
Exam Board |
AQA |
What is GCSE Geography: |
This qualification is linear. Linear means that you will sit all exams at the end of the course in Year 11, is graded 1-9. |
What about exams? What will I study? |
Living with the physical environment (Paper 1) Section A: The challenge of natural hazards Section B: Physical landscapes in the UK Section C: The living world Challenges in the human environment (Paper 2) Section A: Urban issues and challenges Section B: The changing economic world Section C: The challenge of resource management Geographical applications (Paper 3) Section A: Issue evaluation Section B: Fieldwork
Geographical skills are embedded throughout the course and can appear in any of the 3 papers; OS map skills, graphical skills & numeracy |
Exams
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Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes 35% of GCSE Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, levels of response, extended prose Paper 2: Challenges in the human environment Urban issues and challenges; Urban growth, Mega Cities, NEE (Newly Emerging Economies) UK’s core cities, Sustainable transport , The Changing Economic world; uneven development, debt, trade and aid, UK’s changing economy; The challenge of resource management; water, food and energy Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes 35% of GCSE Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, levels of response, extended prose Paper 3: Geographical applications Issue evaluation Fieldwork and Geographical skills Written exam: 1 hour 15 mins 30% of GCSE Prior to this paper you are required to conduct 2 field geographical trips; one focussing on physical geography and another with a focus on urban issues. You will then have to answer questions on these trips in your Paper 3 exam |
What could I do next with Geography? |
Pretty much anything really is the honest answer! Here are just a few career or further education pathways open to Geographers; environmental sciences, local government, journalism, planning, teaching and tourism. |
