Geography

Assessment

Paper 1: Physical Geography Section A: Water and carbon cycles Section B: either Hot desert systems and landscapes or Coastal systems and landscapes or Glacial systems and landscapes Section C: either Hazards or Ecosystems under stress Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes 120 marks 40% of A-level Paper 2: Human Geography Section A: Global systems and global governance Section B: Changing places Section C: either Contemporary urban environments or Population and the environment or Resource security Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes 120 marks 40% of A-level Paper 3: Geography fieldwork investigation 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. 3,000–4,000 words 60 marks 20% of A-level Marked by teachers Moderated by AQA