A Level Geography - Edexcel
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- Paper 1: 9GE0/01 (included in price)
- Paper 2: 9GE0/02 (included in price)
- Paper 3: 9GE0/03 (included in price)
- Coursework: 9GE0/04 (included in price)
- Tutor is available to students
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Assessment details
Paper 1: 9GE0/01
Included in course price
- Type: written examination
- Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
- Weighting: 30% of A Level
- Total marks: 105
- Assessed: areas of study are topics one and three
- Assessment format: a mixture of short answers, open response, and resource-linked questions. You will also have to complete a 12 and 20 mark extended writing question.
Paper 2: 9GE0/02
Included in course price
- Type: written examination
- Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
- Weighting: 30% of A Level
- Total marks: 105
- Assessed: areas of study and topics two and four
- Assessment format: A mixture of short answers, open response, and resource-linked questions. You will also have to complete a 12 and 20 mark extended writing question.
Paper 3: 9GE0/03
Included in course price
- Type: written examination
- Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
- Weighting: 20% of A Level
- Total marks: 70
- Assessed: content from all areas of study
- Assessment format: a mixture of short answers, open response, and resource-linked questions. You will also have to complete an 8, 18 and 24 mark extended writing question
Coursework: 9GE0/04
Included in course price
- Type: fieldwork and coursework
- Weighting: 20% of A Level
- Total marks: 70
- Assessed: define a question of issue for investigation relating to the content in the course using your own research from your fieldwork
- Assessment format: a written investigation report of 3,000 – 4,000 words
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Specification code: Edexcel 9GE0
Topic 1 - Tectonic processes and hazards
- Volcanoes
- Earthquakes
- Tsunami
- The earth's internal structure
- Plate tectonic theory
- Continental drift
- Paleomagnetism
- Plate boundaries
- MEDCs and LEDCs
- Tectonic mega-disasters
- Prediction and forecasting
- Hazard management
Topic 2 - Glaciated landscapes and change
- Climate change
- Volcanic eruptions
- The cryosphere
- Ice masses
- Periglacial processes
- Periglacial landforms
- Tundra
- Glacial mass balance
- Glacier movement
- Rate of movement
- Glacial erosion
- Glacial transportation
- Glacial deposition
- Formation of lowland depositional features
- Fluvioglacial landforms
- Proglacial features
- Biodiversity
- Water cycle
- Carbon cycle
- Human activity
Topic 3 - Globalisation
- The influence of technology
- International political and economic organisations
- Special economic zones
- Benefits of SEZs
- KOF index
- Transnational corporations (TNCs)
- The global shift
- Push and pull factors
- International migration
- A global culture
- Cultural erosion
- Gross domestic product
- Social measures of development
- Effects of globalisation
- Retention of cultural values
- Fair trade
- Ethical consumption schemes
- Recycling
Topic 4 - Regenerating places
- Economies
- Places change
- Reasons for change
- Measuring change
- National and regional influences
- Global and International influences
- The negative multiplier effect
- Media sources
- Representations of place
- Infrastructure investment
- North-south divide
- Planning policies
- Government policy
- Local interest groups
- Rebranding
- Regeneration strategies
- The living environment
Topic 5 - The water cycle and water insecurity
- Hydrological cycle
- Water stores
- Types of precipitation
- A tropical rainforest: the Amazon
- Water budget
- River regimes
- Storm hydrograph
- Urbanisation
- Drought
- The ecological impact
- Flooding
- The water cycle and climate change
- Rising demand and diminishing supply
- Physical and economic scarcity
- Water conflicts and the future
- Techno-fix
- Sustainable schemes
Topic 6 - The carbon cycle and energy security
- The biogeochemical carbon cycle
- Human effects
- Carbon budgets
- Carbon sequestration in oceans
- Thermohaline circulation
- Terrestrial sequestration
- The greenhouse effect
- The greenhouse effect and climate change
- The concentration of carbon
- Photosynthesis
- Energy consumption
- Fossil fuels
- Biofuels
Topic 7 - Superpowers
- Economic power
- Military power
- Political power
- Cultural power
- Natural resources
- Demographics
- Hard power vs soft power
- Types of polarity
- Geopolitical polarity and stability
- Emerging nations
- Strengths and weaknesses
- The role of TNCs
- Global action
- International alliances
- Arctic oil and gas
- Intellectual property
- Political spheres of influence
- Conflicts in the middle east
- Importance of China and India
- Economic problems
Topic 8 - Health, human rights, and intervention
- Human development
- Happy planet index
- Sharia law
- Bolivia under Evo Morales
- Goals of development
- The importance of education
- UNESCO
- Health and life expectancy
- The importance of IGOs
- Millennium development goals
- Human rights
- The transition to democracy
- Levels of political corruption
- Equality
- Geopolitical interventions
- Short-term responses
- Just war theory
- The effectiveness of development aid
- Recent military interventions
- The cost of inaction
Who is this course for?
Our A Level courses are tailored for people who need to fit learning around their existing commitments. Specifically designed to be studied from home, we have made it easy to study around your busy schedule.
We have students of all ages studying A Levels with us, with students in their teens right through to their nineties! We believe education should be accessible to anyone and everyone, regardless of their age.
Requirements
We recommend that you have at least a grade 4/C in GCSE Maths, however, this is not essential.
Career path
After completing your Geography A Level, you could progress to study a degree in subjects such as global studies, geography, environmental sciences, politics, economics and sciences.
Potential future careers could include travel and tourism, environmental management, civil engineering, agriculture, and horticulture.
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