Academic Year 2025-2026
Required Textbook
Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Geography Coursebook
Gary Cambers, Steve Sibley
ISBN: 9781108339186
Course Overview
4
Core Units
36
Weeks of Learning
1
Exam Period
1
Revision Period
Population
Hazards
Landscapes
Climate
Skills
Holiday
Revision
Exam
| Week Commencing | Week | Topic | Focus Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1: Population and Settlement | |||
| 8.9.25 | 1 | World population increase | Population |
| 15.9.25 | 2 | Over and under-population | Population |
| 22.9.25 | 3 | Cause of change in population size | Population |
| 29.9.25 | 4 | Population changes & case study | Population |
| 6.10.25 | 5 | Population policies | Population |
| 13.10.25 | 6 | Population migration | Population |
| 20.10.25 | 7 | Impact of migration | Population |
| 27.10.25 | Half term | ||
| 3.11.25 | 8 | Population data | Population |
| 10.11.25 | 9 | Population distribution and density | Population |
| 17.11.25 | 10 | Settlement patterns | Population |
| 24.11.25 | 11 | Settlement - sites and functions | Population |
| 1.12.25 | 12 | Settlement hierarchies | Population |
| 8.12.25 | 13 | Urban land use | Population |
| 15.12.25 | Christmas holiday | ||
| 22.12.25 | Christmas holiday | ||
| 29.12.25 | Christmas holiday | ||
| 5.1.26 | 14 | Urban problems and solutions | Population |
| 12.1.26 | 15 | Rapid urban growth - urban sprawl | Population |
| 19.1.26 | 16 | Practice questions & Global Issue 1 - HIV/AIDS | Population |
| Unit 2: The Natural Environment | |||
| 26.1.26 | 17 | Earthquakes, volcanoes and plate tectonics | Hazards |
| 2.2.26 | 18 | Causes & effects; Hazards & opportunities | Hazards |
| 9.2.26 | 19 | Reducing impacts of quakes & volcanoes / Case Study Haiti | Hazards |
| 16.2.26 | Half term | ||
| 23.2.26 | 20 | Drainage basin and the work of rivers | Landscapes |
| 2.3.26 | 21 | River landforms; erosion, transportation & deposition | Landscapes |
| 9.3.26 | 22 | River hazards and opportunities | Landscapes |
| 16.3.26 | 23 | The work of the sea | Landscapes |
| 23.3.26 | 24 | Hazards & opportunities | Hazards |
| 30.3.26 | Easter holiday | ||
| 6.4.26 | Easter holiday | ||
| 13.4.26 | Easter holiday | ||
| 20.4.26 | 25 | Managing coastal erosion | Hazards |
| Unit 3: Economic Development and the Use of Resources | |||
| 27.4.26 | 26 | Weather data | Climate |
| 4.5.26 | 27 | Using weather & climatic data | Climate |
| 11.5.26 | 28 | Exam revision | Revision |
| 20.5.26 | 29 | Mock exam | Exam |
| 25.5.26 | Half term | ||
| 1.6.26 | 30 | Equatorial climate | Climate |
| 8.6.26 | 31 | Tropical rainforests | Climate |
| 15.6.26 | 32 | Hot deserts | Climate |
| Unit 4: Geographical Skills | |||
| 22.6.26 | 33 | Geographical skills 1&2 | Skills |
| 29.6.26 | 34 | Geographical skills 3&4 | Skills |
| 6.7.26 | 35 | Geographical skills 5&6 | Skills |
| 13.7.26 | 36 | Geographical skills review | Skills |
| 20.7.26 | Summer holiday begins | ||