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GCSE Geography

2. WJEC Eduqas Specification B
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Exam Board:
WJEC Eduqas Specification B

3. What will the course cover?
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What will the course cover?
Theme 1 Changing places/Changing Economies:
Urbanisation in global cities, Urban and rural processes and change in the UK, Global perspective on development issues.
Up to date relevant specification.
Very current.

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Theme 2 Changing environments – Coasts, Rivers, Weather and Climate, Climate Change.
4 physical

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Theme 3 Environmental challenges - Ecosystems – function and threat, Water resources and management, Desertification.

6. Assessment overview – 100% Exam
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Assessment overview – 100% Exam
Exam
Unit title
Method of Assessment
When?
Weighting 1
Investigating Geographical Issues
External exam (1hr 45 mins)
End of Year 11
40% 2
Problem Solving Geography
External exam (1hr 30 mins)
30% 3
Applied Fieldwork Enquiry
Everyone sits the same exam. No tiered entry.
Each exam covers different skills

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KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

8. Join us on our journey…. APPLICATION – THINK LIKE GEOGRAPHERS
Year 10 – Galleon Beach report

9. Join us on our journey…. FIELDWORK – compulsory
Maths – need a calculator in lessons

10. Fieldwork - key component in GCSE Geography.
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Fieldwork - key component in GCSE Geography.
Compulsory for all students – must attend the fieldwork days.
Details to be confirmed

11. How can you support your child?
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How can you support your child?
Check homework - set weekly.
Read / watch news eg. Hurricane Irma
Read maps – plan routes, location / place / space.
‘Think like a geographer’