AQA
AQA GCSE Geography revision.
Ilmino organises GCSE Geography around the AQA GCSE Geography 8035 specification, so every topic, every command word and every mark scheme a student sees belongs to the board they are actually sitting.
The exam, in short
How AQA examines GCSE Geography.
- Specification
- GCSE Geography (8035)
- Papers
- Three papers: living with the physical environment, challenges in the human environment, and geographical applications including fieldwork.
- Tiers
- Single tier. There is no Foundation or Higher entry in this subject.
- First exam series
- Summer 2018
Spec aligned
Every topic on the AQA specification.
The question bank is grouped by this board's specification, not by a generic topic list, so a student works through the same headings their teacher and their revision guide use.
Natural hazards
- Tectonic hazards, earthquakes and volcanoes
- Tropical storms
- UK weather hazards and climate change
The living world
- Ecosystems and biomes
- Tropical rainforests
- Hot deserts or cold environments
Physical landscapes in the UK
- Coastal landscapes and processes
- River landscapes and processes
- Case studies of UK landforms
Urban issues and challenges
- Urbanisation in developing countries
- A UK city case study
- Urban sustainability
The changing economic world
- Measuring development
- A newly emerging economy case study
- Changes in the UK economy
The challenge of resource management
- Global resource distribution
- Food, water or energy security
- Resource management in the UK
Geographical applications
- Issue evaluation
- Fieldwork enquiry and methodology
- Interpreting maps, graphs and data
Marking
How marking follows AQA.
Ilmino stores an examiner-style mark scheme for every question, written per board. An answer is marked against the wording AQA credits, not against a general idea of what is right.
- Each mark is awarded or withheld on its own, with the mark-scheme point it maps to shown beside the answer.
- Command words are read the way AQA uses them, so describe, explain, evaluate and calculate are each held to their own standard.
- The phrase an examiner is looking for has to appear. A right idea in the wrong words loses the mark here, exactly as it would in the exam.
- Handwritten working is photographed and marked line by line, so method marks survive an arithmetic slip.
- When a mark is lost, Lumi explains which mark-scheme point was missed and what would have earned it.
Other boards for GCSE Geography
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Questions
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