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TRINITY 2
New academic year begins beginning of June.
Paper 1, Section A: The Changing Landscapes of the UK:
River landscapes and processes – case study: one named river landscape in UK – River Wyre.
Physical Geography Fieldwork – River Wyre (Oct).
MICHAELMAS 1 & 2
Paper 1, Section B: Weather Hazards and Climate Change:
Tropical cyclones – case study: social, economic and environmental impacts of a Tropical cyclone in a developed country, and their responses.
Case study: social, economic and environmental impacts of a Tropical cyclone in an emerging economy or developing country, and their responses.
How the two case studies vary.
Drought – case study: impacts of drought on people and ecosystems in a developed country, and their responses – California USA.
Case study: impacts of drought on people and ecosystems in an emerging economy or developing country, and their responses – Ethiopia.
How the two case studies vary.
Paper 3, Section A and B: Fieldwork:
Write up of Physical Geography Fieldwork – River Wyre.
Write up of Human Geography study Fieldwork – Liverpool One.
LENT 1
Paper 2, Section B: Global Development:
Measuring development.
Causes of uneven development.
Solutions to uneven development.
Case study: development in a developing country or emerging economy – India.
LENT 2 & TRINITY 1
Paper 3, Section C: Investigations - UK Challenges (Synoptic):
8.1 – The UK’s resource consumption and environmental sustainability challenge.
8.2 – The UK’s Settlement, population and economic challenges.
8.3 – The UK’s Landscape challenges.
8.4 – The UK’s Climate Change challenges.
TRINITY 1 & 2
Fieldwork & Revision.