Geography

Assessment

Component 1: Physical geography What's assessed: Section A: Water and carbon cycles Section B: either Hot desert systems and landscapes or Coastal systems and landscapes or Glacial systems and landscapes Section C: either Hazards or Ecosystems under stress How it's assessed: • Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes • 120 marks • 40% of A-level Questions • Section A: answer all questions (36 marks) • Section B: answer either question 2 question 3 or question 4 (36 marks) • Section C: answer either question 5 or question 6 (48 marks) • Question types: short answer, levels of response, and extended prose Component 2: Human geography What's assessed: Section A: Global systems and global governance Section B: Changing places Section C: Either contemporary urban environments or Population and the environment or Resource security How it's assessed: • Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes • 120 marks • 40% of A-level Questions: • Section A: answer all questions (36 marks) • Section B: answer all questions (36 marks) • Section C: answer either question 3 question 4 or question 5 (48 marks) • Question types: short answer, levels of response, extended prose Component 3: Geography fieldwork investigation What's assessed: Students complete an individual investigation which must include data collected in the field. The individual investigation must be based on a question or issue defined and developed by the student relating to any part of the specification content. How it's assessed: • 3,000–4,000 words • 60 marks • 20% of A-level • marked by teachers • moderated by AQA