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
Changing Economic World	This topic introduces students to the global development gap, rapid economic development in India (a NEE), and the changing UK economy. 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.	How can road and rail developments improve the UK’s economy? Student understanding will be assessed through exam style questions set during lessons, with a summative end of unit test forming the main assessment
Challenge of Natural Hazards	This topic introduces students to natural hazards, and three significant types: tectonic, weather, and climate change. 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 the primary and secondary effects of a tropical storm. Use a named example and your own knowledge. Student understanding will be assessed through exam style questions set during lessons, with a summative end of unit test forming the main assessment
Challenge of Resource Management	This topic introduces students to resource management, specifically managing food, water and energy resource. 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 stages of development.	Explain why the UK’s energy mix will include both renewable and non-renewable sources in the future. 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 - Issue Evaluation	The theme of the issue evaluation will come from of the core topics in the specification. It will also be synoptic – meaning it will likely draw on both the human and physical aspects of the GCSE Geography course.	A resource booklet will be published 12 weeks before the exam to help students become more familiar with the issue evaluation.

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

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Geography

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