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title: "Geography"
url: "https://www.parklandsacademy.co.uk/school-information/curriculum/geography"
school: "Parklands High School"
---

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# Geography

 Curriculum Vision  25 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/parklandshighschool/files/Curriculum/Visions2026/Geography_Subject_Vision.pdf)

### Geography Curriculum Overviews

 Year 7  139 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/parklandshighschool/files/School%20Information/Curriculum/Geography/GEOGRAPHY_Curriculum_Overview-_SOW_-_Year_7.pdf)

 Year 8  139 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/parklandshighschool/files/School%20Information/Curriculum/Geography/GEOGRAPHY_Curriculum_Overview-_SOW_-_Year_8.pdf)

 Year 9  139 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/parklandshighschool/files/School%20Information/Curriculum/Geography/GEOGRAPHY_Curriculum_Overview-_SOW_-_Year_9.pdf)

 Year 10  140 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/parklandshighschool/files/School%20Information/Curriculum/Geography/GEOGRAPHY_Curriculum_Overview-_SOW_-_Year_10.pdf)

 Year 11  138 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/parklandshighschool/files/School%20Information/Curriculum/Geography/GEOGRAPHY_Curriculum_Overview-_SOW_-_Year_11.pdf)

### KS4 GCSE course

Click[ here](https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035/specification) 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](https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035/specification):

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.

 ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jAGAFap8QYBFqKIaMzsVGRzpAWweXHJxPdPhjMNhZOpGa1YdGAZTjwmavb6DCv0MwmO2DFG-OBhFKu0hrqU5jQXmY_ElDhR-BWjRCEVGmmbVJuBAcDB59JGQWs-wM_PchTNAUjrD)

    Textbooks can be purchased online from major book companies.

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

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