Optional themes (Paper 1) – to be taken by both SL and HL students. (1) Oceans and their coastal margins: the role oceans in influencing climatic conditions, oceans as a resource base and the management of coastal margins. (2) Natural hazards and disasters, risk assessment and response: a look at the range of human adjustments and responses to hazards at a variety of scales. Core Themes (Paper 2) – to be taken by both SL and HL students. (1) Population distribution: a look into population change, migration and gender inequalities. (2) Global climate: a look at the atmosphere, the use of water, the problems of soil degradation and sustainability and the environment. (3) Global resource consumption and security: the changing global trends of resource use, and conservation strategies to overcome the problem of resource consumption. Optional theme (Paper 1) – to be taken by the HL students only. (1) Urban environments: urbanisation and the processes that occur within urban areas (and how they can create positive and negative consequences) Extension topics (Paper 3) – to be taken by the HL students only (1) Power, places and networks: how global power and influence varies spatially (including globalisation and global superpowers) (2) Human development and diversity: how different places become interconnected by global interactions through trade, migration and foreign direct investment. (3) Global risk and resilience: how political, technological and physical processes influence global interactions including the concept of the ‘shrinking world’ and the influence of multi-governmental organisations (MGOs).
Pupils normally need a minimum of 6 GCSE passes with at least a grade B in the subjects they choose to study at A Level or for the IB Diploma.
Fieldwork and coursework (worth 20% SL; 25% HL) – to be carried out by both SL and HL
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| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Kent |
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| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
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| Boarding Fee | £25,440 - £44,076 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £20,706 - £23,808 |
| Address | Whitstable Road, Canterbury, CT2 9DT |
Optional themes (Paper 1) – to be taken by both SL and HL students. (1) Oceans and their coastal margins: the role oceans in influencing climatic conditions, oceans as a resource base and the management of coastal margins. (2) Natural hazards and disasters, risk assessment and response: a look at the range of human adjustments and responses to hazards at a variety of scales. Core Themes (Paper 2) – to be taken by both SL and HL students. (1) Population distribution: a look into population change, migration and gender inequalities. (2) Global climate: a look at the atmosphere, the use of water, the problems of soil degradation and sustainability and the environment. (3) Global resource consumption and security: the changing global trends of resource use, and conservation strategies to overcome the problem of resource consumption. Optional theme (Paper 1) – to be taken by the HL students only. (1) Urban environments: urbanisation and the processes that occur within urban areas (and how they can create positive and negative consequences) Extension topics (Paper 3) – to be taken by the HL students only (1) Power, places and networks: how global power and influence varies spatially (including globalisation and global superpowers) (2) Human development and diversity: how different places become interconnected by global interactions through trade, migration and foreign direct investment. (3) Global risk and resilience: how political, technological and physical processes influence global interactions including the concept of the ‘shrinking world’ and the influence of multi-governmental organisations (MGOs).
Pupils normally need a minimum of 6 GCSE passes with at least a grade B in the subjects they choose to study at A Level or for the IB Diploma.
Fieldwork and coursework (worth 20% SL; 25% HL) – to be carried out by both SL and HL