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Geography

GCSE Geography

Examination board: AQA

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The GCSE Geography course equips students with essential skills to understand and analyse the world around them. Through topics like Hazards, Urban Environments, and Physical Landscapes, students develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and data analysis skills. The course encourages independent learning, with a focus on case studies and fieldwork, helping students build strong research, communication, and geographical skills. These skills are valuable for future careers in a range of sectors, including environmental science, urban planning, and global development.

The AQA course is assessed across three papers: 

Paper One - Physical Geography: Hazards, Living World, Physical Landscapes UK (Coasts and Rivers).

Paper Two - Human Geography: Urban Environment, Changing Economic World, Resources.

Paper Three - Geographical Applications: Synoptic element pre-release will come out before Easter, Fieldwork (questions on unseen fieldwork and our own investigations).

It is important that your child is taking personal responsibility for their retrieval work. They must be working through their topics from Year 10 and identifying areas of weakness to focus on.  This includes learning case study material in detail. 

CPG revision guides, workbooks and revision cards are available to buy through school and are on your ParentPay account. Please ask students to collect in school once you have bought these. On your child’s class Team, they will find each topic Knowledge Organiser which is an excellent revision resource in itself.