Here are tips and tricks for geography which you can best use to achieve 100 in the subject.

This course enables learners to 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.

3 papers
In your exam, you will sit 3 papers: Paper 1: Geographical Themes: This paper lasts 1hr 45m and is worth 45% of your final grade.

Geography is becoming an increasingly popular and well respected subject. It is now one of the most popular optional IGCSE subjects in International Schools around the world and has one of the highest rates of graduate employability.

Always read the question carefully and follow instructions to the letter. The easiest way to lose marks in your Geography IGCSE is to not answer the specific question. If anything is written in ‘bold’ it is important and you need to pay attention to it. If the question says use figures or evidence, do so!

1. Revise as many times as possible.
2. Make flow-charts for quick revision.
3. Revise and read from NCERT textbook as the main book.
4. Practice maps.
5. Exercise separate questions related to maps.
6. Practice data-based questions.

Paper 1: Theory – Climatology, Geomorphology, Settlement and Economic Geography. Paper 2: Geographic skills and techniques.

When answering a 7 mark question it is important to remember to give three well explained points. So find a point in the source, then develop it making sure you pull information from the source not just from your knowledge of the topic.

Yes, both IGCSEs and GCSEs are accepted for entry to universities in the UK.

Paper 2 – This is a skills based 1hr 30 minute examination that tests your map skills, photo interpretation and graph interpretation using the topics we study at iGCSE as the focus.

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

The syllabus year refers to the year in which the examination will be taken. For some subjects, the syllabus states that Grade Descriptions will be made available after first assessment in 2020 or 2021.

From 2020 examination this syllabus will no longer be regulated by the qualifications and examinations regulators in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Changes to the syllabus and specimen papers reflect the change in regulated status.

You can download one or more papers for a previous session. Please note that these papers may not reflect the content of the current syllabus. This is only a selection of our papers.