Geography

Overview Geography occupies a central position in understanding and interpreting issues affecting people, places and environments, and change in both space and time. A level geography helps learners develop the knowledge and skills that will prepare them for successful university study and develop a geographical way of thinking about the modern world in which they live. Geography bridges science to humanities and has traditionally been viewed as two distinct disciplines: human and physical geography. Whilst, modern geography still retains this structure it has evolved to place further emphasis on the interrelationships between these two components. Completion of the course will allow geography students at Rugby School Thailand to access the top international universities. The range of skills are so diverse that geography graduates today have the highest employment of all university leavers. In an increasingly competitive world geography opens the door to a wide range of career paths. Not to mention the 20 billion dollar GIS industry that underpins almost all economic activity in the modern world.

Syllabus Cambridge International A Level Geography (9696)

Course Aims The aims are to: • An understanding of the principal processes operating within physical geography and human • geography • An understanding of the causes and effects of change on natural and human environments • An awareness of the usefulness of geographical analysis to understand and solve contemporary human and environmental problems • The ability to handle and evaluate different types and sources of information • The skills to think logically, and to present an ordered and coherent argument in a variety of ways

Course Content AS Level Geography study Core Physical: Hydrology and fluvial geomorphology, Atmosphere and weather, Rocks and weathering Core Human: Population, Migration, Settlement dynamics

A-Level Geography study Advanced Physical Geography, Two Options From: Tropical environments, Coastal environments, Hazardous environments, Hot arid and semi-arid environments

Advanced Human Geography, Two Options From: Production, Location and Change, Environmental management, Global interdependence, Economic transition

Assessment AS Level Paper 1 Core Physical Geography, 1hour 30minutes, 50% Paper 2 Core Human Geography, 1hour 30minutes, 50% } or 50% of A-Level A-Level Paper 3 Advanced Physical Geography, 1hour 30minutes, 25% Paper 4 Advanced Human Geography, 1hour 30minutes, 25%