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Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Geography B (1GB0)
Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Geography B (1GB0) is not tiered and is assessed by three written papers. Paper 1, Global Geographical Issues (1 hour 30 minutes, 94 marks, 37.5%), covers hazards, development and urbanisation. Paper 2, UK Geographical Issues (94 marks, 37.5%), covers UK physical and human landscapes and includes the fieldwork questions. Paper 3, People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions (1 hour 30 minutes, 64 marks, 25%), ends with a 12-mark decision chosen from three options. Up to 4 marks per paper are for spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology. Paper 2 rises from 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes from 2026.
| Paper | What it covers | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GB0/01 Global Geographical Issues | Three 30-mark sections: Section A hazardous Earth; Section B development dynamics; Section C challenges of an urbanising world. Includes 8-mark extended writing. | 1h 30m | 94 | 37.5% |
| 1GB0/02 UK Geographical Issues | Section A: the UK's evolving physical landscape; Section B: the UK's evolving human landscape, including a dynamic UK cities case study; Section C: geographical investigations, with one physical (coasts or rivers) and one human (dynamic urban or changing rural areas) fieldwork option. The exam was 1 hour 30 minutes before 2026. | 1h 45m (1h 30m before 2026) | 94 | 37.5% |
| 1GB0/03 People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions | Four sections, answered with an enclosed resource booklet: people and the biosphere; forests under threat; consuming energy resources; and Section D, making a geographical decision, where students choose one of three options in a 12-mark extended answer. | 1h 30m | 64 | 25% |
Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Geography A (1GA0)
Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Geography A (1GA0) is not tiered and is assessed by three written papers. Paper 1, The Physical Environment (94 marks, 37.5%), and Paper 2, The Human Environment (1 hour 30 minutes, 94 marks, 37.5%), each have three 30-mark sections. Paper 3, Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges (1 hour 30 minutes, 64 marks, 25%), assesses the student's own fieldwork and a contemporary UK challenge. Up to 4 marks per paper are for spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology. Students must do fieldwork on at least two occasions. Paper 1 rises from 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes from 2026.
| Paper | What it covers | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GA0/01 The Physical Environment | Section A: the changing landscapes of the UK (two of coasts, rivers or glaciated uplands); Section B: weather hazards and climate change; Section C: ecosystems, biodiversity and management. Includes 8-mark extended writing; the exam was 1 hour 30 minutes before 2026. | 1h 45m (1h 30m before 2026) | 94 | 37.5% |
| 1GA0/02 The Human Environment | Section A: changing cities; Section B: global development; Section C: resource management, with one of energy or water resource management. Includes 8-mark extended writing. | 1h 30m | 94 | 37.5% |
| 1GA0/03 Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges | Section A: physical fieldwork (rivers or coasts); Section B: human fieldwork (central/inner urban area or rural settlements); Section C: a contemporary UK challenge drawing on Papers 1 and 2. Includes 8-mark and 12-mark extended writing. | 1h 30m | 64 | 25% |
June 20256 papers
1GB0/01Paper 1 (Global Geographical Issues)
1GA0/01Paper 1 (The Physical Environment)
1GA0/02Paper 2 (The Human Environment)
1GB0/02Paper 2 (UK Geographical Issues)
1GA0/03Paper 3 (Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges)
1GB0/03Paper 3 (People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions)
June 20246 papers
1GB0/01Paper 1 (Global Geographical Issues)
1GA0/01Paper 1 (The Physical Environment)
1GA0/02Paper 2 (The Human Environment)
1GB0/02Paper 2 (UK Geographical Issues)
1GA0/03Paper 3 (Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges)
1GB0/03Paper 3 (People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions)
June 20236 papers
1GB0/01Paper 1 (Global Geographical Issues)
1GA0/01Paper 1 (The Physical Environment)
1GA0/02Paper 2 (The Human Environment)
1GB0/02Paper 2 (UK Geographical Issues)
1GA0/03Paper 3 (Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges)
1GB0/03Paper 3 (People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions)
June 20226 papers
1GB0/01Paper 1 (Global Geographical Issues)
1GA0/01Paper 1 (The Physical Environment)
1GA0/02Paper 2 (The Human Environment)
1GB0/02Paper 2 (UK Geographical Issues)
1GA0/03Paper 3 (Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges)
1GB0/03Paper 3 (People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions)
November 20216 papers
1GB0/01Paper 1 (Global Geographical Issues)
1GA0/01Paper 1 (The Physical Environment)
1GA0/02Paper 2 (The Human Environment)
1GB0/02Paper 2 (UK Geographical Issues)
1GA0/03Paper 3 (Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges)
1GB0/03Paper 3 (People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions)
November 20206 papers
1GB0/01Paper 1 (Global Geographical Issues)
1GA0/01Paper 1 (The Physical Environment)
1GA0/02Paper 2 (The Human Environment)
1GB0/02Paper 2 (UK Geographical Issues)
1GA0/03Paper 3 (Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges)
1GB0/03Paper 3 (People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions)
June 20196 papers
1GB0/01Paper 1 (Global Geographical Issues)
1GA0/01Paper 1 (The Physical Environment)
1GA0/02Paper 2 (The Human Environment)
1GB0/02Paper 2 (UK Geographical Issues)
1GA0/03Paper 3 (Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges)
1GB0/03Paper 3 (People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions)
June 20186 papers
1GB0/01Paper 1 (Global Geographical Issues)
1GA0/01Paper 1 (The Physical Environment)
1GA0/02Paper 2 (The Human Environment)
1GB0/02Paper 2 (UK Geographical Issues)
1GA0/03Paper 3 (Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges)
1GB0/03Paper 3 (People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions)
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