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Geography 0460

Explore physical and human environments. Develop map, graph, data and enquiry skills to explain patterns, change and relationships.

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  • Changing river environments
  • Changing coastal environments
  • Changing ecosystems
  • Tectonic hazards
  • Climate change
  • Changing populations
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Published syllabus exam years: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029. Confirm exam-series and centre availability with your school and Cambridge.

Syllabus 2027–2029

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2027–2029 syllabus · Version 2

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This route maps the ten 2027–2029 subject topics and geographical-skills strand to original teaching and staged practice. The syllabus was revised for first examination in 2027: topics and assessment differ from the separate 2025–2026 syllabus. All sixteen example objectives now have optional evidence packs shown separately in the map; the centre's selected places still need to be confirmed and matched. The syllabus does not prescribe one universal set of named detailed specific examples: centres select places suited to their learners. Sixteen optional StudyForA evidence packs now cover all sixteen example objectives, but the centre's choices are unconfirmed. Match each pack to your centre's chosen place and replace any mismatch before treating the course as complete. Original StudyForA explanations and self-check practice are not Cambridge papers, official grades or teacher-marked coursework. Map, graph and written answers are not automatically assessed. Paper 4 practice uses supplied or invented data and cannot certify safe fieldwork, equipment use or real data collection. Centre-set coursework and specialist teacher review remain pending. Use this route for the 2027–2029 syllabus only. The 2025–2026 syllabus is a separate version and is not reconciled here.

Version 2 updates availability; the 2027–2029 syllabus is the revised content first examined in 2027. Exams are available in June and November, and in March in India; confirm your centre's series. The separate 2025–2026 syllabus is not mapped in this route. Use this route for the 2027–2029 syllabus only. The 2025–2026 syllabus is a separate version and is not reconciled here.

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  • Paper 1 · Physical Geography1 hour 45 minutes · 75 marks · 36%

    Compulsory. Topic 1–5 content. Three structured questions: one compulsory and two selected from three. Externally assessed.

  • Paper 2 · Human Geography1 hour 45 minutes · 75 marks · 36%

    Compulsory. Topic 6–10 content. Three structured questions: one compulsory and two selected from three. Externally assessed.

  • Paper 4 · Geographical Investigations1 hour 30 minutes · 60 marks · 28%

    Alternative to Component 3. Two compulsory questions on geographical investigation and supplied resources. Original practice uses simulated data; it does not certify actual fieldwork competence.

  • Component 3 · Coursework1800–2200 words · 60 marks · 28%

    Alternative to Paper 4. One centre-set fieldwork assignment; internally assessed and externally moderated. StudyForA does not produce, supervise or officially mark this coursework.

Cambridge recommends a broad prior curriculum but does not expect previous Geography study. Confirm your exact exam year and whether your centre enters Component 3 or Paper 4. Add school-selected detailed specific examples before relying on this route for full revision. Original StudyForA explanations and self-check practice are not Cambridge papers, official grades or teacher-marked coursework. Map, graph and written answers are not automatically assessed. Paper 4 practice uses supplied or invented data and cannot certify safe fieldwork, equipment use or real data collection. Centre-set coursework and specialist teacher review remain pending.

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All candidates take Paper 1 and Paper 2, then either Component 3 coursework or Paper 4. Papers 1 and 2 each last 1 hour 45 minutes, carry 75 marks and contribute 36%. Component 3 and Paper 4 each carry 60 marks and contribute 28%; Paper 4 lasts 1 hour 30 minutes. Coursework is centre-set and requires real fieldwork; the website cannot collect or authenticate it. Practice here is self-check study, not an official Cambridge mark or grade. Original StudyForA explanations and self-check practice are not Cambridge papers, official grades or teacher-marked coursework. Map, graph and written answers are not automatically assessed. Paper 4 practice uses supplied or invented data and cannot certify safe fieldwork, equipment use or real data collection. Centre-set coursework and specialist teacher review remain pending.

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  1. 01

    Changing river environments

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  2. 02

    Changing coastal environments

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  3. 03

    Changing ecosystems

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    Tectonic hazards

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    Climate change

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    Changing populations

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    Changing towns and cities

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    Development

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    Changing economies

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    Resource provision

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    Geographical skills and investigations

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  12. 12

    Great Barrier Reef: coral-reef value, threats and management

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    Bangladesh coast: erosion and cyclone protection

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  14. 14

    Brazilian Amazon: deforestation and sustainable management

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  15. 15

    Jamuna River floods in Bangladesh: causes, impacts and management

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    Pollution in the Buriganga River, Bangladesh

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  17. 17

    Nepal's 2015 Gorkha earthquake: impacts, response and resilience

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    Mount Merapi's 2010 eruption: hazards, response and risk management

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    Vietnam: climate impacts, adaptation and mitigation

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    China: population change and family-planning policy

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  21. 21

    Ukraine to Poland: forced migration, protection and inclusion

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    Dhaka: urban growth, opportunity and service pressure

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    Bangladesh: development gains, jobs and resilience

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  24. 24

    Vietnam, globalisation and Samsung's investment

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  25. 25

    Costa Rica: tourism growth, livelihoods and conservation

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    Ethiopia: rainfall, food insecurity and irrigation

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    Vietnam: electricity mix, trade-offs and the revised power plan

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