Geography

Assessment

Component 1: Physical geography (40%, 120 marks) 2hr 30 min exam Water and carbon cycles (36 marks) Coastal systems and landscapes (36 marks) Hazards (48 marks) Question types: short answer, levels of response and extended pros Component 2: Human geography (40%, 120 marks) 2hr 30 min exam Global systems and global governance (36 marks) Changing places (36 marks) Population and the environment 48 marks) Question types: short answer, levels of response, extended prose Component 3: Geography fieldwork investigation (20%, 60 marks) Students complete an individual investigation which must include data collected in the field. The individual investigation must be based on a question or issue defined and developed by the student relating to any part of the specification content. How it’s assessed: 3,000–4,000 words marked by teachers, moderated by AQA