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Geography GCSE

Year 9 Options

What will I study?

The world in which we live is likely to change more in the next 50 years than it has ever done before. Geography explains why and helps to prepare you for those changes. There is a balance between physical and human geography. This content is made up of the following subjects:

  • Global Hazards – How do hazards occur and how can we manage them?
  • Changing Climate – What is our weather like and how has it changed?
  • Distinctive Landscapes – How are our landscapes created?
  • Sustaining Ecosystems – What does the future hold for some of the world’s most fantastic places?
  • Urban Futures – Why do we live in urban spaces?

 

  • Dynamic Development – How do we address poverty and live in harmony?
  • UK in the 21st Century – What are the social, environmental and economic issues facing the UK today?
  • Resource Reliance – How can we live more sustainably?

How Will I Study This Subject?

You will build up a bank of real life examples (case studies), getting your data and information from a variety of books, maps, digital media, ICT, statistics and information sheets.

You will make full use of a route to enquiry and present your work using a variety of techniques. You will sometimes work as part of a team and sometimes individually, depending upon the activity.

How Will I Earn Marks For My Final Grade?

There are three assessed parts of the course all of which is now exam based:

  1. Our Natural World (Hazards, climate, landscapes and ecosystems) 70 marks, 1 hour 15 minutes – 35% of GCSE.
  2. People and Society (Urban spaces, development, the UK and resource management) 70 marks, 1 hour 15 mins – 35% of GCSE.
  3. Geographical Exploration (Geographical skills paper) 60 marks, 1 hour 30 minutes – 30% of GCSE.

How Will This Subject Help Me In The Future?

The transferable skills which geography covers (literacy, numeracy, communication skills, ICT & problem solving) are an asset in the world of employment today.

Geography looks at the past (history) to predict the future (science) and encourages flexible thinking, as well as providing a firm basis for life-long learning.

Employers like Geographers because they know they are equipped with a wide range of knowledge, understanding and skills. Longer term, ‘A’ Level Geography has been identified as a ‘preferred facilitating subject’, supporting entry to the Russell Group of Universities and Geography graduates in the UK experience the second lowest rate of graduate unemployment.

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