Learning

Key Stage 4

Assessment:

Component 1: Global Geographical Issues (Paper 1)

  • Written examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes , 37.5% of the qualification 94 marks
  • Content overview:
    • Topic 1: Hazardous Earth
    • Topic 2: Development dynamics
    • Topic 3: Challenges of an urbanising world

Component 2: UK Geographical Issues (Paper 2)

  • Written examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes , 37.5% of the qualification 94 marks
  • Content overview:
    • Topic 4: The UK’s evolving physical landscape
    • Topic 5: The UK’s evolving human landscape
    • Topic 6: Geographical investigations

Component 3:  People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions (Paper 3)

  • Written examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes, 25% of the qualification 64 marks
  • Content overview:
    • Topic 7: People and the biosphere
    • Topic 8: Forests under threat
    • Topic 9: Consuming energy resources

Homework

Weekly comprehensive and consistent homework monitored by a class teacher.

(Seneca, Revision guide, Untested parts of Specification)