Geography
Years 7-11 - Subject Departments – Geography
The geography department at AGS consists of five dedicated and knowledgeable members of staff, four large classrooms and a dedicated ICT suite. As a department, we want our students to enjoy geography at school and develop a spirit of inquiry about their personal and local geographies as well as the wider national and international context. We hope that through a diverse and varied curriculum that students will develop the skills necessary to become inquisitive, empathetic and pro-active global citizens.
Learning outside of the classroom through fieldwork is a hugely important part of the geography curriculum at AGS, throughout their career at AGS, students will have multiple opportunities to study in the field locally and abroad.
Key stage 3 curriculum
Year 7
In year 7 students receive one lesson of geography each week, the topics covered are:
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Local Geography and skills
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Coastal landforms and management
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The development gap
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Importance of rocks and resources
Fieldwork: 1 day at Hawkstone Park
Year 8![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcB1x9cGRw4MEq934mk8HopgiijjOK8QqnzbblF9qK5IMMfqht8a42fp2UPtjcveqfr-r6eGvo6dWlJ-hViHspQu24hET8uYSJLI2GEDb8zXmIEZv4upvDM4FTiXLkn7Yn53PyP53a89zk20ayqlTE1ukA?key=zUp-WxIDHSJLHP1LaIR2MQ)
In year 8 students receive two lessons of geography each week, the topics covered are:
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Economic Change
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Transformation of Asia
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Africa - past, present and future
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Conflicts - Russia and the Middle East
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Rivers and flooding
Fieldwork: 1 day in the Long Mynd
Year 9![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcIz__AjjNMRf6rGIcK3ohooVzjoaXA_TcGze7XLDSZ20W7ydymf4G_njGNdg5fGKvaiUc4k8RGhqKTAIpnZKITdual0-J6YsCl6b731SWPPwmu5fFIFfZJgcgVScxId9plyR4pX6pRxQ4RL0CwrXSSe-D6?key=zUp-WxIDHSJLHP1LaIR2MQ)
In year 9 students receive three lessons of geography each fortnight (alternate with history every other week), the topics covered are:
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Tectonic hazards
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Dynamic cities
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Population change
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Climate - past, present & future
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Resource Management (1st topic of GCSE Geography)
Fieldwork: 1 day in Birmingham
GCSE curriculum
At GCSE, students follow the AQA specification details of which can be found here: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035
GCSE Specification Summary:
- Paper 1: Living with the physical environment
- Written paper – 1 hour 30 mins – 88 marks – 35%
- Paper 2: Challenges in the human environment
- Written paper – 1 hour 30 mins – 88 marks – 35%
- Paper 3: Geographical applications
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Written paper – 1 hour 15 mins – 76 marks – 30%
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Year 9
The topics covered in Year 9 are:
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Resource Management
Year 10![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdTU7lEMxnrbivjHo5ATbhoAt9T3mXvdzNaitJTYAiUIq3sI76bdW4iaGlD2Ci-2-HpoQriSqcAE-KEfdKEO_FWSkOPf-PJf1OalN6wyB-dytKv0UnBnL_JFPi7B_tq2aqu1edHPY7qr9A-QMgSrzX-tx7U?key=zUp-WxIDHSJLHP1LaIR2MQ)
The topics covered in Year 10 are:
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UK physical landscapes
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Urban issues and challenges
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The living world
Year 11![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXchHNsjup1zS9isNnWJDNTU2TN4FbVot85U2XLqPo_NwnrPTYFX66DyavOP1nkajvq8W4TN1Vi2vKNg1bMX4jEE-IHvwKv2jK8Mb4d0wucXEOa1EAOuoaFeFWaQ5O2rg03RX7tvx3FFEePVkhX4EDoQIYRA?key=zUp-WxIDHSJLHP1LaIR2MQ)
The topics covered in Year 11 are:
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The changing economic world
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Natural Hazards
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Preparation for Paper 3
Fieldwork: 3 day residential in Snowdonia in the Autumn term of Y11.