Geography

Course summary

The themes of the course are about the interactions between societies, economies, cultures, and environments. There is a balance between physical geography (coasts, rivers, natural hazards), human geography (population, development, urban, rural issues), and environmental geography (ecosystems, climate change, global warming). Residential field courses and day trips will be organized to develop fieldwork skills. Fieldwork skills will be assessed as a piece of coursework in Year 13. Course content: Year 12 Dynamic Landscapes • Tectonic Processes and Hazards • Coastal Landscapes and Change Dynamic Processes • Globalisation • Regenerating Places Year 13 Physical Systems and Sustainability • The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity • The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security • Climate Change Futures Human Systems and Geopolitics • Superpowers • Global Development and Connections