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Geography A level

Geography at A Level is concerned with the analysis of environmental and spatial systems at all levels from global concerns down to local issues. It straddles the traditional sciences and social sciences, combining equally well with Science or Arts A Level subjects and is therefore consistently one of the most popular subjects in the School.

The AS Level consists of the study of the following: the Physical environment includes earth systems, coastal environments and fluvial environments; the human environment includes population characteristics and movement and settlement patterns and a geographical investigation centred around fieldwork or an applied geographical skills examination.

These AS modules lead onto A2 modules which cover aspects of both physical and human geography, but in greater depth - students can chose options within physical geography from atmospheric systems, glacial systems and ecosystems; economic systems, rural-urban inter-relationships and development processes. There is also a synoptic unit which involves assessment of a student's ability to understand the impact of human activity on global environments.

•5) How will you be assessed?

An A level award will be based on the aggregation of the AS (50%) and A2 (50%) marks.