Geography
Back| Year 12 | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Topic: |
Coastal Landscape and change Globalisation |
Tectonic processes and hazards Diverse places |
NEA Preparation |
| New Knowledge: |
How do coastal landforms vary? How can we classify coasts? How does geology shape the coast? How has geology shaped the Purbeck Coast? To what extent do rates of coastal recession depend on lithology and geology? How do waves influence the features and characteristics of beaches? How can we investigate the impact of waves on a beach? How do erosional features form? How do mass movement and weathering affect rates of coastal recession? How are features formed by transportation and deposition? How do sand dunes form and what are their characteristics? How can we prove plant succession in a sand dune environment? How do salt marshes form? How does plant succession operate in a salt marsh environment? Review coastal features and processes How do coastal processes and human activities affect the recession rates on the Holderness Coast? How effective is the SMP along the Holderness Coast? What are the local and global influences on coastal flooding? How does sea level change influence coastlines? How do storm surges affect coastal environments? How are low-lying countries affected by sea level change? Why is managing coastal flooding controversial? How can coastal flooding be managed to meet the needs of all stakeholders? What is Globalisation? How has Globalisation grown? Who are the key players in Globalisation? How have Governments encouraged Globalisation? How can Globalisation be measured? Why are some countries switched on? Why are some countries switched off? Who are the winners and losers of Globalisation in the developing world? Who are the losers of Globalisation in the developed world? What challenges does rural-urban migration cause? How does migration create interdependence? What are the costs and benefits of migration? What are the positives and negatives of cultural diffusion? Why are some groups pro or anti-globalisation? How do social and economic indicators compare? How have people and the environment been effected by Globalisation? What are the positives and negatives of Global flows? How do some countries try to reject Globalisation What are the benefits of transition towns? How can fair trade and ethical consumption help? How can we manage resource consumption? |
Where and what are the plate margins? What are the causes of the tectonic hazards? Why do plates move? How do physical processes produce tectonic hazards? What causes earthquakes and their secondary impacts? What are the causes and impacts of tsunamis? What are the secondary effects of volcanoes? What makes a hazard a disaster? What are the impacts of tectonic hazards? How can you measure and compare hazards? How does Governance and inequality effect vulnerability and resilience? How does development effect the scale of a disaster? What are disaster trends and how do mega-disasters impact the world? How do multiple-hazard zones contribute to the disaster? How accurate is prediction and forecasting of tectonic hazards? What is the most important part of hazard management? What effects the quality of hazard response? What strategies are there to modify the hazard event? What strategies are there to modify vulnerability and resilience? What strategies are there to modify loss? How has the population structure of the UK changed unevenly? How does the rural-urban continuum affect population structure and density? How does fertility, mortality and migration change affect population structure? What factors affect population characteristics and cultural diversity of an area? How does fertility, mortality and migration change affect cultural characteristics? How do factors of different scale shape Warwick? How has change in Warwick affected people’s identity? How do historical and current factors result in a negative perception of urban areas? Does changing diversity in the demographic effect local people’s perception in Warwick? (Field trip to Warwick) How can statistical evidence determine the perception of Warwick? How can media and different representations of Warwick affect perceptions of cultural and demographic issues and conflict? Why are rural places seen as idyllic? Why are some rural locations perceived as undesirable? Why are different rural locations perceived in different ways? How has internal movement of people created uneven patterns? How has international migration affected UK culture, particularly of rural areas? Why might international migrants live in distinct areas and how does this affect social characteristics and built environment? Why do experiences and perception of areas change over generations? How can land use changes by different players lead to opportunity, challenges and tensions? How can the built environment lead to hostility with migrants? How can management, social progress and assimilation of cultures be measured? How can local and national strategies resolve issues? How do different urban stakeholders assess success? How do different rural stakeholders assess success? |
Coastal fieldwork to Holderness Coast
How do I complete an NEA?
How should I decide on my NEA topic? NEA individual meetings |
| Previous Knowledge Required: |
GCSE – The UK’s Evolving Physical Landscape GCSE –Development Dynamics Challenges of an urbanising world |
GCSE –Hazardous Earth A level –Globalisation GCSE – Challenges of an urbanising world The UK’s Evolving Human Landscape A level – Globalisation |
GCSE Geographical investigation |
| New Skills: |
Exam question structures at A-level (Explain) Evaluative skills Wider reading Independent research skills Assessment skills |
Statistical analysis (e.g. Spearman’s rank Exam question structures at A-level (Plot, Calculate) Fieldwork skills |
Literature reviews Risk assessments Data collection Data presentation |
| Links to the School Curriculum: |
Psychology Economics Business Ethics Sociology |
Physics
Sociology |
Maths |
| Independent Activities: |
The wider reading list includes, films series, books and podcasts for each topic. Visit a coastline to observe the key themes in action. Keep an eye on news reports for any links to the specification. The wider reading list includes, films series, books and podcasts for each topic. Keep an eye on news reports for any links to the specification. |
The wider reading list includes, films series, books and podcasts for each topic. Keep an eye on news reports for any links to the specification. The wider reading list includes, films series, books and podcasts for each topic. Keep an eye on news reports for any links to the specification. |
The NEA must be completed by the student independently. |
| Web Links: |
Physics and maths tutor has loads of good revision notes and past papers: https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/geography-revision/a-level-edexcel/Seneca learning is free to join and has revision and questions on our spec: https://app.senecalearning.com/General information about a variety of topics: https://www.internetgeography.net/topics/Revision resources:https://geographyrevisionalevel.weebly.com/ |
Physics and maths tutor has loads of good revision notes and past papers: https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/geography-revision/a-level-edexcel/ General information about a variety of topics: https://www.internetgeography.net/topics/Revision resources:https://geographyrevisionalevel.weebly.com/ Seneca learning is free to join and has revision and questions on our spec: |
Student Guide to the NEA: https://www.rgs.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?nodeguid=882a6e79-5e28-4667-a753-17d26cec8c19&lang=en-GB |
| Year 13 | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Topic: |
Superpowers The water cycle and water insecurity |
Health, Human Rights & Intervention The carbon cycle and energy insecurity |
Paper 3 synoptic paper Revision |
| New Knowledge: |
What is a superpower? How did the British Empire maintain power? How and why do patterns of power change over time? How can we evaluate the superpower potential of the world’s emerging powers? How can development theories help us to understand superpowers? How do superpowers influence the global economy? What is the global importance of TNCs and how do they exert power? How do superpowers govern global actions? How do superpowers effect the environment? What are the impacts of consumerism? How is global influence contested? Is intellectual property positive or negative? What tensions arise from contested political spheres of influence? What issues are there for maintaining global power? What are the opportunities and challenges of superpowers for developing countries? What economic challenges do superpowers face? What challenges do superpowers pose in the future? What does the future hold for superpowers? What is the global hydrological cycle How does the drainage basin operate as an open system How do humans alter the water cycle in Amazonia What factors influence water budgets and river regimes What factors affect storm hydrographs What are the natural and human causes of drought How does drought impact ecosystem functioning and resilience What are the natural and human causes of flooding What are the social, economic and environmental impacts of flooding How does climate change alter hydrological cycle inputs, outputs, stores and flows How do ENSO cycles and global warming increase hydrological uncertainty How does a mismatch between supply and demand affect water insecurity How do human and physical factors affect water insecurity Why is demand for a finite water resource increasing water insecurity How do physical and economic scarcity result in socio-economic and environmental consequences How can water sources lead to conflict What are the different approaches to managing water supplies |
How is Human Development measured? What should be the focus for a country developing? How important is education to development? How does life expectancy vary across developing countries? What role do Governments and IGOs have in improving development? How successful were the Millennium Development Goals? What role do human rights have in international law and agreements? Have the Geneva conventions been successful? What are the different approaches to human rights? How do governments and corruption effect human rights? Is geopolitical intervention successful? Why do player have varied opinions on interventions? What effect does development aid on developing countries? How does economic development effect the environment? Is military intervention always justified? How can we measure the success of geopolitical intervention? How important is democracy in human development? Is development aid effective? Are military interventions successful? What is the biogeochemical carbon cycle? How does the geological carbon cycle operate? How does the biological carbon cycle operate? How does atmospheric carbon influence global temperature? How do natural and anthropogenic factors influence carbon cycle balance? What factors influence energy consumption and energy mix? How do different energy players affect energy pathways and supplies? How do energy pathways resolve the mismatch between energy supply and demand? What are the costs and benefits of unconventional fossil fuels? What are the costs and benefits of renewable and recyclable energy sources? To what extent can radical technologies reduce carbon emissions? How are terrestrial and ocean carbon stores threatened? How can climate change impact on the hydrological cycle of Amazonia? How does development influence the rate of forest loss? How does global warming threaten the Arctic and human wellbeing? Why is there uncertainty over future planetary warming? What are the costs and benefits of different climate adaptation strategies? How can mitigation strategies re-balance the carbon cycle? |
What will paper 3 look like?
How do I gain the most marks in Paper 3? |
| Previous Knowledge Required: |
GCSE Development Dynamics A-level Globalisation Diverse places Coastal landscapes and change Tectonic hazards and processes GCSE The UK’s Evolving Physical Landscape
A level Globalisation Coastal landscapes and change |
GCSE Development Dynamics
A-level Globalisation Diverse places Coastal landscapes and change Tectonic hazards and processes GCSE People and the biosphere A level The water cycle and water insecurity Globalisation Coastal landscapes and change |
All learning from: Coastal Landscapes and Change Globalisation Tectonic processes and hazards Diverse places Superpowers The water cycle and water insecurity Health, human rights and intervention The carbon cycle and energy insecurity |
| New Skills: |
Exam question structures at A-level (Assess) Exam question structures at A-level (Evaluate) |
Revision skills Identifying key players |
Using the resource booklet for Paper 3 effectively. Exam question structures at A-level (Analyse, Suggest) |
| Links to the School Curriculum: |
Economics Ethics Sociology Business Biology Business |
Ethics Biology Health and Social care Biology Business |
All subjects |
| Independent Activities: |
The wider reading list includes, films series, books and podcasts for each topic. Keep an eye on news reports for any links to the specification. The wider reading list includes, films series, books and podcasts for each topic. Visit a river to observe the key themes in action. Keep an eye on news reports for any links to the specification. |
The wider reading list includes, films series, books and podcasts for each topic. Keep an eye on news reports for any links to the specification. The wider reading list includes, films series, books and podcasts for each topic. Keep an eye on news reports for any links to the specification. |
The NEA must be completed by the student independently. |
| Web Links: |
Physics and maths tutor has loads of good revision notes and past papers: https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/geography-revision/a-level-edexcel/Seneca learning is free to join and has revision and questions on our spec: |
Physics and maths tutor has loads of good revision notes and past papers: https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/geography-revision/a-level-edexcel/Seneca learning is free to join and has revision and questions on our spec: |
Student Guide to the NEA: https://www.rgs.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?nodeguid=882a6e79-5e28-4667-a753-17d26cec8c19&lang=en-GB |