Introduction to A/AS geography at SCIE

SCIE GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

What is Geography?

Geography is the study of where places are, what they are like, what life is like in those places and how places are changing地理学是研究具体事物的位置，以及地理事物的表状，以及地理事物将来可能发生的变化。

The A/AS Geography syllabus The syllabus encourages students to understand the natur

al processes occurring at the Earth’s surface that provide the physical setting for human activities. It is concerned the relationship between humans and the physical environment . We call this part physical geography, including river system and water cycle, weather and climate, rocks and weathering (paper 1), tropical environment coastal environment hazardous environment arid and semi-arid environment (paper2)

Another part is human geography ,which is made up of population change, settlement dynamics (paper1), production location and change environment management , global interdependence, economic transition(paper3)

Advanced subsidiary candidates will paper1

Marks = 50% of total A mark, 3 hours for you. The paper will be divided into three sections which

will assess the physical and the human core topics. Section A: 50marks, five questions ,you must

answer all of them. Section B: 25 marks, you have a choice from three

questions based on physical geography core. Section C:25 marks, you have a choice from three

questions that maybe on a single topic or a combination of the two core human topics.

Advanced candidates will paper2 and paper3

Paper 2 and paper 3 will consist of separate question papers but both will be timetable for the same date and session.

Paper 2 will be concerned with advanced physical geography options, candidates will be required to answer two questions, each on a different topic.

Paper 3 will be concerned with advanced human geography options, candidates will be required to answer two questions, each on a different topic.

In both papers, all questions will carry 25 marks, 1.5hours for you.

Paper 1 (physical core) River system Rainfall

River channel processes Shortage of water

Paper 1 (physical core)Energy budget Atmosphere energy budget

Global climate Global warming

Paper 1 (physical core)Global patterns of plates Weathering and rocks

Slopes, processes and development Weathering and rocks

Paper 1 (human core)Population pyramid migration

Population-resource relationships The management of population change

Paper 1 (human core)Relationships between settlement Change in rural settlement

Urban trends and issues of urbanisation The change structure of urban settlements

Paper 2=physical geography optionsTropical climate Tropical ecosystems

Tropical landforms Management of tropical environment

Paper 2=physical geography options

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Waves and marine processes Coastal landforms of cliff and constructive coasta

Coral reefs Sustainable management of coasts

Paper 2=physical geography optionsHazard of earthquake Hazard of mass movement

Hazard of atmospheric disturbances Management of Hazard

Paper 2=physical geography optionsHot arid and semi-arid environment Processes producing desert landforms

Soils and vegetation Management of arid and semi-arid environment

Paper 2=human geography options

Agricultural systems The management of agricultural change

Manufacturing and related service industry The management of industrial change

Paper 2=human geography optionsSustainable energy supplies The management of energy supply

Environmental degradation The management of a degraded environment

Paper 2=human geography optionsTrade flow and trading patterns The management of international trade

The development of international tourism The management of a tourist destination

Paper 2=human geography optionsNational development The globalization of industrial activity

Regional development The management of development