GCSE Geography
What Will I Study?
Human Geography
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Topics include world population and settlement growth, changing food supplies – shortages and surpluses and the reasons for and solutions to worldwide poverty and environmental destruction.
Physical Geography
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Topics include the study of the formation and use of ice environments, earthquakes and volcanoes and a study of coastal erosion and deposition.
Geographical Skills
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The study of maps, sketch maps, photographs and satellite data all help in our studies of the topics listed above. The field visit forms the basis of the coursework assignment and is worth 25% of the final mark.
How Will I Be Assessed?
Your knowledge and understanding will be monitored through regular tests
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The main assessment is in two final examinations which count for 75% of your final mark.
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The coursework counts for 25% of the final mark.
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You will be entered for the examination at either Higher level (Grades A* to D) or Foundation level (Grades C to G) for the AQA. Geography Syllabus A
What Can It Lead To?
For many jobs it is a real advantage if you have studied geography. If you study geography you will develop:
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a knowledge of different places and how to use maps. You can use these skills in the forces, in transport services, an airline pilot or cabin crew and in leisure and tourism.
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the ability to notice and understand what happens around you. You can use these skills to help you become a town planner, a landscape architect, a civil engineer, a market researcher, a social worker, a teacher, a manager in business or a lawyer
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a strong interest in the environment. You can use this interest as an environmental scientist, a weather forecaster, an estate manager, a surveyor or work in nature conservation.
Useful Web Links
http://onlinegeography.wikispaces.com - Online Geography textbook written specifically for your course
http://healingschoolgeography.blogspot.com - The Healing School Geography Department website
www.aqa.org.uk - This is the examination board web site. Here you will find full details of the examination syllabus – GCSE Geography Syllabus A
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize - A good revision site for geography
www.s-cool.co.uk - Another good GCSE revision site
www.geography.learnonthenet.co.uk - A good revision site
www.revisiontime.com/ - This site gives access to much geographical information
www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/H/homeworkhigh/geography/ - Useful information
www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/physical.html - Again plenty of background material
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