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The world in which we live is likely to change more in the next 50 years than it has ever done before. Geography explains why, and helps to prepare you for those changes.
Geography tackles the big issues:• environmental responsibility• our global interdependence• cultural understanding and tolerance• commerce, trade and industry.
Geographical study fosters these qualities and provides a firm basis for life-long learning.
The transferable skills which geography fosters are an asset in the complex world of employment today. Geography is about the future and encourages flexible thinking.
Compared to other subjects, geography graduates are among the most employable. They possess the skills that employers look for. In part this is because the subject
combines a knowledge of science and an understanding of the arts.
Is geography a good choice in terms of getting a job?
The answer is a resounding YES!
• make a concise report• handle data• ask questions and find answers• make decisions about an issue• analyse material• organise themselves• think creatively and independently
• good communicators• spatially aware• socially, economically and environmentally aware• problem solvers• good team players• computer literate• well rounded, flexible thinkers
Discover new places!Travel AgentTourism OfficerEco-Tourism AdvisorTour GuideMedia Researcher
Discover new places!Travel AgentTourism OfficerEco-Tourism AdvisorTour GuideMedia Researcher
Care about the planet?Estate ManagerForestry Ranger
Environmental ConsultantPollution Analyst
Conservation Officer
Care about the planet?Estate ManagerForestry Ranger
Environmental ConsultantPollution Analyst
Conservation Officer
Enjoy being in the landscape?HydrologistCoastal ManagerGeologistCivil EngineerSoil Conservationist
Enjoy being in the landscape?HydrologistCoastal ManagerGeologistCivil EngineerSoil ConservationistInterested in Weather?
Weather Presenter
Disaster Manager
Flood Prevention Officer
Risk Assessor
Water Supply Coordinator
Interested in Weather?
Weather Presenter
Disaster Manager
Flood Prevention Officer
Risk Assessor
Water Supply Coordinator
Fascinated by maps?
GIS Specialist
Cartographer
Utilities Manager
Remote Sensing
Analyst
Fascinated by maps?
GIS Specialist
Cartographer
Utilities Manager
Remote Sensing
Analyst
Interested in human behaviour?PlannerSocial WorkerMarket ResearcherHousing OfficerEstate Agent
Interested in human behaviour?PlannerSocial WorkerMarket ResearcherHousing OfficerEstate Agent
Want to know why people work
where they do?
Economic Developer
Location Analyst
Retailer
Regional Developer
Transport Manager
Want to know why people work
where they do?
Economic Developer
Location Analyst
Retailer
Regional Developer
Transport Manager
Interested in world events?
Aid WorkerDiplomat
Refugee Advisor
Charity Coordinator
Interested in world events?
Aid WorkerDiplomat
Refugee Advisor
Charity Coordinator
Paper 1:Physical Geography• The Living World• Water on the Land•The Coastal Zone
One hour written exam (higher and foundation tiers) 75% of the final grade.
Paper 2: Human Geography• Population Change•Development Gap• Tourism
One hour exam (higher and foundation tiers) 75% of the final grade.
Controlled AssessmentA fieldwork investigation and written report completed in class time under controlled conditions based on river environments. The report is worth 25% of the final grade and will be submitted at the end of the course.
This structure is subject to change.
The Living WorldThe Coastal Zone
Water on the Land
The distribution of global Ecosystems
Desert ecosystems
The rainforest ecosystem
Management measures are being used to conserve the ecosystems and make
human use of it more sustainable
Deciduous forest ecosystems
River systems develop characteristic landforms and channel shapes from
source to mouth
These characteristics result from processes of erosion, transport and deposition
River flooding has natural causes, but
flooding may be made worse by human
activities
Flood managementinvolves both traditional
hard engineering andmore modern, integrated
and sustainableapproaches.
Coastal processesSea level rise and
flooding
Coastal landforms Sustainable management of the
coast
Population ChangeDevelopment Gap
Tourism
The world’s population was increasing but
future growth rates are uncertain
Population changeand structure vary
considerably betweencountries at different
states of development
Different policies attempt to manage change to achieve sustainable levels
of population
Many countries havepolicies to control and
manage migration flows
Consider the increased demands for the different
types of tourism
The challenges of balancing positive and negative
effects of tourism.
Case studies relating to adventure tourism, mass
tourism, economic tourism.
The tourism life cycle
Countries can develop inways that bring different
effects to different regions
Types of developmentvary between top-down
and bottom-up
Bottom-up schemes aredesigned to bring effects
at a local scale
Such schemes may bemore sustainable for
thefuture
Follow in the footsteps of these famous Geographers!
But, which one is the odd one out?
Check the Great Geography blog to see if you are right!!
Are you the next
one?