Geography should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. We all know that the minute you walk out of your front door, you re looking at geography. We re all living in a geographical world Nicholas Crane (President RGS-IBG)
A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY 2017/19 At Hardenhuish we study the EDEXCEL GEOGRAPHY Specification
Paper 1: Assessing the physical geography content 2 hours 15 minutes 105 marks Paper 2: Assessing the human geography content 2 hours 15 minutes 105 marks Paper 3 Synoptic investigation of a geographical issue 2 hours 15 minutes (including 30 minutes of reading time) 70 marks Coursework : Independent Investigation 70 marks Internally assessed & externally moderated. 3000 4000 words 30% 30% 20% 20%
THE BIG PICTURE A LEVEL Dynamic Landscapes Tectonic Processes and Hazards Landscape Systems, Processes and Change Coasts Physical Systems & sustainability The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security Dynamic Places Globalisation Regenerating Places Global development & connections Superpowers Global Development and Connections Health, human rights & intervention.
Dynamic Landscapes Topic 1: Tectonic processes and hazards What causes tectonic hazards, the impact of tectonic activity on people, and responses to tectonic hazards
Dynamic Landscapes Topic 2: Landscape Systems, Processes and Change What processes are occurring at our coastlines? What risk do these pose to people? How can these risks be managed?
Dynamic Places Topic 3: Globalisation a study of globalisation, its causes & consequences for different people & places.
Dynamic Places Topic 4: Shaping places a study of how & why places are shaped & changed, the meanings & identities attached to different places & the consequences for different people. Regenerating Places.
3 DAYS FIELDWORK November Year 12 : Trip to Bristol to look at areas of multiple deprivation and rebranding strategies March visit to the Dorset coast to look at coastal features and management Summer Term of year 12 a further day fieldwork to practice a range of data collection strategies linked to carbon cycling
Physical Systems & Sustainability Topic 5: Water Cycle & Water Insecurity water cycle, human & natural factors that impact on water cycling, consequences for water security & future water conflicts.
Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle & Energy Security Carbon Cycle, human & natural factors impacting on the carbon cycling, the consequences for ecosystems & management strategies.
Human systems & Geopolitics Topic 8: Superpowers Superpowers, the reasons for shifting economic and political power, the impacts of superpowers, influences of superpowers in governing global commons.
Topic 9: Global Development & Connections Health, human rights & intervention. How do human rights vary from place to place? What political and military interventions take place and how successful are they?
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION Students complete independent fieldwork followed by a 3-4,000 word write-up. You decide on an area of the course that interests you You decide on the title you wish to investigate You then complete a data collection programme You write up your findings
COURSE REQUIREMENTS If you have studied Geography at GCSE a Grade 5 is preferred Students who have not taken GCSE Geography are welcome.
EXTRA CURRICULAR The bi- annual A Level/GCSE trip abroad is scheduled to take place in October of 2019. The location is likely to be Sicily.
Important in the new working world GEOGRAPHERS SKILLS... The UK s official careers page states: Geographers look at issues from a wide perspective and develop a range of skills which are attractive to a very broad range of future employers No other subject can offer you such an extensive array of skills as Geography can.
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