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Geography

Geography for KS3 is structured with alternate physical and human units throughout the term
The following is what we offer for years 7 to year 9

Year 7 units

• Map skills
• The United Kingdom
• Floods
• Settlements
• World sports

Year 8 units

• Natural hazards
• Kenya
• Weather and climate
• Italy
• Crime and the community

Year 9 units

• Natural environments
• Tourism
• Rivers and coasts
• Population
• Shopping
   

Key Stage 4

KS4 students do the OCR GCSE specification in Geography B

This specification combines the main features of innovative, relevant and interesting Geography offered by OCR in its successful GCSE delivery over the years.

The specification consists of three units:

• Unit B561: Sustainable Decision Making
• Unit B562: Geographical Enquiry
• Unit B563: Key Geographical Themes

The three units provide opportunities for candidates to give evidence of a range of geographical skills.

The Sustainable Decision Making exercise will be based on pre-released material linked to one of the four key themes and will develop real-life skills relevant to future decision making.

Fieldwork and issues analysis required for the Controlled Assessment unit focus on the development of an enquiry and its associated skills in the context of fieldwork and nine geographical themes (Disease, Trade, Ecosystems, Sport, Fashion, Energy, New Technologies, Crime and Tourism).

The final unit requires an understanding of three of the four key themes assessed through a written examination.

There are four key themes shared by units B561 and B563. Candidates are expected to study all four themes during their course.

• Theme 1: Rivers and Coasts
• Theme 2: Population and Settlement
• Theme 3: Natural Hazards
• Theme 4: Economic Development

One of these themes will be assessed in Unit B561 and the other three in Unit B563.

Candidates should study all four key themes during their course to give complete coverage of the specification. This also allows candidates to take advantage of the flexibility associated with the unitised structure which includes provision of one re-sit opportunity per unit.

Students on field trip.

Contact

 Head of Department : Joe Nipper : nipperj@eastbrook.bardaglea.org.uk