Introduction and Aims

Year 13 follow the Edexcel Geography B course to ensure that all pupils have the best chance of succeeding at their level, and to provide students with a mixture of traditional Geography and modern ideas.  The course follows a simple modular structure and this will enable students to resit sections of the course if necessary next year.  Decision making, fieldwork and interpreting geographical information are all important parts of the new course and students will use a rich range of resources from maps, videos, books, ICT and their own fieldwork.  Many of the topics are new to the students so they will have to read around the subject using the books in the library.  Paper four is based on the pupils' own reseach and so they will have to carry out extensive research using books, articles and the internet.

Term 1

Unit 3. Contested Planet

The use and management of resources is a key issue for geography in today’s world.  We examine the inequalities in production and consumption of the World's resources and make decisions and evaluations about these scare resources should be distributed.

• Topic 1: Energy Security
• Topic 2: Water Conflicts
• Topic 3: Biodiversity Under Threat
• Topic 4: Superpower Geographies

Term 2

• Topic 5: Bridging the Development Gap
• Topic 6: The Technological Fix?

Unit 4. Geographical Research

Students must select and study one of the following research options:

• Option 1: Tectonic Activity and Hazards
• Option 2: Cold Environments — Landscapes and Change
• Option 3: Life on the Margins — the Food Supply Problem
• Option 4: The World of Cultural Diversity
• Option 5: Pollution and Human Health at Risk

Term 3

Continue to research indiviual topics.

Revise Unit 3 content

Pre-released material is released from Edexcel 4 weeks before the final exams

Exams sat in late June

Assessment Information

Students are continually assessed by their teacher.

Each week a homework is set and the marks are graded using A2 grades.  Students must review and revise their classwork in their own time to ensure that they retain the information for exams.  The pass grades are from A to E.  They will sit two exams in June.

Other Information

The students each have a detailed scheme of work and checklist that they can use to monitor their progress and guide their revision. Please check that your son/daughter is completing homework to a good standard.