GCSEGeography B: Avery Hill - 1987

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Overview

This course is designed to offer students the opportunity to study the physical, human and environmental aspects of geography and how these interrelate. Students take an investigative approach to the work undertaken in the classroom and field. The need to develop sustainability is also an important factor which runs throughout the course of study.

The course provides a sound basis to progress either to study for an Advanced qualification or GNVQ.

Specification aims

The aims of this specification are to:

  • Acquire knowledge and understanding of a range of places, environments and geographical patterns at a range of scales from local to global and acquire an understanding of the physical and human processes, including decision making, which affect their development.
  • Develop a sense of place and an appreciation of the environment, as well as awareness of the ways in which people and environments interact, the importance of sustainable development in those interactions, and the opportunities, challenges and constraints that face people in different places.
  • Develop an understanding of global citizenship and the ways in which places and environments are interdependent.
  • Appreciate that the study of geography is dynamic, not only because geographical features, patterns and issues change but also because new ideas and methods lead to new interpretations.
  • Acquire and apply the skills and techniques, including those of mapwork, fieldwork and Information and Communication Technology (ICT), needed to conduct geographical enquiry.
  • Using appropriate geographical knowledge, encourage and enable students to appreciate the significance of people's values and attitudes on their perception of the world and their actions within it. Also, to make a contribution to the development of values and attitudes conducive to the elimination of inequalities, including those determined by race and racism, gender and sexism.