Geography

Assessment

Paper 1: Physical Systems 22% 1 hour 30 minutes. This focuses on different types of physical environment, with an emphasis on the interrelationships between physical and human components of these environments. Candidates must answer questions in two sections. Section A: Landscape Systems (Coasts) Section B: Earth’s Life Support Systems (Ecosystems) Question types will include: short answer, levels of response and extended prose. Paper 2: Human Interactions 22% 1 hour 30 minutes. This focuses on selected aspects of human activity from a geographical viewpoint. Candidates must answer questions in two sections. Section A: Changing Spaces, Making Places Section B: Global Connections (Human Rights and Global Migration) Paper 3: Geographical Debates 36% 2 hours 30 minutes. Candidates must answer questions in two sections. Section A: Hazardous Earth Section B: Disease Dilemmas Question types will include: short answer, levels of response and essay style questions Paper 4: Investigative Geography 20% Students will 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 independently by the student relating to any part of the specification content. The investigation will be between 3,000– 4,000 words and will be marked by Geography A Level staff, these will then be moderated by the AQA.