RATIONALE

This specification is designed to promote continuity, coherence and progression within the study of Geography. The AS requirement builds on but does not depend upon the knowledge, understanding and skills developed within GCSE Geography. The A Level specification incorporates the AS. The A2 section of the A Level builds upon the foundations of knowledge, understanding and skills developed within the AS and provides the basis for further study of Geography and related subjects.

This specification adheres to the 1999 Subject Criteria for AS and A Level Geography and has been designed to conform with the GCE Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level Examinations Qualification-Specific Criteria and Common Criteria established jointly by the regulatory authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and published by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA).

The knowledge, understanding and skills criteria for Advanced Subsidiary Geography will be addressed through modules one, two and three. Those for Advanced GCE Geography will be addressed through modules four, five and six.

In these years of study the text book used is called 'Geography - An Integrated Approach'. The book is split up into twenty two chapters, that range from Plate Tectonics to World Development.

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