Geography
Minimum Entry Criteria
Desired: 7 in Geography or contact the school if you have not studied the subject at GCSE
Essential: 6 in Geography or contact the school if you have not studied the subject at GCSE
Board
AQA
Outline of the Course
Year 12:
- Coastal Landscapes (Section B – Physical Geography)
- Global Systems and Governance (Section A – Human Geography)
- Changing Places (Section B – Human Geography)
- Water and Carbon (Section A – Physical Geography
Holiday Work Year 12-13: Review of topics covered in Year 12 – Teams
Year 13:
- Hazards (Section C Physical Geography)
- Population and the Environment (Section C Human Geography)
- Geographical Fieldwork Investigation: 4,000 word Independent Report – Guided by teachers but student directed
Assessment
Type of Assessment |
Duration |
Weighting |
|
1 |
Physical PaperSection A: Water and carbon cyclesSection B: Coastal systems and landscapesSection C: Hazards |
2 hours 30 minutes |
40% |
2 |
Human PaperSection A: Global systems and global governanceSection B: Changing placesSection C: Population and the environment |
2 hours 30 minutes |
40% |
3 |
Students complete an individual investigation which must include data collected in the field. The individual investigation must be based on a question or issue defined and developed by the student relating to any part of the specification content. Fieldwork: Residential visit end of Year 12 to FSC Flatford Mill, Suffolk £550 approx. |
3,000-4,000 words |
20% |
