Edexcel A 2016

Edexcel B 2016

Unit 1
The Physical Environment
37.5%
94 marks
90 minutes
Topic 1: The changing
landscapes of the UK
including optional sub-topics
from which students choose
two from three, 1A: Coastal
landscapes and processes, 1B:
River landscapes and
processes and 1C: Glaciated
upland landscapes and
processes.
Topic 2: Weather hazards and
climate change
Topic 3: Ecosystems,
biodiversity and management
Global Geographical Issues
37.5%
94 marks
90 minutes
Topic 1: Hazardous Earth
Topic 2: Development
dynamics
Topic 3: Challenges of an
urbanising world

Unit 2
The Human Environment
37.5%
94 marks
90 minutes
Topic 4: Changing cities
Topic 5: Global development
Topic 6: Resource
management including
optional sub-topics from which
students choose one from two,
6A: Energy resource
management and 6B: Water
resource management

Unit 3
Unit 4
Geographical Investigations:
N/A
Fieldwork and UK Challenges
25%
64 marks
75 minutes
Topic 7: Geographical
investigations fieldwork
Topic 8: Geographical
investigations UK challenges

UK Geographical Issues
37.5%
90 minutes
Topic 4: The UKs evolving
physical landscape including
sub-topics 4A: Coastal change
and conflict and 4B: River
processes and pressures.
Topic 5: The UKs evolving
human landscape including
sub-topics 5A: Dynamic inner
cities and 5B: Changing rural

People and Environment Issues N/A

Making Geographical
Decisions
25%
64 marks
75 minutes
Topic 7: People and the
biosphere
Topic 8: Forests under threat
Topic 9: Consuming energy
resources

AQA 2016

Living with the physical

environment
35%
88 marks
90 minutes
3.1.1 The challenge of natural
hazards,
3.1.2 Physical landscapes in
the UK,
3.1.3 The living world,
3.4 Geographical skills

OCR A 2016

Living in the UK Today

30%
60 marks
75 minutes
Landscapes of the UK
People of the UK
UK Environmental Challenges

OCR B 2016

Our Natural World

35%
70 marks

settlements.
Topic 6: Geographical
investigations including one
human fieldwork task linked to
either sub-topic 4A or 4B and
one physical fieldwork task
linked to either sub-topic 5A or
5B.
Challenges in the human
environment
35%
88 marks
90 minutes
3.2.1 Urban issues and
challenges,
3.2.2 The changing economic
world,
3.2.3 The challenge of
resource management,
3.4 Geographical skills
The World Around Us
30%
60 marks
75 minutes
Ecosystems of the Planet
People of the Planet
Environmental threats to our
Planet
People and Society
35%
70 marks

Geographical applications
30%
76 marks
60 minutes
3.3.1 Issue evaluation,
3.3.2 Fieldwork,
3.4 Geographical skills

N/A

Pre-release from 15thMarch

Geographical Skills
40%
80 marks
90 minutes
Geographical Skills Fieldwork
Assessment

N/A

Geographical Exploration
30%
60 marks

N/A

75 minutes
Global Hazards
Changing Climate
Distinctive Landscapes
Sustaining Ecosystems
Fieldwork
Geographical Skills

75 minutes
Urban Futures
Dynamic Development
UK in the 21stCentury
Resource Reliance
Fieldwork
Geographical Skills

90 minutes