In Lower Sixth Physical Geography you will study Rivers, Atmosphere and Weather, and Rocks and Weathering. The human topics are Population, Migration and Settlement. In all Lower Sixth topics a range of theories and ideas are studied. You will then apply them to issues within each topic such as flood impacts and management, climate change and the management of international migration. These topics are examined through short, structured questions, then you have a choice of topics to answer in depth. The Upper Sixth course extends ideas from Lower Sixth and introduces many new ones. In Physical Geography the Hazards topic extends ideas on weather and plate tectonics for example, and you will also study Coasts, which develops some familiar ideas from GCSE and introduces contemporary issues such as threats to coral reefs. The Human Geography topics are Environmental Issues and Global Interdependence. These cover ideas and issues such as degradation of environments and how these can be managed, and global issues such as international debt, trade, aid and the impacts of tourism. A choice of essays is given on each topic. There is no coursework; however, you will attend two residential field courses. The first to Shropshire during the first weeks of Lower Sixth, then Dorset towards the end of Upper Sixth. Here you will have the opportunity to learn through enquiry to support your knowledge and understanding of some of the course content: flooding, hydrology, river processes and landforms, rural issues, and coastal processes, landforms and management.
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