GCSE GEOGRAPHY
What’s it all about?
Geography in the News
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World economic downturn...
2012 Olympics regenerates London…
Global Warming – is it a myth?...
Snow causes country to come to a stand
still and 1000’s are left stranded…
• Welsh Counties link to boost tourism…
• Environmental protests at airport…
Geography is…
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Current
Relevant
Challenging
Wide Ranging
Life changing
Radical
Everywhere...
Skills in Geography
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Enquiry
Research
Numeracy and Literacy
Analysis and Interpretation
Report Writing
Decision Making
Mapwork
ICT…………………all easily transferrable.
GCSE Geography
• Unit 1: Core Geography (40%)
Written Paper – 1 hour 45 minutes
(This will be taken at the end of Year 10)
• Unit 2: Options Geography (35%)
Written Paper – 1 hour 15minutes
• Unit 3: Geographical Enquiry (25%)
Enquiry based Fieldwork (10%)
Decision Making Exercise (15%)
Geography Assessment
• The Written Examinations are tiered –
foundation and higher papers.
• Enquiry Based Fieldwork – a narrowly focused
task based on fieldwork and supportive
secondary data and presented as a short report
with illustrative data. This is a controlled
assessment.
• Decision Making Exercise – Students explore
a relevant question from the themes studied in
class. They will then present the information in
the form of a newspaper article, PowerPoint,
photo story, essay or oral presentation. This is a
controlled assessment.
Unit 1 – The Core (Yr10)
• The Physical World
1. Water – Rivers
2. Climate Change
3. Living in Active Zones
• A Global World
4. Changing Populations
5. Interdependence & Globalisation
6. Development
Unit 2 – Options (Yr 11)
3 Themes are chosen from below – 1 Physical, 1 Human and 1 other
• Physical Options
7. Changing Coastlines
8. Weather and Climate
9. Living Things
• Human Options
10. Tourism
11. Retail and Urban Change
12. Economic Change and Wales
Geography Moodle
Fieldwork and Tours
• Chester CBD Controlled Assessment
• Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Controlled
Assessment
• Iceland Tour 2013….
Examination Results
SRG Geography A*- C = 74%
Flintshire Geography A*- C = 66%
Wales Geography A*- C = 67%
• Students have performed exceptionally in
Geography for the past 5 years.
Why do Geography?
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Key subject for developing literacy and numeracy skills
Wide variety of topics
Wide variety of learning activities
Develops a wide range of skills
Links well with other subjects
Provides a good base for many career paths
Its about the real world – now
“Enquiring Minds Welcome”
For further information please speak to Mr Hughes