This exciting and relevant course studies geography in a balanced framework of physical and human themes and investigates the link between them. 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).

Topics of study include climate change, poverty, deprivation, global shifts in economic power and the challenge of sustainable resource use. Students are also encouraged to understand their role in society, by considering different viewpoints, values and attitudes.

Skills gained from GCSE Geography:

• Identify questions and sequences of enquiry
• Write descriptively, analytically and critically
• Communicate their ideas effectively
• Develop an extended written argument
• Draw well-evidenced and informed conclusions about geographical questions and issues.
• Students are required to develop and demonstrate a range of geographical skills, including cartographic, graphical, numerical and statistical skills, throughout their study of the specification. Skills will be assessed in all three written exams

Subject Contact: Mr S. Kellie – ske@sjcs.org.uk
Exam board: AQA

How this course is assessed

Paper 1 – Living with the Physical Environment (35% of GCSE)
Paper 2 – Challenges in the human environment (35% of GCSE)
Paper 3 – Geographical applications (30% of GCSE)