A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY

Programme of Study – Year 12

Dates,No of weeks,"Topics
(7 periods p week)",No of lessons,"Topics
(7 periods p week)",No of lessons,Detail,Assessment tasks/HW
September October,"7



,"Unit 1 Global Challenges





World at Risk",49,"· Global Hazards Trends and Patterns
Climate	Change
Impacts	of	Global	Warming
Coping with Climate Change",35,"· The nature of Risk & Hazard
Hazard	Analysis	and	Patterns
Rising	Sea	levels	and	Temperatures
Mitigation or Adaption?","Class Projects
Research
Fieldwork	ICT	Research
Exam Questions"
November ,"1
,Unit1 Exams+ return of papers,,Unit1 Exams+ return of papers,,Reports to include exam results,Mock exam October December ,7,"Unit 1 Global Challenges






Going Global",49,"· Globalisation
Global	Groups	&	Networks
Roots
On	the	move
World	Cities
Global challnges for the Future",35,"· Population change & Migration
TNCs
Analysis	of	Population	Changes
Rural-Urban	Migration
Megacities
Environmental & Social Costs","Class Projects
Research
Fieldwork	ICT	Research
Exam Questions"
Jan ,,,,,,,
January - March,10,"Unit 2 Geographical Investigations

Unequal Spaces",49,"· Recognising Inequality
Inequality	for	whom?
Managing	Rural	Inequality
Managing Unrban Inequality",49,"· Defining Inequality range of scales
Exclusion	and	Polaristation
Government Strategies to reduce ineqality","Class Projects
Research
Fieldwork	Visit	Canary	Wharf
Exam Questions"
April May,10,"Unit 2 Geographical Investigations

Crowded Coasts",49,"· Competition for Coasts
Coping	with	the	Pressure
Increasing	Risks
Coastal Management",49,"· Coastal Diversity and Attractions
Development	of	Coasts	and	the	Environment
Coastal	Erosion	and	Flooding
Hard & Soft Engineering","Class Projects
Research
Fieldwork	Visit	Hastings
Exam Questions"
May ,"3

Programme of Study – Year 13

Dates,No of weeks,"Topics
(7 periods p week)",No of lessons,"Topics
(7 periods p week)",No of lessons,Detail,Assessment tasks/HW
September 2nd October 18th,"7



,"Unit 3 Contested Planet
,49,"Energy security
Water	conflits
,35,"· Energy supply, demand and security
Energy	security	and	the	future
The	geography	and	risk	of	water	supply
Water conflicts and the future","Class Projects
Research
Fieldwork	ICT	Research
Exam Questions"
November 25th,"1
,Unit1 Exams+ return of papers,,Unit1 Exams+ return of papers,,Reports to include exam results,Mock exam October 28th December 13th,7,"Unit 3 Contested Planet




,49,"· Biodiversity under threat
Superpower geographies",35,"· Defining biodiversity and biodivesity threats
Managing	biodiversity
Superpower	geographies	and	the	role	of	superpowers
Superpower futures ","Class Projects
Research
Fieldwork	ICT	Research
Exam Questions"
Jan-14,,,,,,,
January 6th - 21st March,10,"Unit 3 Contested Planet
,49,"Bridging the development gap
The	technology	fix?
,49,"· The causes and consequences of the development gap
Reducing	the	development	gap
The geography of technology and technology development","Class Projects
Research
Fieldwork	Visit
Exam Questions"
7th April 2nd May,10,Unit 4 Geographical Research,49,"· Tectonic activity and hazards
Cold	environments
Life	on	the	margins
The	world	of	cultural	diversity
Pollution	and	human	health	at	risk
Consuming the rural landscape",49,"· Individual research through the synoptic process
Students	plan	and	draft	a	research	essay	using	a	wide	range	of	sources
Individual tuition prepares students to write esaays under exam conditions with no knowledge of the specific title","Class Projects
Research
Fieldwork	Visit
Exam Questions"
May 6th May 16th,"3