The aims of the Geography syllabus at Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL) are to enable students to: - Develop an understanding of the inter-relationships between people, places, spaces and the environment - Develop a concern for human welfare and the quality of the environment, and an understanding of the need for planning and sustainable management - Appreciate the relevance of Geography in analysing contemporary issues and challenges, and develop a global perspective of diversity and change. Optional themes: Drainage basins; coastal margins; extreme environments; geophysical hazards; leisure, tourism and sport; food and health; urban environments. Global Change: Changing population; global climate – vulnerability and resilience; global resource consumption and security. Geographic Perspectives: Global interactions; power, places and networks; human development and diversity; global risks and resilience. Fieldwork: written report on a fieldwork question.
Students should have gained a Grade 6 at iGCSE/GCSE or equivalent. Students who have not studied GCSE Geography may find the Geography HL or SL courses challenging.
Paper 1 (SL – 90 minutes, 35%; HL – 2 hours 15 minutes, 35%). Each option has a structured question and an extended answer question. Paper 2 (SL – 75 minutes, 40%; HL – 75 minutes, 25%). Three structured questions, based on each core unit, an infographic stimulus, with structured questions and one extended answer question. Paper 3 (HL only – 1 hour, 20%). Choice of three extended answer questions, based on each HL core unit. Internal Assesment – Fieldwork question to be based on any suitable topic from the syllabus. SL-25%, HL-20%
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The aims of the Geography syllabus at Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL) are to enable students to: - Develop an understanding of the inter-relationships between people, places, spaces and the environment - Develop a concern for human welfare and the quality of the environment, and an understanding of the need for planning and sustainable management - Appreciate the relevance of Geography in analysing contemporary issues and challenges, and develop a global perspective of diversity and change. Optional themes: Drainage basins; coastal margins; extreme environments; geophysical hazards; leisure, tourism and sport; food and health; urban environments. Global Change: Changing population; global climate – vulnerability and resilience; global resource consumption and security. Geographic Perspectives: Global interactions; power, places and networks; human development and diversity; global risks and resilience. Fieldwork: written report on a fieldwork question.
Students should have gained a Grade 6 at iGCSE/GCSE or equivalent. Students who have not studied GCSE Geography may find the Geography HL or SL courses challenging.
Paper 1 (SL – 90 minutes, 35%; HL – 2 hours 15 minutes, 35%). Each option has a structured question and an extended answer question. Paper 2 (SL – 75 minutes, 40%; HL – 75 minutes, 25%). Three structured questions, based on each core unit, an infographic stimulus, with structured questions and one extended answer question. Paper 3 (HL only – 1 hour, 20%). Choice of three extended answer questions, based on each HL core unit. Internal Assesment – Fieldwork question to be based on any suitable topic from the syllabus. SL-25%, HL-20%