Geography

Course summary

The A Level in geography will encourage you to look at the physical nature of the planet and the influence human activity has on it. You will study topics in human geography (regeneration of urban and rural areas etc), and phycial geography (coastal processes, water security, energy, etc). With climate change and environmental issues high on everyone's agenda, geography remains an important course of study. You will be encouraged to look at the physical nature of the planet and the influence human activity has on it. Changes in population structures and the impacts of increased urbanisation and globalisation will also be covered in the human geography section, while extreme weather events, watercourses, tectonic activity and natural disasters will be studied in physical geography.