GCSEs form a basis upon which higher education and successful careers are built, our tutor supported open distance learning GCSE Geography course provides the necessary knowledge, skills and qualification without disrupting your current lifestyle.
The DCA Home Learning Geography GCSE course provides the core knowledge and skills needed to embark on a rewarding pathway to success. The distance learning Geography GSCE course is specially designed, allowing you to learn about Geography through flexible and cost-effective home study at your own time and pace.
With the distance learning Geography GCSE course, online study resources and a personal tutor are available to guide you throughout your studies, and your Student Advisor is a Freephone call away.
The DCA Geography GCSE course provides an award from the AQA, a nationally recognised body. The GCSE award is recognised by employers and higher education providers as proof of your ability and determination to succeed. Many people pass GCSEs through home study.
If you'd like to advance your knowledge or to earn more money from a career where GCSE Geography is an essential qualification, and to enjoy increased status and security, the DCA home study GCSE Geography course is the ideal distance learning home study course for you.
The GCSE Geography course is divided into six modules. The first module concentrates on mapwork, including map references and interpreting photographs and data. You will then look at population and settlement, including distribution and growth. Module three centres on the resources and economic activities concerning both agriculture and industry. You will then study the physical environment and human activities. Finally, you will study developments in terms of contrast and the environment, as well as the interdependence of nations.
Examinations
Examinations are normally in June, although you may be able to arrange to sit some part of the GCSE in January.
Examination Entry Information
DCA will provide whatever help we can with examination information, finding an exam centre and authenticating coursework but entering examinations is entirely the responsibility of the student and the contract for sitting the examinations is between the student and the exam centre. We are not an exam centre and therefore although we can give information and guidance, we cannot make your entry for you, or change an incorrect entry. Full details about exams can be obtained on application. Students will sit external examinations and receive a certificate from the awarding body AQA
Textbooks
In addition to the recommended text, each course has a suggested reading list to help you achieve a broader understanding of the subject. Some subjects also require an accompanying textbook(s) which you will need to obtain.
Module One: Geographical Skills: Mapwork
• Map References
• Height and Relief Features
• Cross-Sections
• Rivers and Valleys
• Glaciation; Coastlines
• Communications and Settlement
• Vegetation and Land Use
• Interpretating Photographs
• Simplified Maps
• The Interpretation of Data
• The Interpretation of Data (2)
Module Two: Population and Settlement
• Developed and Less Developed Countries
• World Population Distribution
• World Population Growth
• Settlement Geography
• Urban Growth
• Techniques for the Geographical Enquiry
Module Three: Resources and Economic Activities
• Agriculture (1)
• Agriculture (2)
• Industry
• Stages of Economic Development
Module Four: Physical Environment and Human Activities
• The Structure of the Earth
• Weathering and Rivers
• Glaciated Regions and Coastlines
• Meteorology and Man
• Rain and Snow
• Ecosystems
• The Water Supply and Geographical Techniques for Fieldwork
Module Five: Development
• Contrasts in Development
• Environment and Development
• Contrasts in Agriculture and Industry
• The Interdependence of Nations
Module Six: Course Assessment
• Revision of the Whole Course |
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