Geography IGCSE

Exam Board

EDEXCEL

SYLLABUS SUMMARY

The brand new Geography course offers the opportunity to study a broad spectrum of topics from learning about the most powerful forces on earth to the economic struggles of countries.

SKILLS SUMMARY

By studying Geography you will develop your practical and independent learning skills. These transferable skills are is highly valued by universities and employers.

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED

There are two examinations Paper 1: Physical geography and fieldwork questions This paper is worth 40 % and is 1 hour 10 minutes.

Paper 2: Human geography and fieldwork questions Global Issues questions. This paper is worth 60 % and is 1 hour 45 minutes.

TEXT BOOKS AND/OR OTHER

RESOURCES (INCLUDING HYPERLINK TO EXAM BOARD)

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/ edexcel-international-gcses-and-edexcel-certificates/ international-gcse-geography-2017.html

Exam Board Cambridge

SYLLABUS SUMMARY

Core Study of the Twentieth Century • The consequences of the Peace Treaties of 1919-23. • The extent of the success of the League of Nations. • The causes of the Second World War.

A Depth Study of Russia 1905-41 • Why did the Tsarist regime collapse in 1917? • How did the Bolsheviks gain power and how did they consolidate their rule? • How did Stalin gain and hold onto power? • What was the impact of Stalin’s policies on the

USSR?

Coursework: The USA 1919-41 • The boom and bust of the American economy in the 1920s. • The changing nature of US society in the 1920s. • The causes and consequences of the Wall Street

Crash. • The success of Roosevelt’s New Deal 1932-41.

SKILLS SUMMARY

The student develops the ability to analyse conflicting data; becoming skilled in the evaluation of differing interpretations; they are trained in presenting complex issues in a lucid and convincing fashion; their verbal and critical skills become highly developed.

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED

Two examination papers and one piece of coursework.

TEXT BOOKS AND/OR OTHER

RESOURCES (INCLUDING HYPERLINK TO EXAM BOARD)

20th Century History, Cambridge Russia and the USSR 1905-1941 The USA between the Wars 1919-1941

https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/programmesand-qualifications/cambridge-secondary-2/cambridgeigcse/subjects/