Geography

Staff in Department

Head of Dept: Mrs J Cupples

Mrs A McCollum, Mrs E McConnell

A Level

A level exam board: CCEA

Module % of A2 grade How is it assessed? Module Title
AS Module 1 16% Exam 1 hour 15 mins Physical Geography
AS Module 2 16% Exam 1 hour 15 mins Human Geography
AS Module 3 8% Exam 1 hour Fieldwork Skills and Techniques in Geography
A2 Module 1 24% Exam 1 hour 30 mins Physical Processes, Landforms and Management
A2 Module 2 24% Exam 1 hour 30 mins Processes and Issues in Human Geography
A2 Module 3 12% Exam 1 hour 30 mins Decision Making in Geography

GCSE

GCSE exam board: CCEA

GCSE % of GCSE grade How is it assessed? Unit title
Unit 1 40% External written exam 1 hour 30 minutes Understanding Our Natural World
Unit 2 40% External written exam 1 hour 30 minutes Living in Our World
Unit 3 20% External written exam 1 hour Unit 3: Fieldwork

KS3: Brief topic overview

Year 8

  1. Welcome to Geography
  2. Map skills
  3. Rivers
  4. Settlement
  5. Flooding

Year 9

  1. S. America and its population
  2. Brazil and its people
  3. Geology
  4. Weather & Climate
  5. Coasts

Year 10

  1. Tourism
  2. Our moving earth
  3. Our divided world
  4. Why rainforests are important

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