Geography

Assessment

There are two written exams. Paper 1 (2 hours 30 minutes) Physical Geography 120 marks (40%) Paper 2 (2 hours 30 minutes) Human Geography 120 marks (40%) Component 3 – Geographical Investigation (20%)- fieldwork / coursework Fieldtrips are an integral part of any Geography A level course. We have residential field trips in both the Lower and Upper Sixth. The data collected on the second trip is used to write up a report for the individual piece of coursework (referred to as the NEA by the exam board). This is worth 20% of the final exam grade. Optional extra trips are arranged such as those in recent years to Iceland and Morocco.