Geography

Studying Geography at KS4

KS4 Geography at Cedars follows the OCR B Geography specification “Geography for Enquiring Minds”. Year 10 have four 50-minute lessons of Geography weekly and Year 11 have three 50-minute lessons of Geography per week. Students study all Physical Geography Units in Y10 and all Human Geography Units in Y11.

Y10	Y11
Global Hazards	Urban Futures
Changing Climate	Dynamic Development
Distinctive Landscapes (+ Physical Fieldwork)	UK 21^st Century (+ Human Fieldwork)
Sustaining Ecosystems	Resource Reliance
	Decision Making Exercise and Paper 3

In addition, students undertake a piece of fieldwork in each year – one human and one physical. Students are set homework on a weekly basis consisting of retrieval quizzes, online retrieval work, exam question practice and extracts from revision booklets.

Career Pathways in Geography
There is no such thing as a Geography job – but a huge number of jobs that Geographers do! Geography graduates are some of the most employable graduates after University (RGS, 2022). Geography at the Cedars will equip students with a number of transferrable skills that will be relevant in a variety of jobs and industries. By studying Geography, you could become a: Conservation Officer, GIS Consultant, Town Planner, International Aid Worker, Meteorologist, Teacher or be successful in many other careers. Furthermore, Geography allows you to study topical issues, such as Climate Change, which will only be more important to careers in the future.