Geography (AQA)
Geography examines the issues of changes in our human and physical environment. You will study how the past can affect the present and how the present may affect the future.We examine change on a range of scales from local and national, to international and global. You will acquire a broad range of skills that equip you well for university study and employment.
Entry Requirements
5 GCSE at C or above, including English Language and Maths.
There is a compulsory two or three day field trip. Approximate cost £10 - £20.
Course Content
AS Unit 1: Physical and Human Geography 2hr exam
a) Rivers, floods and management. The drainage basin hydrological cycle; factors affecting river discharge; physical and human causes of flooding.
b) Population change. Birth and death rates and life expectancy; demographic transition; social, economic and political implications of population change.
c) Hot desert environments and their margins. Causes of aridity, effects of wind and water; desertification; managing hot desert environments.
d) Food supply issues. Global patterns of food supply, consumption and trade. The geopolitics of food. Environment and sustainable food supplies.
AS Unit 2: Geographical skills 1hr exam
A skills paper based on the topics in unit 1, using investigative, cartographic, graphical, ICT and statistical skills.
A2 Unit 3: An issues based approach to geographical themes 2hr 30 mins exam
For the exam students must study three of four areas. You will be taught all four.
a) Plate tectonics and associated hazards. Plate theory: Processes and Landforms. Vulcanicity: Impacts of volcanoes. Earthquakes,Tsunamis and their effects.
b)Weather, climate and associated hazards. Atmospheric circulation.The climate of Britain,Tropical storms, Urban climate, Global climate change.
c) World cities. Urbanisation, counter-urbanisation. Urban decline, regeneration. Impact of out of town retailing,Waste management,Transport systems.
c) Development and globalisation. Global production, distribution and marketing. Growth in the 21st century and the North/South divide.Trade versus Aid. Sustainable tourism?
A2 Unit 4: Geography Issues Evaluation 1hr 30 mins exam
A detailed booklet is issued two months before on a topical issue such as Deforestation, students carry out extra research to prepare for the exam.