GCSE GEOGRAPHY GCSE GEOGRAPHY What’s it all What’s it all about? about?
Dec 31, 2015
GCSE GEOGRAPHYGCSE GEOGRAPHY
What’s it all about?What’s it all about?
Geography in the News• World economic downturn...
• 2012 Olympics to regenerate London…
• Global Warming – is it a myth?...
• Snow causes country to come to a stand still and 100’s are left stranded…
• Welsh Counties link to boost tourism…
• Environmental protests at airport…
Geography is…
• Current
• Relevant
• Challenging
• Wide Ranging
• Life changing
• Radical
• Everywhere...
Skills in Geography
• Enquiry• Research• Numeracy and Literacy• Analysis and Interpretation• Report Writing• Decision Making• Mapwork• ICT…………………all easily transferrable.
GCSE Geography
• Unit 1: Core Geography (40%)Written Paper – 1 hour 45 minutes(This can be taken at the end of Year 10)
• Unit 2: Options Geography (35%)Written Paper – 1 hour 15minutes
• Unit 3: Geographical Enquiry (25%)Enquiry based Fieldwork (10%)Decision Making Exercise (15%)
Geography Assessment• The Written Examinations are tiered –
foundation and higher papers.• Enquiry Based Fieldwork – a narrowly focused
task based on fieldwork and supportive secondary data and presented as a short report with illustrative data. This is a controlled assessment.
• Decision Making Exercise – Students explore a relevant question from the themes studied in class. They will then present the information in the form of a newspaper article, PowerPoint, photo story, essay or oral presentation. This is a controlled assessment.
Unit 1 – The Core (Yr10)
• The Physical World1. Water – Rivers2. Climate Change3. Living in Active Zones
• A Global World4. Changing Populations5. Interdependence & Globalisation6. Development
Unit 2 – Options (Yr 11)3 Themes are chosen from below – 1 Physical, 1 Human and 1 other
• Physical Options
7. Changing Coastlines
8. Weather and Climate
9. Living Things
• Human Options
10. Tourism
11. Retail and Urban Change
12. Economic Change and Wales
Examination ResultsExamination Results
SRG Geography A*- C = 74%Flintshire Geography A*- C = 66%
Wales Geography A*- C = 67%
• Students have performed exceptionally in Geography for the past 5 years.
Why do Geography?• Wide variety of topics• Wide variety of learning activities• Develops a wide range of skills• Links well with other subjects• Provides a good base for many career paths• Its about the real world – now
““Enquiring Minds Welcome”Enquiring Minds Welcome”
For further information please speak to the Geography TeamFor further information please speak to the Geography Team