Approved generic tasks for GCSE Geography A for 2013
Fieldwork Enquiry
Theme
Generic title
1
Variations in the
characteristics of
a chosen stretch
of river.
2
Factors
influencing how
and why people’s
attitudes to
climate change
vary.
Enquiry question from the specification that is
assessed
1.1 What processes are associated with rivers?
1.2
2.2
How conclusive is the range of evidence for
climate change?
How can technology be used and people’s
lifestyles changed to reduce the impact of climate
change?
3
Why people
continue to live in
a hazard zone.
1.3
Why do people continue to live in hazard zones?
4
Population
change in a local
area.
1.2
What are the push / pull factors that produce rural
– urban migration in LEDCs and urban-rural
migration in many MEDCs?
Decision-Making Exercise
Generic title
To what extent can the
problem of river flooding
be managed effectively?
How conclusive is the
evidence for climate
change?
or
How effective is the
preparation for climate
change?
To what extent is it
possible to reduce the
effect of volcanic
eruptions and/or
earthquakes?
How can population
change be managed
effectively?
Enquiry question from the specification that is
assessed
2.1 How successful are different management
approaches to the problem of flooding?
1.2
2.2
2.2
How might the effects of volcanic eruptions and
earthquakes be reduced in MEDCs and
LEDCs?
1.2
What are the push / pull factors that produce
rural-urban migration in LEDCs and urban-rural
migration in many MEDCs?
How do differences in birth and death rates
affect population numbers and structures in
South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Western
Europe?
How may these differences change in the
future?
What are the benefits of globalisation and why
do some see it as a threat?
2.2
2.3
5
The goods and/or
services we
receive from/sell
to other
countries.
SJ/JF/W3p1(12)
1.1
1.2
How have changes in business and technology
allowed increased interdependence between
MEDCs and LEDCs?
What are the benefits of globalisation and why do
some see it as a threat?
Is globalisation a benefit
or a threat, and/or to
whom?
How conclusive is the range of evidence for
climate change?
How can technology be used and people’s
lifestyles changed to reduce the impact of
climate change?
1.2
Fieldwork Enquiry
Theme
6
7
8
Generic title
Variations in
development in a
local area using
development
indicators.
Variations in the
characteristics of
a chosen stretch
of coastline.
Enquiry question from the specification that is
assessed
1.1 How is economic and social development
measured and what are the global patterns?
1.1
1.2
What processes are associated with the sea?
What landforms result from these processes?
Decision-Making Exercise
Generic title
How effective and accurate
are selected economic or
social development
indicators in one region for
measuring development?
How can the problems of
coastal flooding be
controlled effectively?
Enquiry question from the specification that is
assessed
1.2 What are the regional patterns of economic
and/or social development in one LEDC?
2.1
3.2
What are the advantages and disadvantages
of hard and soft engineering strategies used
to manage our coasts?
What is the most sustainable way to manage
our coastline in the face of rising sea levels?
Variations in
weather
characteristics
within a chosen
area.
An investigation of
the characteristics
of an ecosystem
at a local scale.
1.1
What factors create the variations in weather
and climate experienced within and around the
British Isles?
How can the impacts of
weather hazards be
managed effectively?
3.1
How can technology be used to (i) forecast
extreme weather and (ii) to reduce the
impact of its effects?
2.1
2.2
In what ways do people use ecosystems?
How can ecosystems be managed sustainably?
Can a specified large scale
ecosystem be managed
sustainably?
2.2
How can ecosystems be managed
sustainably?
What is the evidence that ecosystems are
being used unsustainably?
The impacts of
tourism on a local
area.
1.1
What are the factors, both physical and human,
that affect the nature of tourism?
What are the impacts of the development of
tourism on:
• people and the economy?
• the environment?
in one MEDC region and one LEDC region?
How can tourism be
developed sustainably?
3.1
How may tourism be developed in a
sustainable way?
11
Retail change in a
local area.
2.1
2.2
Where does retailing occur in the city?
How is retailing changing and what affect does
this have upon people and the environment?
3.1
What are the impacts of increasing
consumer choice on people in developing
countries, and on the global environment?
12
Patterns of
employment in a
specified area.
1.1
1.2
How do we classify work and employment?
Is there any spatial pattern to this classification
of work?
How can increased
consumer choice have an
impact on in a specified
region?
How can impacts of
employment change be
managed effectively?
2.1
2.2
What is the future of employment in Wales?
What may be the impacts of these changes?
9
10
SJ/JF/W3p2(12)
2.1
3.1