Geography
Exam Board
OCR
Contact
Miss Clark
About the subject
An A Level in Geography develops your understanding of physical and human geography from a local through to a global scale. You will develop practical fieldwork skills as you explore and think critically about the interactions between people and the environment and the issues arising.
Entry Requirements
Grade 6 in Geography and Grade 5 in Maths.
Year 12 Topics
Coastal Landscapes
Earth's Life Support Systems
Migration
Changing Spaces Making Places
Investigative Geography involving 5 days of fieldwork (4,000 word report)
Year 13 Topics
Human Rights
Climate Change
Hazardous Earth
Exams
You will have 3 exams in the summer of Y13
Paper 1 Physical Systems 1 hour 30 minutes (22% of grade)
Paper 2 Human Interactions 1 hour 30 minutes (22% of grade)
Paper 3 Geographical Debates 2 hour 30 minutes (36% of grade)
Investigative Geography Non-Exam Assessment (NEA) (20% of grade)