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Geography B (1GB0) Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1)  

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Component 1: Global Geographical Issues (*Paper 1 code: 1GB0/01) 

Written examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes 37.5% of the qualification. 94 marks 

Content overview

●  Topic 1: Hazardous Earth
●  Topic 2: Development dynamics
●  Topic 3: Challenges of an urbanising world 

Assessment overview
An externally-assessed written exam with three 30-mark sections. Of the 94 raw marks available, up to 4 marks are awarded for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology1.

​Section A: Hazardous Earth
Section B: Development dynamics
Section C: Challenges of an urbanising world


The exam includes multiple-choice questions, short open, open response and extended writing questions, calculations and 8-mark extended writing questions. 
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BBC Bitesize revision: 

Slideshare: 

Restless Earth: 

Rivers and Water World: ​

​BBC Class Clips:

Population: 

Challenges of an Urban World: ​

Component 2: UK Geographical Issues (*Paper 2 code: 1GB0/02) 

Written examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes 37.5% of the qualification. 94 marks 

Content overview
●  Topic 4: The UK’s evolving physical landscape – including sub-topics 4A: Coastal change and conflict and 4B: River processes and pressures.
●  Topic 5: The UK’s evolving human landscape – including a Case Study - Dynamic UK cities.
●  Topic 6: Geographical investigations – including one physical fieldwork investigation and one human fieldwork investigation linked to Topics 4 and 5. 

Assessment overview
An externally-assessed written exam with three sections. Of the 94 marks available up to 4 marks are awarded for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology.

Section A: The UK’s evolving physical landscape
Section B: The UK’s evolving human landscape
Section C: Geographical investigations
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●  C1: Students choose one from two optional questions (Coastal change and conflict or
River processes and pressures)
●  C2: Students choose one from two- optional questions (Dynamic urban areas or Changing rural areas).
The exam includes multiple-choice questions, short open, open response, calculations and 8-mark extended writing questions. 
Paper 2 specimen.pdf
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Useful  Links

BBC Bitesize revision: 

Slideshare: 

Restless Earth: 

Rivers and Water World: ​

​BBC Class Clips:

Population: 

Challenges of an Urban World: 
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Component 3: People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions (*Paper 3 code: 1GB0/03) 

Written examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes 25% of the qualification. 64 marks 

Content overview
●  Topic 7: People and the biosphere
●  Topic 8: Forests under threat
●  Topic 9: Consuming energy resources 

Assessment overview
An externally-assessed written exam with four sections. Of the 64 raw marks available, up to 4 marks are awarded for spelling, punctuation, grammar and their of specialist terminology.

Section A: People and the biosphere
Section B: Forests under threat
Section C: Consuming energy resources Section D: Making a geographical decision


​The exam includes multiple-choice questions, short open, open response and extended writing questions. Section C will include 8-mark extended writing questions and Section D will offer a choice of
one from three decisions assessed through a 12-mark extended writing question. ​

Paper 3 specimen.pdf
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Useful  links

BBC Bitesize revision: 

Slideshare: 

Restless Earth: 

Rivers and Water World: ​

​BBC Class Clips:

Population: 

Challenges of an Urban World: 
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