Geography
Here you will find the Unit Award Scheme (UAS) units that we have mapped to our GCSE Geography specification.
GCSE Geography
The GCSE Geography content has been split into bite-sized units making it more accessible to learners. Links to suggested teaching resources can be found in the scheme of work.
Students will receive a certificate each time they complete a unit. By recognising their achievements in this way, the scheme allows students to engage with learning and take clear steps towards success.
Paper 1: Living with the physical environment
Section A: The challenge of natural hazards
Section B: The living world
Section C: Physical landscapes in the UK
Paper 2: Challenges in the human environment
Section A: Urban issues and challenges
| UAS unit title | UAS unit code |
|---|
| Urbanisation | 118432 |
| Major city in an LIC/NEE | 118433 |
| Major city in the UK | 118434 |
| Urban sustainability | 118435 |
Section B: The changing economic world
| UAS unit title | UAS unit code |
|---|
| Economic development | 118436 |
| Reducing the global development gap | 118508 |
| Economic development in an LIC/NEE | 118437 |
| Economic development in the UK | 118438 |
Section C: The challenge of resource management
| UAS unit title | UAS unit code |
|---|
| Resource management | 118494 |
| Demand for food resources | 118495 |
| Strategies to increase food supply | 118496 |
| Demand for water resources | 118498 |
| Strategies to increase water supply | 118499 |
| Demand for energy resources | 118500 |
| Strategies to increase energy supply | 118501 |
Paper 3: Geographical applications
Fieldwork
| UAS unit title | UAS unit code |
|---|
| Fieldwork theory | 118492 |
| Human fieldwork investigation | 118344 |
| Physical fieldwork investigation | 118345 |
Geographic skills
| UAS unit title | UAS unit code |
|---|
| Cartographic skills in Geography | 118493 |
| Graphical skills in Geography | 118490 |
| Numerical and statistical skills in Geography | 118491 |
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