Geography is going places

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Geography is going places!

• Welcome to your introduction to geography.
• Geography is about looking at our world and how
  we interact with it.
• You will consider aspects of the man made and
  natural world, looking at ways these interact
  with each other.

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In Year 7

• During year 7 you will look at
• Maps and the skills needed to use them
• Where people live and why
• Where are the shops
• Transport systems
• Water cycles and rivers

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In Year 8

• During this year you will
• Study environments and how man interacts with
  them
• Look at the E.U. and study an E.U. country
• Study tourism and the leisure industry

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In Year 9

• During this year you will
• Complete a unit called one world to show how our
  perceptions are not always correct
• Study Kenya
• Be amazed by natural hazards
• Look at the world of work
• Study Japan

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Year 10-11 GCSE

• You can opt to do Geography at GCSE.
• We study physical processes in rivers and on
  coasts,the world of work,where people live and
  the natural world.
• Our optional units are tourism and
  hazards,including volcanoes and hurricanes.
• Students also carry out fieldwork at Carding Mill
  valley and produce a written report which is
  worth 25 of their final exam mark.
• In Y11 we visit Drayton Manor Park to study work
  and tourism related issues.

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A Level Geography

• The AS course looks at rivers and coasts with a
  residential field visit to the Yorkshire Coast
• The Human side of the course studies settlement
  with fieldwork in derbyshire and Birmingham
• Each student completes a personal research study
  worth 33 of their exam

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A Level Contd.

• At A2,the students consider the future of the
  planet and look at weather,ecosystems and the
  controversial issue of globalisation.
• Each student carries out research into an issue
  of global challenge which interests them and
  prepares a report as part of the exam.
• At the end of the year there is an Issues Based
  Exam where students study data and material in
  advance and have to make and justify decisions in
  a real life context.