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Some global issues are having a real impact on our lives now, like the depletion

of the Ozone Layer.

Geography is always in the news and all around us. By studying geography you learn how to understand the issues in the news and make up your own mind about them.

It can be incredibly useful future decision making.

Learn about rivers and their floodplains and avoid ending up in a house like this

Learn about rivers and their floodplains and avoid ending up in a house like this

Global citizenship

(awareness of our world and how to

take care of it)

Environmental Awareness

Knowledge of places

Map skills

Ability to analyse and interpret data

Ability to research and present information

Ability to solve problems and make decisions

Give presentations and debate arguments

Restless earth

Global warming

Ecosystems

Rivers and

floods

Water worldExtreme climate

Economic geog

Population

Urban living

Local day trips including visits to the pyramids!

4 night trip to Cyprus for geography field work and outdoor

activities!

Coursework is based on field work and is worth 25% of overall GCSE!

Geography is linked to a wide range of JOB opportunities e.g.

• Agriculture, horticulture and forestry

• Architecture

• Armed services• Business and commerce

• Cartography

• Civil service and civil aviation

• Environmental health

• Estate agency

• Geologist and resource extraction

• Landscape architecture

Other CAREERS linked to Geography include:

• Leisure and recreation industry

• Local government

• Meteorology • Nature conservancy

• Navigation

• Selling and marketing• Surveying

• Town and country planning

• Teaching

• Transport and communications

• Travel agency and tourism

Geography can be COMBINED with other subjects, leading to a particular career e.g.

• Art and CDT/Design technology for architecture

• Biology for agriculture

• History for publishing• Languages for business

• Mathematics for meteorology

• Physics for civil engineering

So if you want to be ready to play an active part in our FUTURE world

CHOOSE Geography!