This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course.
2.1 Subject content
Living with the physical environment
Challenges in the human environment
Geographical applications
Geographical skills
2.2 Assessments
| Paper 1: Living with the physical environment |
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What's assessed 3.1.1 The challenge of natural hazards, 3.1.2 The living world, 3.1.3 Physical landscapes in the UK, 3.4 Geographical skills |
How it's assessed - Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
- 88 marks (including 3 marks for spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology (SPaG) )
- 35% of GCSE
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Questions - Section A: answer all questions (33 marks)
- Section B: answer all questions (25 marks)
- Section C: answer any two questions from questions 3, 4 and 5 (30 marks)
- Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, levels of response, extended prose
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| Paper 2: Challenges in the human environment |
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What's assessed 3.2.1 Urban issues and challenges, 3.2.2 The changing economic world, 3.2.3 The challenge of resource management, 3.4 Geographical skills |
How it's assessed - Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
- 88 marks (including 3 marks for SPaG )
- 35% of GCSE
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Questions - Section A: answer all questions (33 marks)
- Section B: answer all questions (30 marks)
- Section C: answer question 3 and one from questions 4, 5 or 6 (25 marks)
- Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, levels of response, extended prose
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| Paper 3: Geographical applications |
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What's assessed 3.3.1 Issue evaluation, 3.3.2 Fieldwork, 3.4 Geographical skills |
How it's assessed - Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
- 76 marks (including 6 marks for SPaG )
- 30% of GCSE
- Pre-release resources booklet made available 12 weeks before Paper 3 exam
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Questions - Section A: answer all questions (37 marks)
- Section B: answer all questions (39 marks)
- Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, levels of response, extended prose
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