Page 19 - Options Booklet - March 2022

Option Subject – GCSE Geography

Course Overview

The course aims to build on KS3 and

• Develop and extend your knowledge of locations, places, environments and
processes, and of different scales including global; and of social, political and
cultural contexts
• Develop further understanding of the interactions between people and
environments, changes in places and processes over space and time, and the
interrelationships between geographical phenomena at different scales and in
different contexts (in other words – to think like a geographer!)
• Develop and extend competence in a range of geographical skills
• Apply geographical knowledge, understanding skills and approaches to real world
contexts

There are 8 main topic areas which you will study:

1) Global Hazards
2) Changing Climate
3) Distinctive Landscapes
4) Sustaining Ecosystems
5) Urban Futures
6) Dynamic Development
7) UK in the 21 century
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8) Resource Reliance

During the course we carry out 2 fieldwork days and complete 2 investigations. These are
assessed in papers 1 and 2. There is NO coursework for Geography anymore.

The above topics and fieldwork are assessed in papers 1 and 2 as a mixture of question
types including skills-based questions, fieldwork questions and case study questions.
Paper 3 takes some of the topics studied for papers 1 and 2 and leads you through a
decision-making process using resources given to you.

This course can guide many students in careers such as Environmental Science,
Conservation, Cartography, Criminal Justice, Planning, Geology, Teaching, Politics,
Teaching, Hydrology, Retail, Logistics, and the Energy Industry amongst others.