PEARSON EDEXCEL GEOGRAPHY GCSE B (1GB0) 2016 ONWARDS
EDEXCEL GCSE B GEOGRAPHY
Component 1: Global Geographical Issues (Paper 1 code: 1GB0/01)
Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes
Weighting: 37.5% of the qualification
Total Marks: 94
Content Overview:
Topic 1: Hazardous Earth
Topic 2: Development dynamics
Topic 3: Challenges of an urbanising world
Assessment Overview:
ExamFormat: Three 30-mark sections
Section A: Hazardous Earth
Section B: Development dynamics
Section C: Challenges of an urbanising world
Question Types: Multiple-choice, short open, open response, calculations, and 8
mark extended writing questions.
Component 2: UK Geographical Issues (Paper 2 code: 1GB0/02)/01)
Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes
Weighting: 37.5% of the qualification
Total Marks: 94
Content Overview:
Topic 4: The UK’s evolving physical landscape
Sub-topics: Coastal change and conflict, River processes and pressures
Topic 5: The UK’s evolving human landscape
CaseStudy: Dynamic UK cities
Topic 6: Geographical investigations
Fieldwork related to physical and human landscapes
Assessment Overview:
ExamFormat: Three sections
Section A: The UK’s evolving physical landscape
Section B: The UK’s evolving human landscape
Section C: Geographical investigations (students choose one from two optional
questions)
Question Types: Multiple-choice, short open, open response, calculations, and 8
mark extended writing questions.
Component 3: People and Environment Issues– Making Geographical Decisions (Paper 3 code: 1GB0/03))
Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes
Weighting: 25% of the qualification
Total Marks: 64
Content Overview:
Topic 7: People and the biosphere
Topic 8: Forests under threat
Topic 9: Consuming energy resources
Assessment Overview:
ExamFormat: Four sections
Section A: People and the biosphere
Section B: Forests under threat
Section C: Consuming energy resources
Section D: Making a geographical decision (12-mark extended writing question)
Question Types: Multiple-choice, short open, open response, and extended
writing questions. Section C includes 8-mark questions, and Section D features a
choice of one decision question assessed through a 12-mark extended writing
question