Geography

Assessment

At the end of the course students will sit two written exams – Paper 1: Physical Geography and Paper 2: Human Geography. In each paper, students will answer questions on the topics they have studied. Question types include multiple choice, resource stimulus short answers, and extended prose in the form of three 20-mark essays per paper. Each exam lasts 2 hours 30 minutes and is worth 40% of the A level. In addition, there is a non-exam assessment whereby students are required to complete a Geography fieldwork investigation whereby they produce and submit a 3000 to 4000-word write-up of their independent designed and developed geographical investigation. This comprises 20% of the final A level grade.