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Overview

This OCR specification explores the key principles, concepts and processes that explain geographical phenomena and landscapes. It maintains the balance between physical and human geography, whilst ensuring relevance to the modern world.

Benefits to you and your learners of teaching this qualification

• The new specification maintains a link with previous OCR specifications, allowing teachers to use existing resources. It builds on aspects of the range of OCR (and other boards) GCSE specifications.
• It reduces repetition of topics covered at GCSE/KS4 level and provides continuity and progression in geographical understanding.
• It provides an excellent foundation for those students wishing to go on to study geography at degree level. Topics are explored in-depth using individual research and investigation techniques.
• It ensures topics have relevance to the modern world and to young people's lives.
• It maintains the requirement to carry out fieldwork but removes the need for lengthy formal reports.

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