United Kingdom · National Curriculum Attainment Targets
Year 12 Geography
An advanced exploration of the complex interconnections between physical landscapes and human societies. Students analyze the drivers of environmental change and the socio-economic forces shaping the modern world.
Coastal Landscapes and Systems
An investigation into the dynamic processes that shape coastal environments and the management strategies used to protect them.
Examination of how marine and sub-aerial processes interact to create distinctive erosional and depositional landforms.
Analysis of eustatic and isostatic changes and their impact on coastal flooding and erosion risks.
Evaluating the effectiveness and ethics of different coastal engineering and management approaches.
Global Systems and Governance
Exploring the flows of capital, people, and information that define globalization and the international agencies that regulate them.
Study of the drivers of global integration and the role of technology in shrinking the world.
Analysis of international trade patterns and the socio-economic impacts of global migration flows.
Investigating the management of shared global resources such as Antarctica and the atmosphere.
Tectonic Processes and Hazards
A deep dive into the lithosphere, examining the causes of tectonic events and the human response to disaster.
Understanding the internal structure of the Earth and the evolution of plate tectonic theory.
Comparing how different levels of development affect the impact of tectonic events.
Evaluating strategies for prediction, preparation, and response to earthquakes and volcanoes.
Changing Places
Exploring how places are constructed, perceived, and experienced by different groups of people.
Analyzing the difference between space and place and how identity is tied to location.
Investigating the economic and social drivers behind the transformation of urban areas.
Examining the pressures on rural areas including depopulation and the growth of the leisure wilderness.
The Water and Carbon Cycles
A study of the physical processes that sustain life on Earth and the impacts of human interference on these cycles.
Analysis of the drainage basin as a system and the factors affecting storm hydrographs.
Investigating the stores and transfers of carbon and the link to global energy consumption.
Exploring the critical links between water and carbon cycles in specific biomes like the Amazon.
Geographical Inquiry and Fieldwork
Developing the skills necessary to design, conduct, and analyze independent geographical research.
Learning how to formulate research questions and select appropriate sampling strategies.
Practical application of qualitative and quantitative data gathering in the field.
Using statistical tests and cartographic techniques to interpret and present findings.