Geography

Assessment

Paper 1. Physical Geography Section A: Water and carbon cycles Section B: either Hot desert environments and their margins or Coastal systems and landscapes Section C: one of a) Hazards orb) Ecosystems under stress or c) Cold environments. • 96 marks • 2 hours and 30 minutes of written paper • 40% of total GCE Paper 2. Human Geography Section A: Global systems and global governance Section B: Changing places Section C: Contemporary urban environment or Population and the environment or Resource security. • 96 marks • 2 hours and 30 minutes of written paper • 40% of total GCE Paper 3. Geographical investigation: 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 £29,434 - £40,899 pa developed by the student relating to any part of the specification content. • 35 marks • 3,000-4,000 words non-examination assessment • 20% of total GCE