Geography

Formulating an enquiry question

Collecting human geographical data 

Collecting physical geographical data

Presenting geographical data

Analysing geographical data

Evaluating geographical enquiries

Coastal fieldwork

River fieldwork

Urban fieldwork

Rural fieldwork

This unit teaches pupils about fieldwork, an important assessment component at GCSE. Pupils will learn about the six stages of enquiry (formulating a question; collecting, presenting and analysing data; and writing conclusions and an evaluation). Pupils will also consider four field study options.

Fieldwork

Defining development

Measuring development

Development and demography

Causes of global inequalities

Consequences of global inequalities

Strategies to reduce the development gap: industry and investment

Strategies to reduce the development gap: Fairtrade, debt relief and aid

Example of how tourism can reduce the development gap

Using GIS maps to analyse links between inequality and migration

Using GIS desire lines to visualise migration

This unit teaches pupils about global economic development. Pupils learn how, using a variety of measures, economic development is unequal and how this is reflected in demographic characteristics. Pupils learn about the causes and consequences of inequality and consider how they can be reduced.

Global variations in economic development

Location and importance of Indonesia

Changing industrial structure of Indonesia

TNCs in Indonesia

International aid in Indonesia

Environmental impacts of economic development in Indonesia

This unit teaches pupils about Indonesia, a case study of an emerging country/NEE. Pupils learn about the location and importance of Indonesia at different scales and the economic and social characteristics of the country. Pupils will also learn about industrial developments, population and aid.

Indonesia: case study of a Newly Emerging Economy

Causes of economic change

The post-industrial economy

Impacts of industry on the physical environment 

Social and economic changes in the rural landscape

Improvements and new developments in transport

The north-south divide

The place of the UK in wider world 

This unit teaches economic change in the UK. Pupils will learn about the causes of economic change and the move to a post-industrial economy. Pupils will learn about economic developments in rural areas, developments in transport, the north-south divide and the role of the UK in the wider world.

Economic futures in the UK

The importance of food, water and energy for human development

Food resources in the UK

Water resources in the UK

Energy resources in the UK

This unit teaches pupils about natural resources in the UK. Pupils will learn about the demand and provision of food, water and energy in the UK and the associated opportunities and challenges.

Resources in the UK

Global patterns of energy consumption and supply

Energy consumption and supply

Strategies to increase energy supply

Sustainable use of energy

This unit, comprising of three variants, teaches pupils about global inequalities in food, water and energy production and consumption. Pupils learn about resource security and about sustainable futures.

Global pattern of resources

Global patterns of water security

Water resources: demand and supply

Strategies to increase water supply

Sustainable use of water resources

Global patterns of food security

Food resources: demand and supply

Strategies to increase food supply

Sustainable food production

Using GIS desire lines to visualise and analyse food miles

Evaluating geographical issues

This unit teaches pupils how to address a key exam component, Issue Evaluation. Pupils learn how to address these important geographical skills to support them in the run-up to the exam.

Decision making in geography

Geography

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