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Specification
(PDF), Last Updated: 19 October 2011
For teaching from September 2011. For examination in Summer 2013.

Specification
(PDF), Last Updated: 08 October 2009
For teaching from September 2009 and 2010. For examination in Summer 2011 and 2012.

At Entry Level, students must complete five modules:

  • People and Where They Live;
  • Changing Employment Opportunities and Development;
  • The Physical World and its Challenges;
  • The Sustainable Development of Tourism; and
  • Challenges for Society and Environment.

More information on each of the modules is included in the table below:


Module

Content

People and Where They Live

  • Where people are
  • People move
  • Settlements grow and change over time

Changing Employment Opportunities and Development

  • People work in a variety of jobs
  • There have been changes in employment through time
  • Economic change creates new opportunities
  • Global economic change is taking place
  • LEDC’s need fair trade and aid

The Physical World and its Challenges

  • The physical world is diverse
  • The physical world presents challenges for people

The Sustainable Development of Tourism

  • Leisure time
  • Patterns of tourism are changing
  • Developing a sustainable approach to tourism presents challenges

Challenges for Society and Environment

  • Human activity has an impact upon the atmosphere and the environment
  • There are sustainable approaches to energy use and the development of renewable energy resources
  • There is a need to provide adequate food supplies and clean drinking water for an increasing world population
  • Conservation versus development
  • Ecotourism poses challenges for society and environment

For more information on the course content, see the full specification.