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Geography

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AQA Specification

Geography at Advanced Level will enable you to further your skills in analysis of data using both qualitative and quantitative methods. You will have the opportunity to develop your understanding of the physical and human environments locally and globally.

The A Level course is based on the theme of geographical change, which includes both the human and physical dimension. The course will permit you to acquire a broad range of skills, such as observation and analysis of change, using a variety of sources. Fieldwork will be an important element of the course. There will be a fieldwork visit in the summer term of Year 12.

Geography is a subject well regarded by all universities and employers. It is the one subject that brings together the humanities and sciences with a helping of mathematics.

You will study:

Physical Geography: water and carbon cycles; coastal systems and landscapes; natural hazards and ecosystems under stress.

Human Geography: global systems and global governance; changing places; contemporary urban environments and resource security.

Geography investigation & Geographical skills

Assessment

Component 1: Physical Geography (40% of A Level): Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes (120 marks) – short answer explanation, analysis and assessment, and extended prose.

  • Section A: Water and carbon cycles (36 marks)
  • Section B: either Hot desert environments and their margins or Coastal systems and landscapes (36 marks)
  • Section C: either Natural Hazards or Ecosystems under stress or Cold environments (48 marks)

Component 2: Human geography (40% of A-level). Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes (120 marks) – short answer explanation, analysis and assessment, and extended prose.

  • Section A: Global systems and global governance (36 marks).
  • Section B: Changing places (36 marks).
  • Section C: either Contemporary Urban Environments or Population and the Environment or Resource Security (48 marks).

Component 3: Geographical investigation (20% of A-level) 3,000–4,000 words non-examined assessment (NEA) (60 marks). Marked by teachers and moderated by AQA.

Careers/Further Education

Geography at A Level will equip you with a broad range of skills for any career or further study involving analysis of data or understanding of a given situation. It is particularly suitable if you have an interest in environmental issues, planning and education.

For more information please contact Mr King

Our Schools

Synergy Multi-Academy Trust comprises fifteen Norfolk schools serving children between the ages of 2 and 18. Our schools work collaboratively together to raise standards and provide education of the highest possible standard, offering the best of opportunities for pupils. The Trust was initially established in 2015. We believe that all of our schools have strengths and areas to develop, and that all can improve through sharing expertise and wisdom. The Trust understands that there will be excellent practice in each school, and that every school will be able to contribute to the development of the Trust as a whole.

Our Schools

Synergy Multi-Academy Trust comprises fifteen Norfolk schools serving children between the ages of 2 and 18. Our schools work collaboratively together to raise standards and provide education of the highest possible standard, offering the best of opportunities for pupils. The Trust was initially established in 2015. We believe that all of our schools have strengths and areas to develop, and that all can improve through sharing expertise and wisdom. The Trust understands that there will be excellent practice in each school, and that every school will be able to contribute to the development of the Trust as a whole.

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Norfolk
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Synergy Multi-Academy Trust comprises fifteen Norfolk schools serving children between the ages of 2 and 18. Our schools work collaboratively together to raise standards and provide education of the highest possible standard, offering the best of opportunities for pupils. The Trust was initially established in 2015. We believe that all of our schools have strengths and areas to develop, and that all can improve through sharing expertise and wisdom. The Trust understands that there will be excellent practice in each school, and that every school will be able to contribute to the development of the Trust as a whole.

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