Geography - A Level

Assessment

Paper 1 - Physical geography - 2 hours 30 minutes paper (40% of the A-level) Hazards (including volcanoes, earthquakes, tropical storms, wildfires) Coastal Processes and Landscapes (including a field trip to a coastal landscape) Water and Carbon Cycles (including a mini-investigation into biological carbon) Paper 2 - Human geography - 2 hours 30 minutes paper (40% of the A-level) Global systems and global governance Changing Places (including a local area field trip co-designed by the students) Contemporary urban environments (including a field trip to a regenerated part of London) NEA - independent fieldwork investigation (5,000 words) worth 20% of the A-level Topic and focus selected by the students from the A-level specification Work marked by the school and individually moderated by AQA.