GEOGRAPHY FIELDTRIP
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WHY GEOGRAPHY ?
GCSE SUCCESS
INTEREST AND ENJOYMENT
BALANCING AND BROADENING
THE VALUE-ADDED PACKAGE
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What kind of student is this course
for?
Those students who:
• have an interest and concern for
the environment;
• are interested in current affairs.
• enjoy a subject that is relevant to
your own lives and experiences;
• want the opportunity to carry out
practical work outdoors as well
as class work;
• want to link both the `sciences’
with the `humanities’;
WHERE DO ALL THE GEOGRAPHERS GO ?
• LEISURE TRAVEL & TOURISM
• EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
• BUSINESS AND FINANCE
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SCIENTIFIC SERVICES
INFORMATION SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
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What skills do I develop during this
course?
 Communication
 Literacy
 Numeracy
ICT
Problem solving
Group work
Fieldwork
PERSON SPECIFICATION
• Meet the school academic entry requirements.
• Be interested in geographical topics.
• Have an enquiring mind.
• Be enthusiastic.
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Geography AS & A Level
What will I learn on the course?
What factors influence people and our natural
environment?
What are the factors that drive the world socially &
economically?
What decisions are being made about the use and
management of resources and the environment?
An appreciation of current events and world
problems.
Fieldwork Skills.
SPECIFICATION FRAMEWORK
A/S
G2
CHANGING
HUMAN ENVIRONMENTS
G1
CHANGING PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENTS
A2
G3
CONTEMPORARY THEMES
& RESEARCH
In GEOGRAPHY
SYNOPTIC
ASSESSMENT
G4
SUSTAINABILITY
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UNIT G1 (A/S )
G1
1 hour 30 minutes Written Paper 75 marks (100 UMS)
Unit title: Changing Physical Environments
Two Themes
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Investigating climate change
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Investigating tectonic and hydrological change
Three structured questions with stimulus material,
one of which tests research/fieldwork.
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Use Figure 1 to describe the
patterns of ice duration on Lake
Mendota
.
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Use Figure 2 to outline factors that have influenced the number of
deaths caused by recent earthquakes in the eastern Mediterranean.
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UNIT G2 (A/S )
G2
1 hour 30 minutes Written Paper 75 marks (100 UMS)
Unit Title: Changing Human Environments
Two Themes
• Investigating population change
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• Investigating settlement change
Three structured questions with stimulus material,
one of which tests research/fieldwork
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(a) With the help of Figure 2 above suggest reasons why land uses are changing in the
central areas of cities. (2.3) [5]
(b) Describe two major issues being faced in the Central Business Districts of cities you
have studied.
(2.4) [10]
(c) Explain why the social structures of either urban or rural settlements are changing.
(2.2) [10]
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(a) Use Figures 2a and 2b to suggest why perceptions of rural life are powerful
pull factors in
counter-urbanisation.
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UNIT G4 (A LEVEL)
• Theme 1 Sustainable Food Supply
• Theme 2 Sustainable Water Supply
• Theme 3 Sustainable Energy
• Theme 4 Sustainable Cities
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UNIT G3 Section A (A Level)
G3
2 hours 15 minutes Written Paper 75 marks (120 UMS)
Unit title: Contemporary Themes and Research in Geography
Section A – 1 hour 30 minutes
Two essays - one from each of the two contemporary themes.
COASTAL PROCESSES
DEVELOPMENT
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UNIT G3 Section B (A LEVEL)
Section B – 45 minutes
For each of 10 themes, there will be a topic area set by the Board in
December (January series) and May (June series) of the preceding
year.
• G3.B.1 Geography of Crime
• G3.B.2 Deprivation
• G3.B.3 Geography of Disease
• G3.B.4 Environmental Psychology
• G3.B.5 Leisure and Recreation
• G3.B.6 Microclimates
• G3.B.7 Atmospheric and Water Pollution
• G3.B.8 Geography of Retailing
• G3.B.9 Rivers
• G3.B.10 Small-scale Ecosystems
• research.
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ASSESSMENT
Unit
First Taken Retake
% weighting
G1
June Y12
Jun Y13
100 UMS
25% / 50%
G2
June Y12
Jun Y13
100 UMS
25% / 50%
G3
June Y13
None
120UMS
30%
G4
June Y13
None
80 UMS
20%
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ADDED VALUE
• FIELDWORK and RESIDENTIAL
EXPERIENCE
• GEOGRAPHY & THE RUSSELL GROUP
• EXCELLENT RESULTS
• HIGH STORRS AND THE RGS
• PEOPLE-ENVIRONMENT FOCUS
• VARIED ASSSESSMENT PACKAGE
• CONTINUITY FROM GCSE
• ENQUIRY APPROACH
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EXAMINATION RESULTS
• IN 2010 /2011/2012/2013
• A*=N/a /11% / 13%/15%
• A*-A =48% / 22%/26%/46%
• A*-B= 59% / 55%/63%/62%
• A-D =100% / 100%/ 100%/100%
• at/above target 84%/88%/86%/69%