanic hazards
• Seismic hazards
• Storm hazards
• Fires in nature
• Hazard: Case studies

Environmental Geography

Contemporary urban environments (A2)

• Urbanisation
• Urban forms
• Social and economic issues associated with urbanisation
• Urban climate
• Urban drainage
• Urban waste and its disposal
• Other contemporary urban environmental issues
• Contemporary urban environments: Case studies

Geography fieldwork investigation

• Completed 4 days
• Divided into 2 days each year
• Cranedale Centre, Yorkshire

Assessment - Key dates

• AS - Paper 1 (exam 1)
  Section A - Physical Geography (Coastal systems and landscapes)
  Section B - Environmental Geography (Hazards)- Paper 2 (exam 2)
  Section A - Human Geography (Changing Places)
  • Section B - Geography Fieldwork Investigation
• A2 - Paper 1 (exam 1)
  • Section A - Physical Geography (CSL + WCC)
  • Section B - Environmental Geography (Hazards + CUE)
  - Paper 2 (exam 2)
  • Section A - Human Geography (Changing Places + GSGG)
  • NEA

Timetable

• AS:
  Tuesday - 9.00am – 11.15am
  Wednesday – 14.00 – 16.15pm
• A2:
  Wednesday - 9.00am - 11.15am
  Friday - 12.30pm - 3.15pm

Resources

• https://slaveevo.com/education
• Moodle
• Textbooks
• Library

How does it compare to GCSE?

Similar topics but

• Much greater detail
• Much greater depth
• In the second year – putting all your knowledge and understanding of the subject together

Is it for you?

• All students should have at least five GCSE at grade 9 – 5 (A* - C) in academic subjects, including English Language at grade 5 (grade C).
• Two of these should be grade 6 (grade B). Specifically for Geography, you will need GCSE Maths at grade 5 (grade C) or above.
• It is not necessary to have Geography GCSE to study this subject at A level.

What do we offer?

• A wide variety of topics
• Variety of learning methods
• Field excursion(s)
• Experienced staff
• Comfortable teaching rooms
• A friendly but hardworking atmosphere

Any questions?