Year 12 Unit One: Physical geography. This unit will cover the major stores of water and carbon at or near the Earth’s surface and the dynamic cyclical relationships associated with them. These are major elements in the natural environment and understanding them is fundamental to many aspects of physical geography. Life depends on balance in the water and carbon cycles. Students will contemplate the magnitude and significance of the cycles at a variety of scales, their relevance to wider geography, and their central importance for human populations. Students will have the opportunity to exercise and develop geographical skills including observation, measurement, and geospatial mapping skills, together with data manipulation and statistical skills including those associated with and arising from fieldwork. Students will also focus on coastal zones, which are dynamic environments in which landscapes develop by the interaction of winds, waves, currents, and terrestrial and marine processes. They should develop an appreciation of the diversity of coasts and their importance as human habitats. Unit Two: Human geography. This unit will examine the changing nature of places. Students will focus on people’s engagement with places, their experience of them, and the qualities they ascribe to them which are of fundamental importance in their lives. Students will research and investigate both near and far places, looking at the challenges and opportunities presented by contrasting locations, with the chance to develop practical research and fieldwork skills. Students will also study globalization and global governance. They will consider the economic, political, and social changes associated with technological and other driving forces that have been a key feature of the global economy and society in recent decades. Year 13 Unit One: Physical geography. Students will study natural hazards. There will be a focus on the lithosphere and the atmosphere, which intermittently but regularly present natural hazards to human populations, often in dramatic and sometimes catastrophic fashion. By exploring the origin and nature of these hazards and the various ways in which people respond to them, students are able to engage with many dimensions of the relationships between people and the environments they occupy. Hazards studies will include earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, tropical storms, and wildfires. Unit Two: Human Geography. This unit will focus on population and resources. Students will focus on the continuing growth of human populations, associated with economic development and changing lifestyles, which continues to be one of the defining features of the present era. They will explore the relationships between population numbers, population health and well-being, levels of economic development, and the role and impact of the natural environment. Unit Three: Geography investigation. Students are required to undertake an independent investigation, and this must incorporate a significant element of fieldwork. There will be opportunities to develop related skills through a number of field trips.
Students will be expected to have met St Paul’s entry requirements of 2 Grade 5’s and 4 Grade 4’s. A minimum of grade 4 in English and Maths is essential for all courses.
Two papers both 2 ½ hours long worth 80% of A-Level covering year 12 and year 13 topics, and a geographical investigation, 3000 – 4000 words, worth 20% of A-Level.
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Year 12 Unit One: Physical geography. This unit will cover the major stores of water and carbon at or near the Earth’s surface and the dynamic cyclical relationships associated with them. These are major elements in the natural environment and understanding them is fundamental to many aspects of physical geography. Life depends on balance in the water and carbon cycles. Students will contemplate the magnitude and significance of the cycles at a variety of scales, their relevance to wider geography, and their central importance for human populations. Students will have the opportunity to exercise and develop geographical skills including observation, measurement, and geospatial mapping skills, together with data manipulation and statistical skills including those associated with and arising from fieldwork. Students will also focus on coastal zones, which are dynamic environments in which landscapes develop by the interaction of winds, waves, currents, and terrestrial and marine processes. They should develop an appreciation of the diversity of coasts and their importance as human habitats. Unit Two: Human geography. This unit will examine the changing nature of places. Students will focus on people’s engagement with places, their experience of them, and the qualities they ascribe to them which are of fundamental importance in their lives. Students will research and investigate both near and far places, looking at the challenges and opportunities presented by contrasting locations, with the chance to develop practical research and fieldwork skills. Students will also study globalization and global governance. They will consider the economic, political, and social changes associated with technological and other driving forces that have been a key feature of the global economy and society in recent decades. Year 13 Unit One: Physical geography. Students will study natural hazards. There will be a focus on the lithosphere and the atmosphere, which intermittently but regularly present natural hazards to human populations, often in dramatic and sometimes catastrophic fashion. By exploring the origin and nature of these hazards and the various ways in which people respond to them, students are able to engage with many dimensions of the relationships between people and the environments they occupy. Hazards studies will include earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, tropical storms, and wildfires. Unit Two: Human Geography. This unit will focus on population and resources. Students will focus on the continuing growth of human populations, associated with economic development and changing lifestyles, which continues to be one of the defining features of the present era. They will explore the relationships between population numbers, population health and well-being, levels of economic development, and the role and impact of the natural environment. Unit Three: Geography investigation. Students are required to undertake an independent investigation, and this must incorporate a significant element of fieldwork. There will be opportunities to develop related skills through a number of field trips.
Students will be expected to have met St Paul’s entry requirements of 2 Grade 5’s and 4 Grade 4’s. A minimum of grade 4 in English and Maths is essential for all courses.
Two papers both 2 ½ hours long worth 80% of A-Level covering year 12 and year 13 topics, and a geographical investigation, 3000 – 4000 words, worth 20% of A-Level.