Switching to AQA: from Eduqas B1
To save you time and help you compare our GCSE Geography with the Eduqas B1 specification, we’ve created some comparison tables.
These tables highlight the content and requirements side by side, so you can make the right choice for your students.
Assessment structure
Paper 1
AQA – GCSE Geography | Eduqas – GCSE Geography B1 |
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Living with the physical environment | Investigating geographical issues |
Written exam | Written exam |
1 hour 30 minutes | 1 hour 45 minutes |
88 marks (35% of GCSE) | 100 marks (40% of GCSE) |
Paper 2
AQA – GCSE Geography | Eduqas – GCSE Geography B1 |
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Challenges in the human environment | Problem solving geography |
Written exam | Written exam |
1 hour 30 minutes | 1 hour 30 minutes |
88 marks (35% of GCSE) | 76 marks (30% of GCSE) |
Paper 3
AQA – GCSE Geography | Eduqas – GCSE Geography B1 |
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Geographical applications | Applied fieldwork enquiry |
Written exam | Written exam |
1 hour 30 minutes | 1 hour 30 minutes |
76 marks (30% of GCSE) | 76 marks (30% of GCSE) |
Subject content
Paper 1
AQA – GCSE Geography | Eduqas – GCSE Geography B1 |
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3.1 Living with the physical environment 3.1.1 – the challenge of natural hazards
| Theme one: changing places – changing economies
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3.1.2 – the living world
| Theme two: changing environments
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3.1.3 – physical landscapes in the UK
Two from:
| Theme three: environmental challenges
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Paper 2
AQA – GCSE Geography | Eduqas – GCSE Geography B1 |
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3.2.1 Section A – urban issues and challenges: Including case study of major city in an LIC or NEE and a case study of a major city in the UK. | Part A This section will introduce an issue and set the geographical context. |
3.2.2 Section B – the changing economic world Including development indicators, causes of uneven development and a case study of a LIC or NEE. | Part B This section will outline a number of possible solutions to the issue. |
3.2.3 Section C – the challenge of resource management 3.2.3.1 Resource management. Overview of resources in relation to the UK. One from:
| Part C This section will provide an opportunity for the candidates to choose a solution and justify their choice. |
Paper 3
AQA – GCSE Geography | Eduqas – GCSE Geography B1 |
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3.3.1 Section A – issue evaluation Using pre-release resource issued 12 weeks before the date of the exam. Theme based on compulsory part of the specification. | Part A Approaches to fieldwork methodology, representation and analysis. |
3.3.2 Section B – fieldwork Assessment based on two geographical enquiries completed by candidates and on fieldwork materials from an unfamiliar context. One enquiry must focus on human geography and the second enquiry must focus on physical geography. One of the enquiries must show an understanding about the interaction between physical and human geography. | Part B How fieldwork enquiry may be used to investigate geography’s broad conceptual frameworks. Assessment of parts A and B will be based on two geographical enquiries completed by candidates and on fieldwork materials from an unfamiliar context. Fieldwork options are published two years in advance on the exam. Centres choose one from Table A and one from Table B. |
| Part C This section will assess the application of broad geographical concepts to a wider UK context and assess the ability to make and justify a decision. |