Course Overview

The AS Geography exam is split into two modules. Click on the links below to access the resources for the topic you're studying. You can download the AS Geography Specification here and you can download case study revision sheets and a list of all the AS case studies below.

Click here to download the AS Essay Writing Frame.

This unit covers physical geography and our fieldwork of plant succession at Portstewart Strand.

This unit covers human geography and the general geographical skills.

Exam

The exam has three sections:

Section A has questions about our fieldwork with plant succession in Portstewart Strand.
Section B has a series of short to medium length questions (typically up to 6 marks) on Physical Geography, which inlude a mixture of data response questions and recall questions.
Section C requires you to write two essays from a choice of three (one on each of the Physical Geography topic). These will normally - but not always - be about case studies.

The exam is worth 90 marks and lasts for 90 minutes - so watch your timing - one minute per mark as a rough guide.

Exam

The exam has three sections:

Section A has questions about various Geographical skills such as map work and statistical analysis.
Section B has a series of short to medium length questions (typically up to 6 marks) on Human Geography, which inlude a mixture of data response questions and recall questions.
Section C requires you to write two essays from a choice of three (one on each of the Human Geography topic). These will normally - but not always - be about case studies.

The exam is worth 90 marks and lasts for 90 minutes - so watch your timing - one minute per mark as a rough guide.

Click here to take you to the AS exam page, where you'll find past AS papers, mark schemes and Chief Examiner's Reports.

Click here to get the digital copy of your post-mock self evaluation sheet.