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IGCSE Geography

Through the Cambridge IGCSE Geography syllabus, learners will develop a ‘sense of place’ by looking at the world around them on a local, regional and global scale. Learners will examine a range of natural and man-made environments, and study some of the processes which affected their development. They will also look at the ways in which people interact with their environment, and the opportunities and challenges an environment can present, thereby gaining a deeper insight into the different communities and cultures that exist around the world.

Course Content:

Module 1: : Population and settlement

1.1 Population dynamic

1.2 Migration

1.3 Population structure

1.4 Population density and distribution

1.5 Settlements (rural and urban) and service provision

1.6 Urban settlements

1.7 Urbanisation

Module2:The natural environment

1 Earthquakes and volcanoes

2.2 Rivers

2.3 Coasts

2.4 Weather

2.5 Climate and natural vegetation

Module3: : Economic development

3.1 Development

3.2 Food production

3.3 Industry

3.4 Tourism

3.5 Energy

3.6 Water

3.7 Environmental risks of economic development

Details of the assessment

Paper 1 – Geographical Themes

Written paper, 1 hour 45 minutes, 75 marks
All candidates take Paper 1. They choose three questions.
Please note:
Candidates must comply with the instructions for Paper 1. They must choose only three questions, one from each
of the three sections. Sometimes there is a choice within a question. Candidates must not answer more than is
required.
Questions are structured with different levels of difficulty. They consist of a combination of resource-based tasks
and free-response writing requiring place-specific information.
For resource-based tasks, candidates should interpret and analyse the resource and use the data provided to
illustrate their understanding of the concept being assessed.
Candidates are expected to know the location of the continents.
All the other information they need to answer a resource-based question is in the resource. No other previous
knowledge is needed of the content of the resource.
Resources may be:
• photographs • map extracts
• sketch maps • drawings
• diagrams • graphs
• text extracts • statistics and tables of data-satellite images
• GIS data. • maps showing latitude and longitude
Resource materials are chosen from different world areas. This means that candidates may be dealing with world
areas they are not familiar with. You should make it clear to candidates that they do not need any regional
knowledge to answer a resource-based question. Everything they need is provided. It is important that candidates
are not influenced in their choice of question by the nature or location of a resource.

Paper 2 – Geographical Skills

Written paper, 1 hour 30 minutes, 60 marks
All candidates take Paper 2. They must answer all the questions.
The paper tests:
• skills of application, interpretation and analysis of geographical information, for example:
– topographical maps – tables of data
– other maps – written material
– diagrams – photographs and pictorial material
– graphs
• application of graphical and other techniques.
Candidates do not need any place-specific knowledge to answer questions in Paper 2. Questions that require
knowledge and understanding (AO1) will be based on topics from the three themes (see section 3).
Equipment for Paper 2
Candidates must have in the examination room:
• a pencil, rubber, ruler, protractor and calculator
• access to a sheet of plain paper for measuring distance or for assisting with cross-sections on the large-scale
map.

Component 3 – Coursework
Centre-based assessment, 60 marks
Candidates must complete one coursework assignment, set by teachers, of up to 2000 words.
Coursework assignments may be based on physical geography or human geography or on an interaction between
physical and human geography. Coursework must be clearly related to one or more of the subject themes (see
section 3).

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