Course Content; Year one of the A-Level course introduces the students to both human and physical topics. A systems-based approach is used to investigate the physical topics of ‘Water & Carbon Cycles’ and ‘Glacial Systems and Landscapes’. Both topics cover physical topics whilst retaining an emphasis on the relevance and importance of sustainable management of water, carbon and glacial environments. Human geography is the focus in the new topic of “Changing Places” which seeks to understand our perceptions of place and how the change in places can be perceived, represented and studied through cultural geography such as art, media and music. The other human geography topic covered will be “Population and the Environment”, where a rapidly expanding global population will cause stress and strain on physical landscapes, leading to issues of food security and desertification. Year two includes the study of hazards, from tectonic (earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunami) to climatic (tropical storms). With the emergence of megacities in vulnerable regions and the impact of climate change, these topics are likely to be only brought further into global prominence. The final topic studied is titled “Global Governance and Global Governance) which is a far-reaching module including the management of shared areas such as Antarctica, explaining the Justin Beiber phenomenon and globalisation to understanding how the humble shipping container changed global patterns of trade. The second year of the course will also be focused on an independent study which accounts for 20% of the A-Level course. Students must chose an independent title, related to the syllabus and collect both primary (field) and secondary data, culminating in a written report of 3,000 – 4,000 words. Four days of fieldwork are a requirement of the course, which will allow us to incorporate fieldwork in both years 12 and 13.
Name: Geography Qualification title: GCE A Level in Geography Qualification type: Assessment Examination board: AQA Examinations: Paper 1 – Physical Geography (40% of A-Level) - Water and carbon cycles - Glacial systems and landscapes - Hazards Paper 2 – Human Geography (40% of A-Level) - Global Systems and Global Governance - Changing Places - Population and the Environment Controlled assessment: Geographical Fieldwork Investigation (20% of A-Level) - Independent written project based on field data Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20161007 09:11:04 Updated 20161216 11:17:11
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Queen Mary's Grammar School
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Title: GCE A Level in Geography Qualification: GCE A Level in Geography Classification: Social Sciences