Unit 1: Physical Environment (course code: 9GE0/01) Students will learn in more depth Tectonic Processes and Hazards; The Landscape Systems, Processes and Change; The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity; The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security and Climate Change Futures Unit 2: Human Environment (Course code: 9GE0/02) Students will learn about Globalisation, Superpower Nations; Regenerating Places and Health, Human Rights and Intervention. Unit 3: Synoptic Exam (Course code: 9GE0/03) The specification contains three synoptic themes within the compulsory content areas: Players, Attitudes and actions; Futures and uncertainties and a synoptic investigation will be based on a geographical issue within a place-based context that links to the three synoptic themes and is rooted in two or more of the compulsory content areas. Unit 4: Coursework – Independent Investigation (9GEO/04) ● The student defines a question or issue for investigation, relating to the compulsory or optional content. The topic may relate to any aspect of geography contained within the specification ● The student’s investigation will incorporate fieldwork data (collected individually or as part of a group during 4 one-day field trips in June/July) and own research and/or secondary data ● The fieldwork which forms the focus and context of the individual investigation may be either human, physical or integrated physical-human ● The investigation report will evidence independent analysis and evaluation of data, presentation of data findings and extended writing ● Students will be expected to show evidence that they have used both quantitative and qualitative data to support their independent investigation as appropriate to the particular environment and / or location.