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

Geography is all around you... It’s real-

life... It’s relevant... It’s happening now!

And it’s fun!

St Ivo School Geography Department

“Geography its the subject that holds the key to our future” Michael Palin

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 – AQAThe 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!

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%

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%

Unit 3 – Geographical Applications

• Physical Geography Enquiry /Fieldwork

• Human Geography Enquiry / Fieldwork

• Geographical Skills

• Decision Making Exercise

EXAM – 30%

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).

OPTIONAL ICELAND TRIP (SUMMER 2018)

Local based day visits

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?

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

Discover new places!Travel AgentTourism OfficerEco-Tourism AdvisorTour GuideMedia Researcher

Fascinated by maps?

GIS Specialist

Cartographer

Utilities Manager

Remote Sensing

Analyst

Interested in human behaviour?PlannerSocial WorkerMarket ResearcherHousing OfficerEstate Agent

Care about the planet?

Estate Manager

Forestry Ranger

Environmental Consultant

Pollution Analyst

Conservation Officer

Interested in Weather?

Weather Presenter

Disaster Manager

Flood Prevention Officer

Risk Assessor

Water Supply Coordinator

Enjoy being in the landscape?HydrologistCoastal ManagerGeologistCivil EngineerSoil Conservationist

Want to know why people work

where they do?

Economic Developer

Location Analyst

Retailer

Regional Developer

Transport Manager

Interested in world events?Aid WorkerDiplomat

Refugee AdvisorCharity Coordinator

Other professions...

Accountant LawyerTeacherFinance

Photographer

With the transferrable skills Geography develops, the list is endless, but here are just a FEW ideas of geography related careers...

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..

Department Facebook Page – St Ivo School Geography Department

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

Department Twitter Feed - @StIvoGeography

Dedicated Schoology course – all materials available online

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

Our 2016 GCSE Results were 82% A* - CWe 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

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

Choose your future......

Choose Geography.

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

St Ivo School Geography Department

Photo Credits:

The following photographs have been used within the slide show:

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