GCSE Geography
Lytchett Minster School - Dorset
01202622413
Post Green Road, Purbeck, Poole, BH16 6JD
Course summary

The world in which we live is likely to change more in the next 50 years than it has ever done before. Geography explains why this is and helps to prepare you for those changes. Geography tackles the big issues facing us and the course reflects that. • Global issues are studied in the topics Hazardous Earth, Development Dynamics and Challenges of an Urbanising World. • UK issues are studied when we study the UK’s changing physical landscape and the UK’s changing human landscape. • Our impact on the natural world is studied in the Paper 3 topics of People and the Biosphere, Forests under threat and Energy resources.

Entry requirements

How you'll be assessed

The course is assessed in three terminal exams. There is no coursework. • Component 1: Global Geographical Issues (37.5%) [Topics: Hazardous Earth; Development; Urbanising world] • Component 2: UK Geographical Issues (37.5%) [Topics: UK’s changing physical landscape; UK’s changing human landscape] • Component 3: Making Geographical Decisions (37.5%) [Topics: the biosphere; Forests under threat; Energy]

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth West
Local AuthorityDorset
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressPost Green Road, Purbeck, Poole, BH16 6JD