This information is relevant to Year 9 & 10 only
Geography ppt Curriculum Choices 2020
KS4 Subject Information for Parents / Students
Please see below some information about the course covered during Key Stage 4. You will also find more information about the knowledge and skills covered booklet in a hyperlink below. During each half-term your child will have regular ‘learning checks’ to assess how well they are progressing against the expected standards. If they do not reach the expected standard in any of these checks, they should be seeking help from their teacher regarding the best possible steps. Teachers will also be sharing with students examples of how to go ‘beyond the expected standards ‘and providing additional challenge.
7. GCSE fieldwork and geographical issues
| Subject: Geography |
| GCSE Exam board: AQA |
| Assessment structure:
Paper 1 – Living with the Physical Environment (1 hour 30 minute exam, 35% of GCSE) Paper 2 – Challenges in the Human Environment (1 hour 30 minute exam, 35% of GCSE) Paper 3 – Geographical Applications: fieldwork and issues evaluation (1 hour 15 minute exam, 30% of GCSE)
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| Key assessments:
6 topics in total are taught as part of the GCSE: Physical topics: – Natural Hazards – The Living World – Physical Landscapes of the UK Human topics: – Urban Issues – Changing Economic World – Resource Management |
| Subject specific websites to support revision and independent learning:
(EG. YouTube channels, Twitter feeds, apps) 4. bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography |
| Recommended subject guides:
· CGP GCSE Geography AQA a Specification – The Revision Guide (these are available to purchase through the department but are currently only partially relevant due to the changing specification) · When the new textbook and revision guides are released parents will be informed |
Year 9: Foundation Year Geography
Half Term 1: Ecosystems: introduction to ecosystems and a study into the rainforests
Half Term 2: Ecosystems: A study into deserts
Half Term 3: World Resources: The management of food, energy and water in the UK
Half Term 4: World Resources: The management of global water supply.
Half Term 5: Rivers
Half Term 6: Coasts
Year 10 GCSE
Half Term 1: Natural Hazards: Tectonic hazards
Half Term 2: Natural Hazards: Weather hazards and climate change
Half Term 3: Changing Urban environments: Opportunities and challenges in Rio De Janeiro
Half Term 4: Changing Urban environments: Opportunities and challenges in London
Half Term 5: Economic Change: Economic Change in Nigeria
Half Term 6: Economic Change: Economic Change in the UK
Year 11 GCSE
Half Term 1: Fieldwork investigation and geographical skills for paper 3
Half Term 2: Fieldwork investigation and geographical skills for paper 3
Half Term 3: Pre-released issues evaluation for paper 3
Following this there will be in class revision prior to the exams.