Geography at KS5

Geography A Level

Topics include: Exploring Oceans, Coastal Landscapes, Global Migration, Changing Spaces, Making Places, Powers and Borders, Water and Carbon Cycle and Hazardous Earth.

There are 4 days of fieldwork based outside of school.

Exam Information

Exam Board: OCR

Paper one: Physical Systems – 1hr 30 mins, worth 22% of total mark

Landscape systems including Coastal Landscapes

Earth’s Life Support Systems including the Water Cycle and the Carbon Cycle

Geographical Skills

Paper 2: Human Interactions – 1 hour 30 mins, worth 22% of total mark

Changing Spaces; Making Places

Global Connections: Global Migration and Powers and Borders

Paper 3: Geographical Debates - 2 hours 30 mins, worth 36% of total mark

Exploring Oceans

Hazardous Earth

Paper 4: Investigative Geography – Non examined assessment, worth 20% of mark

Independent Investigation