A presentation for Year 9 Geographers at St Ivo School to outline what the AQA GCSE course taught at St Ivo will entail for the GCSE cohort 2017-2019.

1. The world in which we live is likely to change more in the next 50 years than it has ever
done before. Geography explains why, and helps to prepare you for those changes...
St Ivo School Geography Department
WELCOME TO GCSE GEOGRAPHY
St Ivo School Geography Department
“Geography its the subject that holds the key to our future”
Michael Palin

3. Course Structure:
Unit 1 – Living with the Physical
Environment
Unit 2 – Challenges in the Human
Environment
Unit 3 – Geographical Applications
EXAM – 35%
EXAM – 35%
EXAM – 30%
Unit Title Assessment Type
GCSE Geography 2017 - 2019 – AQA
The course is made up of three units covered throughout the two years. It is a LINEAR
course, so all exams are at the end of Year 11. There is NO tiered entry and No controlled
assessment.
SO WHAT DOES THE COURSE CONSIST OF?
Geography is a very popular option (we have 170 students in Year 10!) Last year
82% of our students achieved A*-C Grades!

4. Unit 1 – Living with the Physical World
• Tectonic Hazards
• Weather Hazards
• Climate Change
• Ecosystems
• Tropical Rainforests
• Hot Deserts
• UK Physical Landscapes
• Coastal Landscapes
• River Landscapes
EXAM – 35%

5. Unit 2 – Challenges in the Human Environment
• Urban Issues and
Challenges
• Rapid growth of LICs
• Variations in global
development
• Economic Growth in
LICs
• The UKs changing
economy
• Resource Management
EXAM – 35%

6. Unit 3 – Geographical Applications
• Physical Geography
Enquiry /Fieldwork
• Human Geography
Enquiry / Fieldwork
• Geographical Skills
• Decision Making
Exercise
EXAM – 30%

7. St Ivo School Geography Department
FIELDWORK OPPORTUNITIES
The Geography Department have
been running a successful residential
trip to Iceland students since 2007 –
the trip is optional for those studying
GCSE Geography and supports the
Tectonics section of Unit 2.
All students will undertake fieldwork for their
Unit 3 geographical investigations unit, which will
include a local based urban study, such as St Ives
or Cambridge and a physical based study such as
(context to be confirmed).

8. St Ivo School Geography Department
Geography tackles the big issues:
• environmental responsibility
•Our global interdependence
•Cultural understanding and tolerance
•Commerce, trade and industry
Geography will help you to develop
transferable skills, which are highly sought
after by employers...
WHY GEOGRAPHY?

9. Compared to other subjects, geography graduates are among the most
employable. They possess the skills that employers look for. In part this is because
Geography combines a knowledge of science and an understanding of the arts.
Geographers learn how to:
• write concise reports
• handle data
• ask questions and find answers
• make decisions about issues
• analyse material
• organise themselves
• think creatively & independently
Geographers are:
• Good communicators
• Spatially area
• Socially, economically and environmentally aware
• problem solvers
• good team players
• computer literate
• well rounded, flexible thinkers
GEOGRAPHY AT WORK

10. Interested in world events?
Aid Worker
Diplomat
Refugee Advisor
Charity Coordinator
With the transferrable skills Geography develops, the list is endless, but here are
just a FEW ideas of geography related careers...

11. Our priority is helping you to reach your
potential and develop your appreciation of
the amazing world we live in.
Geography is the understanding of the
world around us, the processes that shape
it, the people that live in it and and the way
that people interact with the landscape and
each other.
Your understanding of Geography doesn’t
just develop in the classroom - we seek to
provide a large selection of resources to
support you in developing your
understanding and provide access to
resources online through a variety of
department run online sites. These include
links to related news resources and videos
and our own GCSE course online with
access to PowerPoints and teaching
resources to help you also take charge of
your own learning.
Online Resources to support learning..

12. Department Facebook Page – St Ivo School Geography Department

13. Dedicated GCSE Blog with updates and Revision Resources
www.geobytesgcse.wordpress.com

14. Department Twitter Feed - @StIvoGeography

15. Dedicated Schoology course – all materials available online

16. Department website with links to all our resources….
www.geobytes.org.uk

17. Our 2016 GCSE Results were 82% A* - C
We also have 2 awards recognising outstanding
teaching and learning.
As well as being awarded the Secondary Geography
Quality mark from the Geographical Association we
have been deemed to be a Centre of Excellence which
recognises the department's contribution to quality
geography beyond the school and into the local or
regional education community
We have also been awarded the
Princes Teaching Institute Geography
mark recognising our commitment to
constantly seeking to enhancing
teaching and learning of Geography
ST IVO SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT SUCCESSES

18. The new Geography GCSE is an exam based
course there is NO controlled assessment in the
new GCSE course.
Interested in finding out more?
Please see Mr Chambers (Head of Department)
or speak to your Geography teacher.
Please do come along and see us on the Curriculum
evening on 2nd February! You can see examples of
students work, resources available, find out more
about the course and speak to current GCSE
Geographers. There will also be a brochure available
with a summary of the information – this can also be
found on our website www.geobytes.org.uk

19. "Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future" -
Michael Palin

20. Photo Credits:
The following photographs have been used within the slide show:
http://www.visitpeakdistrict.com/img/main-slideshow/1366x725_Roaches.jpg
http://www.wilderspin.net/School%20stuff/Rainforests/rainforest.jpg
http://science-all.com/images/volcanoes/volcanoes-01.jpg
http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/images/tides.jpg
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/132/cache/rivers02-horseshoe-bend_13247_600x450.jpg
http://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1438693/nepal-second-earthquake.jpg
http://mrtomcowell.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Climate-Change-3.jpg
https://richarddawkins.net/file/2015/12/climate-change.jpg
http://www.livescience.com/images/i/000/071/998/original/CampoTornado_WilloughbyOwen.jpg?1415746086
http://www.zastavki.com/pictures/2560x1600/2011/Cities_Megacity_Hong_Kong_028164_.jpg
http://ecommercechinaagency.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/tertiary.jpg
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http://ecowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shutterstock_52360264.jpg
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/131/cache/drinking03-water-tap-ethiopia_13109_600x450.jpg
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Just_another_way_to_bath_@_Saigon.jpg
http://www.mapmarketing.com/@@content/pub/image_3394/Gepacks_Fieldwork_banner.jpg
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