GCSE Year 11

Year 11 OCR B

There are four units of work, as follows:

Water, landforms and people

Population and settlement

Climate, the environment and people

People, work and environment

There are two written examinations which form 75% of the final grade, and the remaining 25% is gained through two pieces of coursework. The first of these, ‘Comparison of Retail Outlets within Bedford’, is carried out during the last three weeks of the Summer term of Year 10, and involves data collection, analysis and conclusions. A second piece of coursework is entitled ‘3 Gorges Dam – exploitation and management’ and is undertaken in January-February of Year 11. Two cycles of class time and homeworks are allowed.