Geography

Course summary

A Level Geography is a two year course which provides you with a dynamic, contemporary and exciting opportunity to engage with the world around you. Unit 1: Physical Systems (24% of A Level – 1 hour 45 minute Examination) Landscape Systems: (Studied in Y12) You will study ONE of the following; Coastal Landscapes, Glacial Landscapes or Drylands. You will focus on examining the following aspects: Factors affecting the land Landform Development The influence of Climate Change The Impact of Human Activity In addition to this you will study the Earth’s Life Support Systems in Year 13 to include: • Importance of water and carbon to life on earth • Case studies of Tropical Rainforest and Arctic Tundra • Change over time • Links and interdependence between the cycles Unit 2: Human Interactions (24% of A Level – 1 hour 45 minute Examination) Changing Spaces; Making Places: (Studied in Y12) 1. Two contrasting places at a local scale 2. How place is understood and represented 3. Economic Change and Social Inequality with players involved 4. Place making processes in creating places In addition to this you will study Global Connections in Year 13 to include: An increasingly interconnected world with patterns, unequal flows, challenges and geopolitics, studied through: • Global Systems: Option A – Trade in the contemporary world or Option B – Global Migration • Global Governance: Option C – Human Rights or Option D – Power and Borders Unit 3: Geographical Debates (32% of A Level – 2 hour 30 minute Examination) This Unit contains five topics: Climate Change Disease Dilemmas Exploring Oceans Future of Food Hazardous Earth You will study TWO of the Debates. There will be a mixture of short medium and extended response questions in this paper. Unit 4: Investigative Geography (20% - Conducted during the Summer Term of Year 12) Non-examined assessment, which is an independent geographical investigation conducted by you based on primary and secondary data.