Geography
Title: GCSE Geography (8035) for exams from
2018 onwards
Exam Board: AQA
In Years 10 and 11, students work towards gaining their GCSE Geography qualification. Lessons include the application of examination skills to prepare students for GCSE examinations. The GCSE course is a linear course. This means that all examinations are taken at the end of Year 11.
This qualification is split into 3 distinct components, each of which is assessed by a separate examination.
Paper 1 Living with the Physical Environment (1 hour 30 mins)
- Section A: The Challenge of Natural Hazards
- Section B: The Living World
- Section C: Physical Landscapes in The UK (Coasts & Rivers)
Paper 2 Challenges in the Human Environment (1 hour 30 mins)
- Section A: Urban Issues and Challenges
- Section B: The Changing Economic World
- Section C: The Challenge of Resource Management (Food, Water & Energy)
Paper 3: Geographical Applications (1 hour 15 mins)
- Section A: Issue Evaluation
- Section B: Fieldwork & Geographical Skills
To help prepare students with GCSE Geography we offer a KS3 curriculum that links closely with the GCSE and provides students with the opportunity to develop their geographical knowledge and skills. In addition, students at Key Stage 3 follow a History course in accordance with the National Curriculum that seeks to underpin the skills required for their GCSE studies.
KS3 Humanities & Geography GCSE Long Term Plan
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Autumn 1 (7 weeks) |
Half Term |
Autumn 2 (7 weeks) |
Christmas Holidays |
Spring 1 (6 weeks) |
Half Term |
Spring 2 (5 weeks) |
Easter Holidays |
Summer 1 (7 weeks) |
Half Term |
Summer 2 (6 weeks) |
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Introduction to the UK
Our Island - Land’s End to JOG. The UK & Europe. Exploring local Envronment. UK OS Maps
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Medieval Realms
The Norman Conquest & Medieval Life. Crusades, Church v Crown, Black Death, Peasants Revolt. |
Physical Landscapes in the UK
Physical processes, Rock Cycle, mountains, lakes, rivers & coasts. |
Making of the UK
The Tudors & Stuarts. Religion, Reformation, Dissolution, Tudor Life, Rebellion, Civil War & Restoration. |
Work Rest and Play in the UK
Work, employment, transport, communication, sport
UK Weather climate, effects on us, local differences, rain |
Fieldwork Skills
Mapwork, using atlases, where in the world? Rivers & urban fieldwork skills. (incude school sustainability project or river study) |
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18th & 19th Centuries
Empire & Transatlantic Slave Trade, plantation life and emancipation.
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Living World
Small & large ecosystems. Biomes, bamboo, coral reefs, rainforests, our food.
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Industrial & Agricultural Revolution.
Impact of change, rural to urban migration, new technology, manufacturing, transport etc,
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Global Issues
Plastics, Global Warming, Climate Change (Bangladesh case study), Wilderness areas and sustainable tourism.
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WWI
Causes of WWI, propaganda, Trench life, nature of warfare etc.
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Our Physical World
Hazards, earthquakes, volcanoes & extreme weather.
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Rise of the Nazis
Treaty of Versailles, Hitler’s rise to power, Nazism, life in Nazi Germany. |
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World Cities
Urbanisation, migration, megacities, housing the poor (India case study). |
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WWII & The Home Front
Key events – Dunkirk, Pearl Harbour, D-Day, Hiroshima etc. The Home Front
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The Holocaust
Kristallnacht, Genocide etc.
The Post War World Communism V Capitalism, Arms Race, Cuba, Berlin Wall, JFK & Britain in 1960s |
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Living World
Eco systems, tropical rainforests. Malaysia Case Study.
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Living World cont.
Hot deserts option. Thar Desert case study.
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Natural Hazards
Tectonics, weather and climate change.
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Resource Management
Food, water & energy in UK plus world food as option.
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Economic Pt1
Development gap Measuring Development DTM |
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UK Physical Landscapes – Rivers
River processes, erosion, deposition, landforms, flood risks & management.
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UK Physical Landscapes – Coasts
Coastal processes, erosion, deposition, landforms and coastal management.
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Familiar & Unfamiliar Fieldwork
Field trip preparation, visit & write up (Brewery Square Dorchester & Lyme Regis)
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Human - Urban Studies
Urbanisation, Urban UK and sustainable development. Rio case study Case study: Southampton or Bristol
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Mock Preparation
Revision, re-visit key areas for development (use Personal Pupil Checklists).
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Economic Pt2+3
Nigeria case study and UK economy.
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Revision Programme & Pre-Release
Mock Review, Pre-Release Paper, targeted revision |
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Final Revision. |
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Exams
Dates tbc.
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