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The syllabus for GCSE Geography is AQA 3033 (syllabus C). Click here
to view mark schemes and past papers on the OCR website.
Useful web links
Examinations
Paper 1 is a Decision-Making Exercise (DME). A series of structured questions tests the background of a chosen issue (or issues), its impact upon people and its management. Questions may use resources such as photographs, newspaper articles, statistics, graphs, etc. A question based on an Ordnance Survey map extract (scale 1: 50 000) may be set.
“Paper 1 will investigate the relationship between economic development and the demand for energy. It will examine the issue of limited energy supply and energy infrastructure in the developing world. It will consider how reliable and affordable energy can play an important part in creating economic opportunities in some of the poorest parts of the world. The paper will then consider the importance of sustainable strategies to increase energy security and the issues associated with a proposed large-scale energy project in a part of the developing world.”
This exam is 1 hour 30 mins long and carries 25% of the total marks. You have to answer all the questions.
Paper 2 carries 50% of the marks and
lasts 1 hour 45 mins. You have to answer all 3 questions on this paper.
For this exam you need to revise topics from all 3 parts of the syllabus:
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The human/population section |
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The physical section |
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The section on development/resources |
The best resource for this is the text you have had since Year 10 “Issues
and Environments”. This text does have practice exam questions
after most sections which are a useful aid to revision.
It is important to learn case study material, which means that you can give
accurate, specific located information which relates to the questions set. This
exam is the most demanding of the two in relation to the volume of information
you need to learn. I would advise learning the material covered early in Year 10
first!
Remember, however, that there are some useful areas of overlap between the Environmental
section of the GCSE Humanities course and your Geography course. (E.g. use of
resources, resource depletion, effects of tourism on the environment, global
warming etc).
Finally, do remember that once you are on study leave you can contact Mr Richardson
or Mrs Kelly at school, if you have any questions relating to the course.
AS & A2 Level
Unit 1 – GEOG1
Physical and Human Geography
70% of AS, 35% of A Level
2 hour written examination
120 marks
Unit 2 – GEOG2
Geographical Skills
30% of AS, 15% of A Level
1 hour written examination
50 marks
Structured skills and generic fieldwork questions
Unit 3 – GEOG3
Contemporary Geographical Issues
30% of A Level
2 hour 30 minutes written examination
90 marks
Structured short and extended questions, plus an essay
Unit 4 – either GEO4A Geography Fieldwork Investigation
or GEO4B Geographical Issue Evaluation
20% of A Level
1 hour 30 minutes written examination
60 marks
GEO4A – structured short and extended questions based on candidates’ fieldwork
investigation and fieldwork skills.
GEO4B – structured short and extended questions based on an Advance Information
Booklet, released on 1 November for January examinations and 1 April for June
examinations.
Paper 2 1¾ hours
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