Geography
Our expectations and academic recommendations:
If you have enjoyed Mathematics at IGCSE, and have coped easily with the challenges presented to you, then you could consider Further Mathematics as an additional qualification.
Why you should study this subject:
The study of Geography answers the fundamental questions: • What shapes the world around us? • How do we interact with the world around us? • Can we manage the world in a more sustainable way?
Please note that it is only possible to study Further Mathematics if you take A Level Mathematics.
What Higher Education/Careers could this subject lead to?
It therefore synthesises how people react with each other and how they shape and are shaped by the natural environment. It also seeks to suggest ways in which we all can live in one world. The study of geography is really a study on how we live life and how we can live life in a better way that benefits both all people on the planet as well as the other 10 million species that inhabit our world. As such a girl learns fundamental truths about their relationship to other people as well as their relationship to the environment that supports us.
Further Mathematics benefits students who go on to study Mathematics or a Mathematics related subject at university.
Subject detail
Specification: Edexcel Examination format and course outline: Coursework: NO Students take four papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2 may contain questions on any topics from the Pure Mathematics content (Proof, Complex numbers, Matrices, Further algebra and functions, Further calculus, Further vectors, Polar coordinates, Hyperbolic functions, Differential equations).
What you will gain from studying the subject:
A better understanding of how, if we are all to develop, we must not just work with each other but the natural systems that constitute our world – the land, air and seas. As it is considered as both an art and a science it gives you a broadly balanced A Level that allows specialism in either discipline later in your academic career.
Paper 3: Further Mathematics Option 1 on one of the following options: A: Further Pure Mathematics 1 B: Further Statistics 1 C: Further Mechanics 1 Paper 4: Further Mathematics Option 2 on one of the following options: A: Further Pure Mathematics 2 B: Further Statistics 1 C: Further Mechanics 1 D: Further Statistics 2 E: Further Mechanics 2
A keen and enquiring mind that wants to answer the questions: • Why is it there? • How was it formed? • Why do I have the lifestyle that I have? • What impacts do I have on the world? • What impacts do natural systems have on me? • How can we all live on one Earth?
Each paper is a 90 minutes written examination, each worth 25% of the qualification
There are no pre-requites for taking A Level Geography apart from an open mind and an interest in people and the environment. You do not need to have taken Geography at GCSE.
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Geography
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