GEOGRAPHY SEG - Syllabus A
The Geography course studied in Years 10 and 11 at Chatham House is Syllabus A of the Southern Examining Group. The overall assessment will consist of two written examination papers and a school-based geographical enquiry.
| Paper 1 | 1¾ hours | 40% |
Section A: |
Geographical Skills |
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| Section B | Candidates answer three questions from: | |
| 1. Tectonic Activity | 5. Coasts | |
| 2. Rocks and Landscapes | 6. Weather and Climate | |
| 3. Ice | 7. Ecosystems | |
| 4. Rivers | ||
Questions in Section A are based on an Ordnance Survey map extract and other stimulus material such as graphs, photographs or satellite imagery. |
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| Paper 2 | 1½ hours | 35% |
| Three structured questions to be answered | |
| One from: | 1. Population 2. Settlement |
| One from: | 3. Agriculture 4. Industry |
| One from: | 5. Managing Resources and Tourism 6. Development |
| Geographical Enquiry | 25% |
This is an individual geographical project of 2000 - 2500 words including relevant illustrations and fieldwork. Boys will select their project topics by the end of Year 10 and the bulk of the project will be done in the Autumn Term of Year 11. Teacher-guidance will be given, and marking is internal with external moderation.
Local fieldwork and field teaching are an essential practical part of the course. There is also an optional weekend study course based in a contrasting locality in the UK.
Geography and Information Technology
The department possesses two Nimbus 486 and two Nimbus 186 microcomputers and pupils in years 10 and 11 are encouraged to make use of the data processing and graphics packages, and word-processing facilities in preparing their individual enquiries. In addition, the department has access to the computing laboratory facilities which include more advanced statistical and graphics software as well as geographical databases such as PC Globe, World Atlas and the 1991 Census on CD-ROM. The School is connected to the INTERNET through which students with an interest in meteorology will be able to view weather from space via the University of Nottingham.