Geography

Assessment

Paper 1: Physical Systems 1 hour 30 minutes - 22% This involves the study of: Landscape Systems: Coastal, Glaciated or Drylands. Earth’s Life Support Systems: Tropical Rainforests and Arctic Tundra and the importance of water and carbon to life on earth. Paper 2: Human Interactions 1 hour 30 minutes - 22% This involves the study of: Changing Spaces; Making Places: Contrasting places at a local scale and understanding economic change and social inequality. Global Connections - Global Systems: Trade in the contemporary world or Global Migration; Global Governance: Human Rights or Power and Borders. Paper 3: Geographical Debates 2 hours 30 minutes - 36% This involves the study of two of the following debates: Climate Change; Disease Dilemmas; Exploring Oceans; Future of Food; Hazardous Earth.