Geography

Geography curriculum vision - click to expand

Geography curriculum overviews

 

KS4 GCSE course

Click here for the exam board specification.

 

KS4 content summary

The course comprises three exams:

Paper 1 - 3.1 Living with the physical environment -1 hour 30 minutes (35%)

Paper 2 - 3.2 Challenges in the human environment - 1 hour 30 minutes (35%)

Paper 3 - 3.3 Geographical Applications - 1 hour 30 minutes (30%)

 

Exams

GCSE students follow the AQA GCSE Geography Syllabus (8035) which can be seen here:

There are three GCSE Geography exams:

Paper 1 - 3.1 Living with the physical environment -1 hour 30 minutes (35%)

Paper 2 - 3.2 Challenges in the human environment - 1 hour 30 minutes (35%)

Paper 3 - 3.3 Geographical Applications (Pre-Release and Fieldwork Skills) - 1 hour 30 minutes (30%)

 

Revision Guides

Revision guides can be purchased directly from Mrs Walling in school (at a reduced rate from those sold in shops).

We also now have packs of Revision Cards which are proving popular.

 

    Textbooks can be purchased online from major book companies.

     Textbook: (Oxford GCSE Geography AQA) ISBN: 978-0-19-836661-4