Geography
Geography will be one of the compulsory Humanities studied from the beginning of Year 7. Many will go on to do it at IGCSE and it will be possible to study it at IB as the subject taken from the ‘Individuals and Societies’ block.
The aims of the syllabus are the same for all students. The aims are set out below and describe the educational purposes of a course in Geography for the IGCSE examination. They are not listed in order of priority.
The aims are to encourage students to develop:
- 1. A sense of place and an understanding of relative location on a local, regional and global scale;
- 2. An awareness of the characteristics and distribution of a selection of contrasting physical and human environments;
- 3. An understanding of some of the processes affecting the development of such environments;
- 4. An understanding of the spatial effects of the ways in which people interact with each other and with their environments;
- 5. An understanding of different communities and cultures throughout the world and an awareness of the contrasting opportunities and constraints presented by different environments.
As part of their Geography IGCSE students will complete coursework, which will amount to 27.5% of the final mark.
Pupils who are at the top end of the ability range will be able to study for a dual award for Geography and History, which will give them two IGCSEs.
At IGCSE pupils can also opt for the Geography-related subjects- Development Studies, Global Perspectives or Travel and Tourism.
