IGCSE Geography

Course Aims

This Edexcel IGCSE course aims to enable learners to:

· build on the foundation of geographical knowledge and apply it

· actively engage in the process of geographical enquiry to develop as effective and independent learners, and as critical and reflective thinkers with enquiring minds

· develop their knowledge and understanding of geographical concepts and appreciate the relevance of these concepts to our changing world

· develop a framework of spatial awareness in which to appreciate the importance of the location of places and environments at a range of scales

· appreciate that people have different views of, and attitudes to, the world, its environments and its issues

· develop and apply practical geographical enquiry skills

· undertake geographical investigations that include both primary and secondary data collection, presentation and analysis, drawing conclusions, and evaluating geographical investigation

· develop and apply their learning to the real world through fieldwork

· develop their awareness of global issues and recognise the challenges of moving towards a sustainable future.

Course Structure

Modular courses retain the same content as the existing linear specifications, but the content is divided into two separate units.

Instead of sitting exams covering all of the course content at the end of the two-year course (as with linear specifications), learners will sit them at the end of each unit.

The modular assessment structure offers learners the flexibility to sit examinations when they are ready and provides opportunities to resit individual unit assessments before receiving an overall qualification grade.

Course Aims

Course Structure

Unit 1: Physical Geography

Content overview

Unit 2: Human Geography

Content summary

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