A-Level Geography (AQA)

Course Overview 课程介绍

AQA A-Level 地理，线性结构，自然 + 人文地理 + 田野调查 + 独立调查 NEA。

A-Level Geography (AQA 7037) is a linear qualification balancing physical and human geography, with compulsory study of water and carbon cycles and changing places, a choice of optional units, and a fieldwork-based Non-Exam Assessment (NEA) independent investigation, examined by two terminal papers at the end of two years. The course develops systems thinking, place-based understanding, statistical analysis and fieldwork skills. It is a popular facilitating subject for geography, environmental science, urban planning, geology, international development, sociology and earth science applicants.

Key Facts 基本信息

AS / Year 1 Syllabus AS 阶段章节

• AS1. Water and carbon cycles (core physical)
  The water cycle (drainage basins, water balance, storm hydrographs), the carbon cycle (stores and transfers, terrestrial and marine), climate change, human modulation of cycles, water security and carbon budgets
• AS2. Coastal systems and landscapes (physical option)
  Coastal systems (inputs, processes, outputs), coastal processes (waves, tides, sediment cells), coastal landscape development, sea level change, coastal management (hard and soft engineering), sustainable coastal management
• AS3. Hazards (physical option)
  Hazard concept and disaster trends, plate tectonics and seismic/volcanic hazards, tropical storms, wildfires, hazard perception and vulnerability, hazard management and adaptation, multiple hazard zones
• AS4. Changing places (core human)
  Nature and importance of place, place perception and representation, endogenous and exogenous factors, relationships and connections, meaning and representation, place-making, demographic and cultural change
• AS5. Contemporary urban environments (human option)
  Urbanisation, urban forms (mega-cities, world cities), urban climate, urban social stress, urban sprawl and renewal, sustainable urban development, sustainable transport, waste management
• AS6. Geographical skills
  Cartographic, graphical, numerical and statistical skills, qualitative fieldwork methods, geographical information systems (GIS), fieldwork techniques and data collection

A2 / Year 2 Syllabus A2 阶段章节

• A27. Global systems and global governance (core human)
  Globalisation (causes, social and economic consequences), global governance (political, environmental, economic), Antarctica as a global commons, global commons, human rights, the global commons debate
• A28. Population and the environment (human option)
  Population and resource relationships, population-environment linkages, environmental constraints on food supply, energy, health and disease, demographic transition, future population futures
• A29. Resource security (human option)
  Resource development and governance, water conflict, energy security (renewable and non-renewable), mineral security, the geopolitics of energy and resources, pathways to resource security
• A210. Fieldwork and NEA: Independent Investigation
  Fieldwork design and primary data collection, statistical and analytical techniques, 3,000-4,000 word independent investigation on a student-defined question relating to specification content, ethical and risk assessment

Exam Structure (AQA 7037) 考试结构

Suitable Majors & Pathway 适用专业与衔接

地理、环境科学、城市规划、地质、国际发展等方向核心科目，含田野调查。

A-Level Geography (AQA) is a Russell Group facilitating subject and is highly valued for geography, environmental science, urban planning, geology, earth science, international development, sustainability, sociology, politics, economics and travel/tourism. The linear terminal exams combined with the fieldwork-based NEA reward systems thinking, statistical reasoning, place-based analysis and structured essay writing, providing a strong foundation for university physical and human geography, GIS, environmental policy and research methods modules.