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Key Stage 4 Geography

Exam Board and Specification

Exam Board and Specification: OCR B Specification – Geography for Enquiring Minds

Students will be taught by a specialist teacher of the subject over 5 lessons a fortnight.

Students will usually have the same teacher throughout their GCSE Course.

Topics/Skills Taught

Year 10

  • Global Hazards
  • Dynamic Development
  • Sustaining Ecosystems
  • Distinctive Landscapes

Year 11

  • Changing Climate
  • UK in the 21st Century
  • Urban Futures
  • Resource Reliance

Salford

Extra-Curricular Opportunities

Fieldwork includes:

  • Urban Based studies for Year 11 in Salford
  • A river study for Year 10 at the Burbage Brook
  • An optional trip to Iceland takes place every two years for any student studying Geography in Years 10 through to 13.