Geography

Assessment

1. Physical Systems (examination) 22% • Glaciated Landscapes • Earth’s Life Support Systems 2. Human Interactions (examination) 22% • Global Connections • Changing Spaces; Making Places 3. Geographical Debates (examination) 36% • Hazardous Earth • Disease Dilemmas 4. Investigative Geography (coursework) 20% The independent investigation develops pupils’ skills (extended writing, presenting data, self-directed study, research techniques) and abilities which are applicable not only to study in higher education but also within the world of work and life. This process will be supported by a five-day residential field trip to the Lake District.