IGCSE Level Geography
Head of Subject:
Mr T McCulloch
IGCSE Level Geography
Who are these people and what do they all have in common?
“Geography is all the rage.”
“Geography is a subject for our times.”
“Geography is soaring in popularity.”
Unemployment rate:�Computer Science 10.0%, Physics 8.3%, Maths 7.3%�Biology 6.3%, DT 7.2%, Chemistry 6.7%, Arts 6.9%, English 5.5%, Business Studies 6.1%, History 6.1%, Average unemployment 5.7%, Law 4.9%, Geography 4.8%� �(six months after graduation)
Great job
PROSPECTS
Digital mapping
Digital technologies
Map skills
Interpreting photos, diagrams…
Analysing articles
Decision making
Critical analysis
Debating and arguing your point
Investigating issues in the real world
Report writing
Statistics
Fieldwork
Data analysis
Empathy
Problem solving
a wide variety of
SKILLS
People we know who studied Geography:
Where can geography lead
YOU
What subject(s) does Geography go well with?
All of them! Geography goes well with the Sciences and Mathematics as well as the Humanities, Languages and Arts. It is very flexible in terms of what it can be combined with both at GCSE and A Level.
Geography keeps your options open.
Sciences, Maths
Humanities & Arts
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
(I)GCSE Geography
Board:
Pearson Edexcel
Specification:
4GE1
STUDY?
What will we
Natural Hazards
Rivers
Economic and Globalised World
Resource Management
WORLD
The Living
Rural Environments
Urban Environments
Fieldwork (Not Coursework)
Assessment Components:
Paper 1: Physical Geography
40% of the total International GCSE raw marks
1 hour 10 minute paper
NO COURSEWORK
Assessment Components:
Paper 2: Human Geography
60% of the total International GCSE raw marks
1 hour 45 minute paper
NO COURSEWORK
Courageous Exploration
Sustainability and Geography Trip to South Korea in 2025 trips week. Where will we go in 2027?!?!
Am I good enough to do Geography?
Yes, if you…
Choose
YOUR FUTURE
GEOGRAPHY
Choose
What is more important
THAN THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET?
See Mr McCulloch explore the world through Geography in Action on Instagram and YouTube and bring the IGCSE course to life!