"My favourite part of Geography is discovering the many relationships between the Human Geography topics and the Physical Geography topics that are taught at St Mary’s. Since Geography is a social science I enjoyed being able to learn about how the earth goes round from the carbon cycles point of view to the transnational corporations point of view.
As geographers we hold the key to solving the world’s problems through understanding how they begin and following how they will develop. After my degree I would like to join the civil service and work in the heart of the British government in order to experience ‘geography in action’."
Alice (Former St. Mary's A level Geography student now studying Geography at Queen Mary University, London)
As geographers we hold the key to solving the world’s problems through understanding how they begin and following how they will develop. After my degree I would like to join the civil service and work in the heart of the British government in order to experience ‘geography in action’."
Alice (Former St. Mary's A level Geography student now studying Geography at Queen Mary University, London)
At St. Mary's we choose our options in Year 9 and Geography is one of the choices you can make. We start learning the content of the GCSE course in the second half of year 9.
We follow the OCR B GCSE specification which includes 9 units - 4 human and 4 physical along with geographical skills, fieldwork and geographical exploration.
The units we study are:
We follow the OCR B GCSE specification which includes 9 units - 4 human and 4 physical along with geographical skills, fieldwork and geographical exploration.
The units we study are:
Physical:
Global Hazards Changing Climate Distinctive Landscapes Sustaining Ecosystems |
Human:
Urban Futures Dynamic Development UK in the 21st Century Resource Reliance |
Within geography we have hints and tips to help you structure your written answers in an exam. You can find these below.
Here you will find all of the case studies we study during GCSE Geography at St. Mary's.
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Here you will find some ideas to stretch you beyond the course content. These university courses link to the key ideas we study and will stretch and challenge your thinking.
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Here you will find links and ideas to deepen your thinking for each of the 8 units studied at GCSE.