KS5 Geography

Questions, questions?

Why do we have floods?
What happens when a volcano erupts?
Why do the tolls on the Humber Bridge keep going up?
What effect will global warming have on me?
Why do natural disasters hit poor countries?
Why is the world of work changing so much?

If you are interested in exploring the answers to these and many more questions, then Geography at Baysgarth is for you.

How will I be taught?

• Discussion
• Group work
• Lectures
• ICT, including the Internet
• Individual research
• Reading
• Student presentations
• Videos
• Fieldtrips, including a residential visit

What resources will I use?

• Core texts
• ICT, including the Internet
• Fieldwork, including a residential
• Geographical publications (Geofile, Geography, Geoactive, Geographical)
• Newspapers
• TV documentaries and news
• Videos

What qualifications will I need?

A minimum of GCSE Geography grade C is preferred. Students who have not studied GCSE Geography are also welcome – this is designed to be a stand-alone course. Scientists – this could be your fourth subject. Arts students – this could be your science.

What exam will I do?

AQA syllabus A – www.aqa.org.uk

What units are in the Geography course?

AS Module 1: Physical Geography Concepts

• Water on land
• Climatic hazards and change
• Energy and life

Assessment: 90 minutes
35% of AS, 17.5% of A2

AS Module 2: Concepts in Human Geography

• Population Dynamics
• Settlement processes and patterns
• Economic activity

Assessment: 90 minutes
35% of AS, 17.5% of A2

AS Module 3: Geographical Skills

Candidates develop geographical skills in

• application
• appropriateness
• limitations of different skills

Assessment: 75 minutes
30% of AS, 15% of A2

A2 Module 4: Challenge and Change in the Natural Environment

• Coasts – processes and problems
• Geomorphological processes and hazards
• Cold environments and human activity

Assessment: 90 minutes
15% of A2

A2 Module 5: Challenge and Change in the Human Environment

• Population pressure and resource management
• Managing cities – challenges and issues
• Recreation and tourism

Assessment: 90 minutes
15% of A2

A2 Module 6: Fieldwork and Investigation Coursework

Assessment: A personal fieldwork investigation of approximately 4000 words, on any aspect of the specification – containing a spatial element.
20% of A2

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