GCSE GeographyGCSE Geography

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GEOGRAPHY GCSERelevant modern content…Relevant modern content…Geography that affects Geography that affects youryour lives…lives…… … about the effect about the effect youyou have on have on the planet…the planet………about the effect it has on about the effect it has on your lives…your lives………how we respond to and how we respond to and manage these issuesmanage these issues

Course topics include:Course topics include:• Cities, the globalisation of the tourist Cities, the globalisation of the tourist

industry, rural issues (farming – where will industry, rural issues (farming – where will we get our food from?), managing traffic we get our food from?), managing traffic congestion, sea level rise, climate change…congestion, sea level rise, climate change…

• The restless earth: lThe restless earth: living with and iving with and managing natural hazards - earthquakes, managing natural hazards - earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, super volcanoes, volcanoes, tsunamis, super volcanoes, hydrology (rivers), rocks (geology) and hydrology (rivers), rocks (geology) and resources…resources…

• Aims:Aims: to give you a good cross section of to give you a good cross section of solid “proper” geography to help you solid “proper” geography to help you understand the world we live in and how it is understand the world we live in and how it is changing.changing.

The Field Trip to South Wales

• Geography teaches you to be…

• A good Communicator with strong presentation skills

• Competent with ICT

• Able to carry out research

• Used to working effectively in a team and taking a variety of roles in a team

• Able to manage your time by juggling commitments, meeting deadlines and managing stress

• Good at combining information from a variety of sources with excellent writing skills

Geographers are good at…Geographers are good at…•Scientific and lab skills

•Producing and interpreting maps

•Research and interpretation of data including GIS

•Debate and enquiry

•Environmental and Social awareness

•Team based project work

•Fieldwork techniques

Assessment:Assessment:

• 2 exam papers (90 minutes each) 2 exam papers (90 minutes each)

• Field work topic – Controlled Field work topic – Controlled Assessment, Summer of Year 10Assessment, Summer of Year 10

• Exam Board: AQA AExam Board: AQA A

Next stepsNext steps• Read the GCSE Options booklet carefully.Read the GCSE Options booklet carefully.

• Talk to your subject teacher (or me or Mr Talk to your subject teacher (or me or Mr Carrera).Carrera).

• Use the resources on MoodleUse the resources on Moodle

• Consider how good your chances are of Consider how good your chances are of achieving worthwhile grades in a highly achieving worthwhile grades in a highly respected academic subject respected academic subject (exam results: (exam results: A/A* - 60%; A* - C – 88%. Consistently A/A* - 60%; A* - C – 88%. Consistently above school averages; also in “Value above school averages; also in “Value Added” scores)Added” scores)

• Do you think you’ll find it interesting & Do you think you’ll find it interesting & enjoy it? Then opt for it!enjoy it? Then opt for it!