GEOGRAPHY
GCSE Geography B
Examining Board: EdExcel (1GB0)
Overview of the course
The Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) in Geography B is made up of three components:
Component 1: Global Geographical Issues
- Hazardous Earth
- Development dynamics –
- Challenges of an urbanising world
Component 2: UK Geographical Issues
- The UK’s evolving physical landscape
- The UK’s evolving human landscape
- Geographical investigations – two investigations, including fieldwork and research, carried out in contrasting environments, one from ‘Coastal change and conflict’ or ‘River processes and pressures’ and one of either ‘Dynamic urban areas’ or ‘Changing rural areas
Component 3: People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions
- People and the biosphere
- Forests under threat
- Consuming energy resource
Examination and Assessment Methods
Paper 1: Global Geographical Issues | Paper 2: UK Geographical Issues |
An externally-assessed written exam with three 30-mark sections
| An externally-assessed written exam with three sections
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How it’s assessed:
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Paper 3 – People and Environment Issues | |
An externally-assessed written exam with four sections
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25% of GCSE |
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