Geography

Course summary

A Level Geography encourages pupils to apply geographical knowledge, theory and skills to the world around them. In turn this will enable pupils to develop a critical understanding of the world’s people, places and environments in the 21st century. Pupils should be able to develop both knowledge and understanding of contemporary geographical concepts together with transferable skills that will enable pupils to progress to higher education and a range of employment opportunities. The focus of the specification is to develop an enthusiasm for and competence in geography by using contemporary real-world contexts, from a range of specified spatial scales, and through engagement with and practical application of geographical skills and techniques in the field. The specification draws on both physical and human geography, explores people-environment interactions and encourages development of fieldwork at the local level to enable pupils to pose enquiry questions.