GCSE Learners follow the AQA Geography GCSE specification. The aim of the GCSE course is to enable learners to build on their Key Stage 3 knowledge and skills. Broadly there are four main aims and assessment points:

1. To develop and extend their knowledge of location, places, environments and processes. To know geographical material.
2. To gain an understanding of the interactions between people and environments. To think like a geographer. 
3. To develop and extend their range of skills including fieldwork skills. To study like a geographer.
4. To apply knowledge, understanding and skills to real world contexts. To apply geography. 

Learner will be examined over three papers:

Paper 1 Living with the physical environment

How it's assessed

• Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
• 88 marks (including 3 marks for spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology (SPaG))
• 35% of GCSE

Paper 2 Challenges in the human environment 

How it's assessed

• Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
• 88 marks (including 3 marks for SPaG)
• 35% of GCSE

Paper 3 Geographical applications

How it's assessed

• Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes
• 76 marks (including 6 marks for SPaG)
• 30% of GCSE
• Pre-release resources booklet made available 12 weeks before Paper 3 exam

For the full specification visit the AQA website using the following link:

AQA | GCSE | Geography | Specification at a glance 

Year 10

Term 1	Tectonic Hazards Ecosystems Resource management a UK overview Climate change
Term 2	UK Economy UK City - Liverpool Weather Hazards
Term 3	Weather Hazards UK Coasts Fieldwork - Coasts

Year 11

Term 1	The Development Gap Study of a Newly Emerging Economy - Nigeria  Study of a city within a Newly Emerging Economy - Lagos Cold Environments
Term 2	Resource Management - Water Rivers Human Fieldwork - Local urban environments
Term 3	Paper 3 Preparation including pre-release material Revision