Geography

Key Stage 3 (Year 7-9)

 Year 7

1. Developing geographical skills by exploring fantastic places

• World and UK knowledge 
• Cartographic skills 
• Graphical skills 
• Mathematical skills 

2. Global and Regional Urbanisation 

• Settlement characteristics 
• Rates of urbanisation 
• Local Case Study: London 
• Global Case study: Rio de Janeiro 

3. Weather and Climate 

• Local and global climate patterns 
• UK Climate 
• Pakistan Climate 
• Fieldwork Enquiry: Microclimates at SASS 

4. Migration and Borders 

• Human borders 
• Natural borders 
• Challenges of migration 

Year 8

1. World Biomes 

• Characteristics of world biomes 
• Tropical Rainforest
• Hot Deserts 
• Decision making exercise: Sustainable management of biomes 

2. Emerging Superpower - China 

• Population 
• Development 
• Industrialisation
• Impacts of rapid development 

3. Tectonic Hazards 

• Plate tectonics 
• Earthquakes (theory, case study, management)
• Volcanoes (theory, case study, management)
•  Tsunamis (theory, case study, management)

4. Coastal Landscapes 

• Coastal processes and landforms 
• Coastal flooding 
• Coastal management 
• Virtual Fieldwork

Year 9

1. Climate Change

• Human and natural evidence and causes 
• Local, regional and global impacts 
• Adaptation and mitigation strategies to manage climate change 

2. River Landscapes

• River processes and landforms 
• River flooding 
• River management 

3. Exploring Africa 

•  Uneven development 
• Urbanisation 
• Industrialisation
• Climatic hazards
• Challenging misconceptions 

4. GCSE Unit: Challenges of an Urbanising World (Paper 1)

Key Stage 4 (Year 10-11)

Specification found here: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Geography-B/2016/specification-and-sample-assessments/gcse-geography-b-issue-3-specification.pdf

 Year 10

1. Hazardous Earth (Paper 1)
2. UK’s Evolving Human Landscape (Paper 2)
3. Geographical Investigations - Urban Fieldwork (Paper 2)
4. Consuming Energy Resources (Paper 3) 
5. Coastal Landscapes (Paper 2)

Year 11

1. Geographical Investigations - Coastal Fieldwork (Paper 2)
2. Development Dynamics (Paper 1)
3. River Landscapes (Paper 2)
4. People and the Biosphere (Paper 3)
5. Forests Under Threat (Paper 3)

Key Stage 5 (Year 12-13)

Specification found here: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/A%20Level/Geography/2016/specification-and-sample-assessments/pearson-edexcel-a-level-geography-issue-6.pdf

 Year 12

Paper 1:

1. Tectonic Processes and Hazards 
2. Coastal Landscapes and Change 

Paper 2: 

1. Globalisation 
2. Shaping Places: Regenerating Places 

Non-examined assessment (Coursework)

• Introduction to fieldwork investigation process
• Focus on Purpose, Methodology and Data Collection 

Year 13

Paper 1:

1. The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity 
2. The Carbon Cycle and Energy Insecurity 

Paper 2: 

1. Superpowers 
2. Migration, Identity and Sovereignty 

Paper 3 - Synoptic themes and skills

Non-examined assessment (Coursework)

• Independent Investigation write up
• Focus on data representation and analysis, conclusions and analysis 

Independent Learning Resources 

GCSE Revision - PMT and Study Rocket https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/geography-revision/gcse-edexcel-b/

https://studyrocket.co.uk/revision/gcse-geography-b-edexcel

A Level Revision - PMT and Weebly 

https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/geography-revision/a-level-edexcel/

https://studyrocket.co.uk/revision/a-level-geography-edexcel

https://geographyrevisionalevel.weebly.com/

Explainer Videos - Time for Geography 

https://timeforgeography.co.uk/

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