| Teachers: | Mr S Dowds (HOD) |
| Miss L Doherty | |
Key Stage 3 and 4
Pupils follow a wide range of topics during Years 8 - 10. These topics are designed to give the pupils an insight into the world of geography. Topics include;
- What is geography?
- Weather & Climate
- Rivers
- Settlements
- Populations
- Volcanoes
- Local Geography
Pupils follow AQA Syllabus for GCSE, they are required to study 6 subject areas from
- Population
- Settlement
- Farming
- Glaciers
- Plate Tectanics
- Rivers
Geography is for those students who:
• care about issues affecting people and the environment
• want to study a subject that is relevant to your own life and experiences
• want to do practical as well as class based work and fieldwork
• enjoy finding out about other cultures places landscapes and events
• are fascinated by people and their actions
Written Component One (40%)
Geographical Skills
People and the Natural Environment Topics (study three topics)
Tectonic Activity Rocks and Landscapes Rivers
Glacial landscapes Weather and Climate Coastal landscapes Ecosystems
Written Component Two (35%)
People and the Human Environment Topics (study three topics)
Population Settlement Industry
Development Agriculture
Coursework Component (25%)
A fieldwork investigation that you complete which involves a detailed study of the Colin River in West Belfast. This project involves all the skills that you have built-up over the first three years studying the subject. You must conduct experiments to collect data, study maps, draw graphs and make conclusions about the river.
For many jobs it is a real help if you have taken Geography. The subject covers particular skills so consider the subject carefully if you are interested in a particular field of work. GCSE Geography could lead you to jobs such as working in the leisure industry, conservation and outdoor work, selling and marketing or working in civil aviation.
Examination Board: OCR