Geography
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Year 9
GCSE Geography
Course Overview
If you have enjoyed Geography in Year 7-9 and have an interest in the world in which we live then Geography would be a suitable GCSE choice for you and a subject in which you could really excel. Geography at Bullers Boys is a well-resourced department within the Humanities Faculty that encourages you to work independently and to gain the skills necessary to further your knowledge and understanding and perform well in a variety of assessments.
We teach the EDEXCEL B specification. The structure of this GCSE qualification includes 2 days of field work, one physical geography and one human geography. In addition to the fieldwork there are three exams at the end of Year 11.
Exam board and Exam structure
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Paper |
Content |
Marks available |
Exam board |
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Paper 1 1 hour 30 minutes |
Global Geographical Issues |
37.5% - 94 marks |
Edexcel B |
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Paper 2 1 hour 30 minutes |
UK Geographical Issues |
37.5% - 94 marks |
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Paper 3 1 hour 30 minutes |
People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions |
25% - 64 marks |
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