Geography

Assessment

There will be four aspects of assessment: • Paper 1 will look at the physical systems studied: Landscape Systems and Earth’s Life Support Systems as well as Geographical Skills. The examination will be a 1 hour and 30 minute paper representing 22% of the total A Level.• Paper 2 will look at the human interactions studied: Changing Spaces; Making Places, Global Connections, and Geographical Skills. The examination will be a 1 hour and 30 minute paper representing 22% of the total A Level.• Paper 3 will assess the Geographical Debates studied (health and tectonics) and will last 2 hours and 30 minutes representing 36% of the course.• The final section forms an independent investigation which students will carry out which is out of 60 marks and willrepresent 20% of their final mark.