Year 12 Topics:

DYNAMIC LANDSCAPES (25%):

Tectonic Processes & Hazards

Tectonic processes, a study of the causes of tectonic hazards, the impact of tectonic activity on people, and responses to tectonic hazards.

Landscape Systems, Processes and Change - Coasts

A study of coastal processed, landforms and landscapes. A study of the physical and human processes influencing change over time and space.

DYNAMIC PLACES (25%): 

Globalisation

A study of globalisation, its causes and consequences for different people and places.

Shaping Places - Diverse Places

A study of how and why places are shaped and changed, the meanings and identities attached to different places and the consequences for different people.

Year 13 Topics:

PHYSICAL SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABILITY (25%)

The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity

Water cycle, human and natural factors that impact on water cycling, consequences for water security and future water conflicts.

The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security

Carbon cycle, human and natural factors impacting on carbon cycling, the consequences for ecosystems and management strategies.

Climate Change Future

Exploring linkns between the carbon and water cycles through climate change.

HUMAN SYSTEMS AND GEOPOLITICS (25%)

Superpowers

The reasons for shifting economic and political power, the impacts of superpowers, influence or superpowers in governing the global commons.

Global Development and Connections

Health, human rights and interventions OR migration, identity and sovereignty.