choose geography
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Some global issues are having a real impact on our lives now, like the depletion
of the Ozone Layer.
Geography is always in the news and all around us. By studying geography you learn how to understand the issues in the news and make up your own mind about them.
It can be incredibly useful future decision making.
Learn about rivers and their floodplains and avoid ending up in a house like this
Learn about rivers and their floodplains and avoid ending up in a house like this
Global citizenship
(awareness of our world and how to
take care of it)
Environmental Awareness
Knowledge of places
Map skills
Ability to analyse and interpret data
Ability to research and present information
Ability to solve problems and make decisions
Give presentations and debate arguments
Restless earth
Global warming
Ecosystems
Rivers and
floods
Water worldExtreme climate
Economic geog
Population
Urban living
Local day trips including visits to the pyramids!
4 night trip to Cyprus for geography field work and outdoor
activities!
Coursework is based on field work and is worth 25% of overall GCSE!
Geography is linked to a wide range of JOB opportunities e.g.
• Agriculture, horticulture and forestry
• Architecture
• Armed services• Business and commerce
• Cartography
• Civil service and civil aviation
• Environmental health
• Estate agency
• Geologist and resource extraction
• Landscape architecture
Other CAREERS linked to Geography include:
• Leisure and recreation industry
• Local government
• Meteorology • Nature conservancy
• Navigation
• Selling and marketing• Surveying
• Town and country planning
• Teaching
• Transport and communications
• Travel agency and tourism
Geography can be COMBINED with other subjects, leading to a particular career e.g.
• Art and CDT/Design technology for architecture
• Biology for agriculture
• History for publishing• Languages for business
• Mathematics for meteorology
• Physics for civil engineering
So if you want to be ready to play an active part in our FUTURE world
CHOOSE Geography!