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KS4 Geography at Elliott

 

The Course

 

 

 

 

The Geography course examines issues on a local, national and international scale, looking at the way people and environments interact. There are four main modules. People and Place (Inequalities in cities and their prospects for change) People, work and development (Patterns of employment and development and their impact on the environment) Water and Landforms (The water cycle, natural landforms and how they are affected by human activity) Climate, Environment and People (Weather and Climate processes, natural environments and issues of global concern).

 

                                                       

Assessment

There are two written examinations (a case study paper and a decision making paper) accounting for 75% of the marks. Students will be entered for foundation or higher papers.

Coursework accounts for the remaining 25% consisting of two pieces of work.