Geography

Geography at Davenant covers a wide range of studies; you will find out about the world you live in, the challenges and opportunities it offers and how to get involved; you will discover how people are using different environments, both your own and in other parts of the world; how different landscapes have developed – what are the great natural forces involved and investigate issues of sustainability – will the earth be able to provide us with all the resources we take for granted now?

 

“I think Geography is an amazing subject because it teaches me about the real world.  Both how the world works and the many problems that affect it.”
Year 11 Student

During Years 7-9 the following topics are taught:

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Making and Mapping Connections

Asia

The Restless Planet

PPE ‘Economics’ 

Climate Change and Glaciation  

Rivers and Coasts

Africa

Population and Urbanisation

Too Much or Too Little Water?

Weather and Climate (Fieldwork)

Development

Globalisation

Tourism

The World’s Oceans

Rocks and Landscapes

Resources and Energy

Students studying the subject at GCSE follow the AQA specification. During the course, the following topics are covered:

Year 10

Year 11

Living with the Physical Environment

  • The Challenge of Natural Hazards

  • The Living World

  • Physical Landscapes in the UK

    • River landscapes (Fieldwork in Epping Forest in Year 11)

    • Glaciated landscapes

Challenges in the Human Environment:

  • Urban Issues and Challenges – (Fieldwork in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park)

  • The Changing Economic World

  • The Challenge of Resource Management – Energy

Geographical applications and skills

Issue evaluation

For more detailed information about the course content and assessment requirements, please refer to the examination board website: 

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035

Students studying the subject at A Level follow the EDEXCEL specification.  During the course the following topics are covered.

Year 12 and 13

For A Level Geography, students follow the specification from EDEXCEL. 

Over the duration of the course students complete units on:

Dynamic Landscapes

  • Tectonic Processes and Hazards

  • Coastal Landscapes and Change

 

Dynamic Places

  • Globalisation

  • Shaping Places-Regenerating Places

 

Physical Systems and Sustainability

  • The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity

  • The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security

 

Human Systems and Geopolitics

  • Superpowers

  • Global Development and Connections - Migration, Identity and Sovereignty

 

Independent Investigation

Students will complete an independent investigation which will account for 20% of the qualification.

 

 

Assessment is at the end of Year 13 in with three examinations. The independent investigation completed in Year 13 will account for further 20% of the A Level.

Website for A levels: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/geography-2016.html