Geography is a much loved subject that covers relevant and up to date issues around the world. The AQA course offers a stimulating and varied approach exploring the important ideas and debates in today’s world. This course is very much about using a variety of resources to identify, describe and explain the often multi-causal nature of geographical phenomena, with AQA providing this information and data in a number of ways. Students will be challenged to discuss diagrams, graphs, data tables, photographs, ideas, and scenarios in order to establish and tackle a range of issues and topics.
Students will be expected to have achieved a grade 6 or above in GCSE Geography and a minimum of a grade 5 in GCSE English.
Unit 1 – Physical Geography – Exam. 2 hours 30 minutes Section A: Water and carbon cycles Section B: either Hot desert environments and their margins or Coastal systems and landscapes Section C: either Hazards or Ecosystems under stress or Cold environments Unit 2 – Human Geography – Exam. 2 hours 30 minutes Section A: Global systems and global governance Section B: Changing places Section C: either Contemporary urban environments or Population and the environment or Resource security Unit 3 – Geographical Investigation – Individual Investigation (3000-4000 word) Students complete an individual investigation which must include data collected in the field. The individual investigation must be based on a question or issue defined and developed by the student relating to any part of the specification content.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Solihull |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Chelmsley Road, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 5GA |
Geography is a much loved subject that covers relevant and up to date issues around the world. The AQA course offers a stimulating and varied approach exploring the important ideas and debates in today’s world. This course is very much about using a variety of resources to identify, describe and explain the often multi-causal nature of geographical phenomena, with AQA providing this information and data in a number of ways. Students will be challenged to discuss diagrams, graphs, data tables, photographs, ideas, and scenarios in order to establish and tackle a range of issues and topics.
Students will be expected to have achieved a grade 6 or above in GCSE Geography and a minimum of a grade 5 in GCSE English.
Unit 1 – Physical Geography – Exam. 2 hours 30 minutes Section A: Water and carbon cycles Section B: either Hot desert environments and their margins or Coastal systems and landscapes Section C: either Hazards or Ecosystems under stress or Cold environments Unit 2 – Human Geography – Exam. 2 hours 30 minutes Section A: Global systems and global governance Section B: Changing places Section C: either Contemporary urban environments or Population and the environment or Resource security Unit 3 – Geographical Investigation – Individual Investigation (3000-4000 word) Students complete an individual investigation which must include data collected in the field. The individual investigation must be based on a question or issue defined and developed by the student relating to any part of the specification content.