Geography

Assessment

• Paper 1: Physical Geography (30% of A level, 2h15m exam worth 105 marks) Covers the themes of Natural Hazards, Glaciation or Coastal Landscapes and Change, Water cycle and water insecurity, Carbon cycle and energy security. • Paper 2: Human Geography (30% of A level, 2h15m exam worth 105 marks) Covers the themes of Globalisation and Superpowers, Regenerating Places and Migration, identity and sovereignty. • Paper 3 (20% of A level, 2h15m worth 70 marks): The synoptic investigation will be based on a geographical issue within a place-based context that is rooted in two or more of the compulsory content areas. • Non-Examined Assessment (coursework, 20% of the A level worth 70 marks): Students complete an individual study based on a theme of their choice by collecting primary data in the field and secondary research from other sources. It is marked by your teachers then moderated by Edexcel.