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GCSE EdExcel syllabus 1312 |
GCSE An outline of the new EdExcel GCSE course, which started September 2001
Edexcel downloads page to obtain the syllabus. and where specimen papers are also available.
The syllabus consists of the four compulsory units, 1 The Physical World, 2 The Human World, 3 The Economic World and 4 The Natural World. Two units have to be chosen from a choice of four option modules; those chosen this year have been: 6 Managing Hazards and 7 Managing Tourism. |
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A1 Physical World |
Coastal landscapes - course outline, work and links |
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Glaciated Landscapes - course outline, work and links |
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River Landscapes - course outline, work and links |
meanders and waterfalls - resources from Yr 7 |
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A2 Human World |
Population : tasks, with links. |
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Settlements 1: tasks, with links. Settlements 2: tasks, with links |
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A3 Economic World |
Industry types of employment and industry |
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Agriculture - Character of farming - classification and farmer's decisions. |
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Agriculture - Rice in the Philippines
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FACE , the new NFU education site |
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statistics CAP.xls |
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Industry Hi-Tech- Bracknell and Cambridge Science Park |
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Informal Sector - Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Trans National Corporations, or TNC's FIAT in Brazil, Ford in Portugal |
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A4 Natural World |
Weather |
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Climate zones |
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Forests |
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B6 managing Hazards |
Tropical storms |
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B7 Managing Tourism |
Development of tourism |
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case study: coastal |
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case study: mountainous |
Machu Piccu, Peru (LEDC) or Alps (MEDC) |
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Sustainable tourism |
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Plate
tectonic hazards