IGCSE GEOGRAPHY

COURSE OUTLINE

International GCSE

Geography Course Syllabus

Assessment is by terminal examination only.
Pupils may enter for the core (maximum grade C) or extended award (for students aiming for grades A* to C), differentiated by final examination paper rather than syllabus content.


Students will cover the themes

1. Population and Settlement
Population dynamics
Types of settlement

2 The Natural Environment
Structure, form and landscape processes
Weather, climate and natural vegetation

3 Economic Development and the Use of Resources
Agricultural systems
Industrial systems
Leisure activities and tourism
Energy and water resources
Environmental risks and benefits - resource conservation and management

4 Skills in handling geographical information

5 Enquiry skills, including cartographical, statistical and presentational techniques