Assessment overview

Students must complete all tasks to be awarded the Entry Level Certificate in Geography. The tasks are assessed by the centre and externally moderated by OCR.

Content overview

Task 1: Dynamic world

There are three topics:

• Our world: This topic encourages students to engage with their ‘local’ place by understanding who lives there and how it has changed over time. Students also explore how the world is changing with a particular focus on megacities.
• Destructive world: In this topic students will have the opportunity to explore tectonic and flood hazards, particularly focusing on their causes and impacts. The case studies enable students to investigate two places in a little more depth.
• Resourceful world: Students have the chance to investigate why rainforests are so important to the planet and people and how they are used. This topic discovers the importance of food and energy in the UK as well as fairtrade for farmers in distant places.

Task 2: Fieldwork notebook

Students will need to complete fieldwork, this can be linked to any area of the specification. The title for the fieldwork task can be based on exemplar titles provided by OCR or can be centre-developed.

Fieldwork provides students with the opportunity to practice skills and understand the world around them. This enables students to ‘anchor’ their studies within a real world context.

Task 3: Personal project

Students will complete one project which can be based on any area of the specification. The project can be based on any one of the exemplar titles provided by OCR or can be either centre- or student-developed.