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Overview

This course offers students the opportunity to study geography within a given framework which is presented in the form of questions for enquiry linked to themes. It covers all the areas commonly studied in modern geography. The course focuses on environmental aspects and sustainable development based on issues of contemporary relevance to the students, society and geography as a subject.

This GCSE Geography complements other subjects well including, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Humanities and other Sciences. The course provides a sound basis to progress either directly to employment or to proceed to study for an Advanced qualification.

Specification aims

The aims of this specification are to:

• Make sense of their physical and human surroundings.
• 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 and to develop intellectual and social skills needed to conduct geographical study and enquiry. These skills and techniques include those of mapwork, fieldwork and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the ability to observe, analyse and communicate.