Assessment overview

Content overview

Component 01: Our natural world

Students develop an understanding and appreciation of the natural world they live in and why it looks the way it does. They study the rich diversity of landscapes and ecosystems which are changing through physical processes and human interactions. The study of climate change mitigation and adaptation equips students for the future.

There are three topics:

• Weather hazards and changing climate
• Dynamic landscapes
• Sustaining ecosystems

Fieldwork skills include understanding and applying specific geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to real-world physical geographical contexts.

Component 02: People and society

Students explores the social, cultural, political and economic forces that make places unique, and how these change over time and space, particularly the growth of urbanisation and the challenges of feeding an ever-growing population.

There are three topics:

• Urban futures
• Dynamic development
• Resource reliance.

Fieldwork skills include understanding and applying specific geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to real-world human geographical contexts.

Component 03: Geographical exploration

This component draws on geographical knowledge, understanding and skills that have been developed in components 01 and 02. This synoptic assessment enables students to demonstrate their understanding of the connections between the different elements of the subject.

This component includes a decision-making exercise, here students can become critical thinkers and develop arguments.

Geographical skills:

Geographical Skills are integrated into all aspects of the subject and learned within the context of all six topics from components 01 and 02. There are four areas of skills that students will cover.

• Cartographic
• Graphical
• Numerical
• Statistical.