Your exam board is AQA and the specification is called Geography 8035.
You will have 3 exams.
Exam 1 is 1 hour 30 minutes and is 35% of your GCSE.
Living with the Physical Environment
- Natural Hazards (Tectonic Hazards, Tropical Storms, UK extreme weather and Climate Change)
- Physical Landscapes in the UK (River Landscapes and Coastal Landscapes)
- The Living World (Ecosystems, Tropical Rainforest and Hot Deserts)
Exam 2 is 1 hour 30 minutes and is 35% of your GCSE.
Challenges in the Human Environment
- Urban Issues and Challenges (Urban Change in the UK and Urban Growth in a LIC/NEE)
- The Changing Economic World (Economic Development in a LIC/NEE and Economic Futures in the UK)
- The Challenge of Resource Management (Water and Energy)
Exam 3 is 1 hour 15 minutes and is 30% of your GCSE.
Geographical Applications
- Issue Evaluation
- Fieldwork
The table below identifies all the command words that start questions in a GCSE geography exam. It also tells you how to answer each type of question and gives you an example.