Geography: Syllabus

First Year (Year 9) topics include: Demography, Tornadoes etc and a topic of interest to the classroom teacher.

GCSE Specification:

The order of teaching:

• 1st Year GCSE (Year 10):
  1. River Environments (from section A) including fieldwork.
  2. Economic Activity and Energy (from section B).
  3. Hazardous Environments (from section A).
• 2nd Year GCSE (Year 11):
  1. Fragile Environments (from section C).
  2. Urban Environments (from section B) including fieldwork.

AS and A2 Specification:

At AS:

F761, Managing Physical Environments:

Coastal Environments, Cold Environments, Hot Arid Environments and River Environments.

F762, Managing Change in Human Environments:

Managing Urban Change, Managing Rural Change, and The Energy Issue

At A2:

F763, Global Issues:

Earth Hazards, Climatic Hazards, Population and Resources, and Development and Inequalities.

F764, Geographical Skills:

Utilising a range of fieldwork, ICT and data manipulation skills.