Geography (Year 9)

Exam Board

AQA GCSE Geography

What will you study?

The Living World – Introduction to Ecosystems
The Living World – Tropical Rainforests

The Living World – Tropical Rainforests / Hot Deserts
The Living World – Hot Deserts

The Challenge of Resource Management – Global Resources
The Challenge of Resource Management – UK Resources

Useful tips and resources

Geography is an ever-evolving subject and the best Geographers are those who have a good understanding of what is going on in the world around them. The best way to become a better Geographer is to develop an interest in the wider world.

• AQA GCSE Geography specification
• AQA GCSE Geography – BBC Bitesize
• Internet Geography
• Time For Geography – Short videos covering many GCSE topics
• GCSE Pod – Log in using your Office 365 login
• PMT AQA GCSE Geography revision
• PMT GCSE Geography past papers
• National Geographic
• BBC Earth
• Royal Geographical Society: Ask the Geographer Podcast
• Ordnance Survey MapZone – great for practising map skills

What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school?

The BBC Earth documentaries and podcasts are an excellent starting point to introduce many of the issues facing the natural world today and we also recommend subscribing to the Royal Geographical Society’s ‘Ask the Geographer’ podcast, which has episodes suitable for students from KS3 up to KS5.