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Geography Course Structure
Geography: AQA GCSE Specification A 2016/17
Title
Type of Assessment
Overview
Percent of Final Grade
When
Unit 1: Physical Geography
Unseen exam 1 hour 30 minutes
Pupils to answer 3 of 7 questions: Questions 1,2,7
37.5%
Tuesday 24th May 2016 at 1.15p.m
Unit 2: Human Geography
Unseen exam 1 hour 30 minutes
Pupils to answer 3 of 6 questions:
Questions 1,2,6
37.5%
Wednesday 8th June 2016 at 1.15p.m
Unit 3: Local Fieldwork Investigation
Controlled Assessment
Field work followed by extended report which must be completed in class.
25%
Sep-Jan Year 11
Assessments
Assessment
Structure
Description
Name of Topic
Unit
:
Unit 1: Physical Geography
(1)
Questions 1, 5 and 7
Answer all sub-questions in the exam booklet provided. Refer to the colour insert as instructed
A combination of short and extended questions including understanding of geographical theory and case study knowledge.
The Restless Earth, Water on the Land and Coastal Zone
Unit
:
Unit 2: Human Geography
(1)
Questions 1, 2 and 6
Answer all sub-questions in the exam booklet provided. Refer to the colour insert as instructed
A combination of short and extended questions including understanding of geographical theory and case study knowledge
Population Change, Changing Urban Environments and Tourism
How you can help your child...
How you can help your child
Ask to see evidence of their revision. The Geography department recommends that revision is active. Pupils are advised to use a combination of the following strategies:
• Highlight key points in their class notes.
• Create nonsense words to help them remember sequences (mnemonics)
• Turn notes into drawings
• Keep copying diagrams until they can be reproduced from memory.
• Create mind-maps identifying and linking key points
• Record important points on an mp3 player. Listen to the recording over and over.
• Revise in a group – talk with each other about the topic. Write practice questions (and model answers) to test each other.
• Make rhymes or raps about topics. Sing your notes to a favourite tune.
• Make flash cards then ask someone to test you.
• Rewrite your notes in your own words. Summarise the key points. From memory, re-write the key points.