Geography

Introduction

Geography gives students the opportunity to explore the world and to learn how today’s world was shaped and understand the challenges we face in the future. In this AQA GCSE course students will travel the world from their classroom, exploring case studies in the United Kingdom (UK), higher income countries (HICs), newly emerging economies (NEEs) and lower income countries (LICs). A wide range of geographical skills will be developed including: cartographic, graphical, numerical and statistical

Topic	More information	Assessments
The Living World	This topic introduces students to ecosystems, and two types of biomes: tropical rainforests and hot deserts. Students will look at physical processes and systems, how they change, and how people interact with them on a range of scales and in a range of places.	Describe and explain the main plant adaptations in a tropical rainforest environment. Student understanding will be assessed through exam style questions set during lessons, with a summative end of unit test forming the main assessment
Urban Issues and Challenges	This topic introduces students to urban population, change and the challenges of sustainable development, and focuses on global patterns of urban change, urban growth in Lagos (a Newly Emerging Economy), urban change in Birmingham, and urban sustainability. Students will look at human processes and systems, how they change, both spatially and temporally. They will study these themes in a range of places, at a variety of scales and include places in various states of development	Suggest why there is such a low rate of urbanisation in rich countries and why some show evidence of counter-urbanisation Student understanding will be assessed through exam style questions set during lessons, with a summative end of unit test forming the main assessment
Physical landscapes in the UK	This topic introduces students to UK landscapes and focuses on coastal and river landscapes. Students will look at physical processes and systems, how they change, and how people interact with them on a range of scales and in a range of places.	‘River flooding is a natural phenomenon.’ To what extent do you consider this statement to be correct? Student understanding will be assessed through exam style questions set during lessons, with a summative end of unit test forming the main assessment.
Geographical Applications - Fieldwork	Students will be supported in developing and extending their knowledge of locations, places, environments and processes. Fieldwork participation will be required.	Specimen and past exam questions

Resources

Main textbook: GCSE 9-1 Geography AQA (Ross, Rowles, Holmes and Digby)

Supplementary: GCSE AQA Geography For The Grade 9-1 Course (CGP)

Kerboodle online resources to support the main textbook geography textbook

Enrichment opportunities

A single night residential opportunity to complete coastal fieldwork, as part of ‘Physical landscapes in the UK’ topic (TBC)

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Geography

Introduction

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Enrichment opportunities