Committed to Achievement GEOGRAPHY

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1 GEOGRAPHY

2 New specification The GCSE specifications are currently being rewritten for teaching from September. Key changes: The course now involves 3 examinations and there will no longer be a controlled assessment 2 pieces of fieldwork will be required for one examination which will be completed in a similar manner to the current controlled assessment. There is a greater focus on the Geography of the UK. Homework Homework will consist of either one task per week or several smaller tasks totalling 30 minutes.

3 Paper 1: Living with the Physical Environment Paper 2: Challenges in the Human Environment Paper 3: Geographical Applications Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes 88 marks (including 3 marks for spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology (SPGST)) 35% of GCSE Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes 88 marks (including 3 marks for SPGST) 35% of GCSE Questions Questions Section A: answer all Section A: answer all questions (33 marks) questions (33 marks) Section B: answer any two Section B: answer all from questions 2, 3 and 4 questions (30 marks) (30 marks) Section C: answer question Section C: answer question 3 and one from questions 4, 5 and one from questions 6 5 or 6 (25 marks) and 7 (25 marks) Question types: multiplechoice, Question types: multiplechoice, short answer, levels short answer, levels of response, extended prose of response, extended Committed prose to Achievement Written exam: 1 hour 76 marks (including 6 marks for SPGST) 30% of GCSE Pre-release resources made available from 15 March in the year of the exam Questions Section A: answer all questions (37 marks) Section B: answer all questions (39 marks) Question types: multiplechoice, short answer, levels of response, extended prose

4 Examination Board: AQA Geography GCSE Paper 1 Living with the Physical Environment A. Natural Hazards - Tectonic hazards, tropical storms, extreme weather in the UK, climate change. B. UK Physical Landscapes 2 of coastal landscapes or river landscapes or glacial landscapes. C. The Living World Ecosystems, tropical rainforests and hot environments or cold environments. Paper 2 Challenges in the Human Environment A. Urban Issues and Challenges B. The Changing Economic World C. The Challenge of Resource Management Resource management and food or water or energy. Paper 3 Geographical Applications A. Issue Evaluation Critical thinking and problem solving. B. Fieldwork - Students need to undertake two geographical enquiries, each of which must include the use of primary data, collected as part of a fieldwork exercise.

5 FIELDWORK INVESTIGATION An internally assessed report under controlled conditions (you cannot take it home!!)

6 How to support your child s study How Parents Can Support: Please ensure that homework is completed on time. Encourage your child to ask teachers for help if there are any difficulties or attend GCSE clinics for additional support. Encourage your child to be observant and take an interest in the world around them. This could include reading local and national newspapers and watching news programmes that frequently include geographical issues. Encourage your child to manage their own revision using the resources provided by their teachers. Encourage them to make use of both college and public libraries and computer resources like Doddle to support their revision.

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8 GCSE Geography Subject Leader: Miss J Allen j.allen@coxgreen.com Subject teachers: Miss A Gray a.gray@coxgreen.com Mr L Casserley l.casserley@coxgreen.com