Geography occupies a central position in understanding and interpreting issues affecting people, places and environments across a range of spatial and temporal scales. As a multi-disciplinary subject, it presents you with the contextual knowledge and understanding of the big global problems we face today and equips you with the analytical and evaluative skills needed to manage these effectively. You will investigate the principal meteorological, hydrological and geomorphological processes operating in the physical world as well as the social, demographic, economic and political systems in place in the human world.
A Level geographers are logical and analytical thinkers. They possess the skills to present ordered and coherent arguments in a variety of ways with the aim of solving human and environmental issues.
The geography department has a good programme of fieldwork, which usually includes an optional overseas field trip. Recent locations have included Interlaken, Sorrento, Iceland and Sicily. There will also be two local fieldwork day trips as part of the course.
Exam board: CIE Cambridge International
Course name: A Level Geography 9696
Beyond the curriculum
Geography at Exeter School is not just about classroom learning, but about experiences and placing the learning in context. Pupils at A Level visit the local area to support their learning, including trips to the Exe Valley to investigate fluvial geomorphology and rural settlement, as well as a local energy-from-waste centre. Other opportunities include visits to the south coast to investigate tourism and issues of mass movement in the Lyme Regis area.
