Paper 3
Geographical Applications
1 hour 15 minutes | 76 marks | 30% of GCSE
Paper 3 Overview
Paper 3 assesses your ability to apply geographical skills, knowledge and understanding to real-world scenarios. Unlike Papers 1 and 2, this paper focuses on application and decision-making rather than just content recall.
Section A: Issue Evaluation
37 marks
Based on pre-release resources booklet
Section B: Fieldwork
39 marks
Q4: Unfamiliar (15) + Q5: Your fieldwork (24)
Pre-Release Resources Booklet
You receive a pre-release resources booklet 12 weeks before the exam for Section A. This contains maps, graphs, photos, and stakeholder opinions about a geographical issue. You can annotate it during the 12 weeks, BUT you receive a clean copy in the exam (can't bring your annotated version in).
Key difference: Focus on APPLICATION and DECISION-MAKING, not just content recall
Section A: Issue Evaluation
Pre-release material analysis and decision making
Section B: Fieldwork
Human and physical geography fieldwork
- 3.3The 5 Stages of Geographical Enquiry
- 3.4Data Collection Techniques
- 3.4bEnvironmental Quality Surveys (EQS)
- 3.5Data Presentation
- 3.6Data Analysis & Conclusions
- 3.7Conclusions, Evaluation & Exam Technique
- 3.8Unfamiliar vs Familiar Fieldwork Exam Strategy
- 3.8aQuestion 4: Unfamiliar Fieldwork
- 3.8bQuestion 5: Familiar Fieldwork
