AS/A2 Geography

AS / A2 Geography

WHY TAKE GEOGRAPHY?
Geography will provide you with a wide range of useful skills and an interesting mix of topics. It will help you understand the World today. The syllabus is designed to explore present day issues and provide you with an opportunity to develop your opinions. In addition, A Level Geography is highly thought of by employers and university admission tutors.

WHAT ARE THE KEY AREAS OF STUDY?
There are four key areas studied at AS:
Population - Changing population and its effect on society, managing population growth, migration and urban population change.
Glaciation - The landforms and processes associated with cold lands (ice, meltwater and permafrost). Exploitation and development of these cold land areas, including the future of Antarctica.
Energy - Managing energy, including sources, environmental impact and sustainable use of energy.
Rivers - River features and processes, hydrology and the causes and management of flooding. Rivers also form the compulsory fieldwork element of the course. Students will study and collect data on the River Wyre in the Trough of Bowland.

WHAT SKILLS WILL I NEED AND DEVELOP?
There is a strong emphasis on fieldwork and the development of
analysis skills throughout the course. You will be able to practise a wide range of generic and transferable skills, essential for advanced level students.

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?
The theory content of the syllabus is examined by one examination, two hours long and is a mixture of short questions and essays. Skills and fieldwork are assessed by a one hour practical examination. Students need to be familiar with the use and extraction of data from photographs, maps, graphs, statistics and articles.

PRIESTLEY EXTRA
Geography offers a range of practical and fieldwork experiences,
including biannual visits to Sicily (2011) to study Mount Etna and Iceland (2010) to experience the unique mix of volcanoes and ice.