Geography
Award AS & A2 Exam board: Edexcel
Level 3
Outline
of the course -
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This course will appeal to
those students who
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have
an interest in and concern for the environment
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are
interested in current affairs
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enjoy studying a subject that is relevant to their own lives and
experiences
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want
the opportunity to carry out practical work outdoors as well as
classwork
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enjoy finding out their own answers – not just being taught
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want
to broaden their AS or Advanced GCE studies to cover both ‘sciences’ and
‘humanities’
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enjoy travel and finding out about new people, places, landscapes and
events
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want
to keep their options open – Geography AS or Advanced GCE is an
appropriate qualification for a very wide range of higher education or career choices.
Skills you will develop
include:
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What
are the forces influencing our natural environment – the landscapes, the
plants and animals, and the weather and climate?
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What
are the issues affecting people and the places where they live? How are
cities and the countryside changing? Why are they changing?
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How
are people affecting the environment we all live in? What are the
opportunities, the challenges and the constraints?
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What
are the economic forces that drive the world economy, and how they are
changing?
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What
decisions are being made about the use and management of resources, and
who makes these decisions?
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An
appreciation of current events and world problems such as the effects of
natural hazards and the plight of refugees.
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How
to plan a fieldwork investigation – the collection of primary and
secondary evidence and how to analyse it.
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You will
develop the ability to make links and connections across a wide variety
of topics.
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