YWIES Geography | AS & A Level Geography

Subject Name: Geography

Subject Title:  AS & A Level Geography

Overview of the Course: Cambridge International AS & A Level Geography helps students develop their understanding of issues affecting people, places and environments, and change in both space and time. Students will explore issues and topics within both human and physical geography, focusing on the following 5 themes;

· Space

· Scale

· Place

· Environment

· Interdependence

· Diversity

· Change

Course Objectives:

· develop awareness of the relevance of geography to understanding and solving contemporary environmental problems

· understand the main elements of physical geography and human geography and the interdependence between them

· understand the processes operating at different scales within physical and human environments

· develop a sense of space, place and location

· explain the causes and effects of change over space and time on physical and human environments

· understand the importance of scale in studying geography

· develop an appreciation of the nature, value, limitations and importance of different approaches to analysis and explanation in geography

· increase knowledge of, and ability to use and apply, appropriate skills and techniques including fieldwork

· develop a concern for accuracy and objectivity in collecting, recording, processing, presenting, analysing and interpreting geographical data

· develop the ability to interpret and evaluate different sources and types of information

· develop a logical approach in order to present a structured, coherent and evidence-based argument.

Course Content:

· Hydrology and fluvial geomorphology

· Atmosphere and weather

· Rocks and weathering

· Population

· Migration

· Settlement dynamics

· Tropical environments

· Coastal environments

· Hazardous environments

· Hot arid and semi-arid environments

· Production, location and change

· Environmental management

· Global interdependence

· Economic transition

Internal Assessment:

· Unit tests

· Weekly quiz

· End of semester/Year exams

External Assessment:

Paper 1: Core Physical Geography (90mins)

Paper 2: Core Human Geography (90 mins)

Paper 3: Advanced Physical Geography Options (90mins)

Paper 4: Advanced Human Geography Options (90mins)

Subject Pathway:

Geography is a strong subject for university applications as both a core or facilitating subject. Students will develop knowledge of contemporary issues, the world around us and important analytical, research, analysis and statistical skills. All are skills valued across a number of university options such as geography, town planning, the sciences and so on.