Geography

Assessment

There are two written examinations in Geography which are both two and a half hours long. Paper One examines Physical Geography with a mix of short answer, data response and essay style questions. Paper Two examines Human Geography with a mix of short answer, data response and essay style questions. Each examination forms 40% of the final grade. The remaining 20% is from the Independent Investigation which is a 3,000 - 4,000 words personal fieldwork assignment.