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?