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Qualification details

Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in Geography

Qualification summary

The Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate provides a broad programme of study with a global perspective for students in the twenty first century.
The aims of the curriculum are the same for all candidates. The aims are set out below and describe the educational purposes of a course in Geography for the Level 1/Level 2 examination. They are not listed in order of priority.

The aims are to encourage candidates to develop:
1. a sense of place and an understanding of relative location on a local, regional and global scale;
2. an awareness of the characteristics and distribution of a selection of contrasting physical and human environments;
3. an understanding of some of the processes affecting the development of such environments;
4. an understanding of the spatial effects of the ways in which people interact with each other and with their environments;
5. an understanding of different communities and cultures throughout the world and an awareness of the contrasting opportunities and constraints presented by different environments.

Qualification details

500/5652/9
Cambridge International - University of Cambridge International Examinations
1,2
OG - Other General Qualification
Accreditation start date:
01/12/2008
Operational start date in centres:
01/09/2009
Accreditation end date:
31/08/2014
Certification end date:
31/08/2015
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Argentina - Azerbaijan - Bahrain - Belgium - Benin - Bolivia - Botswana - Brazil - Brunei Darussalam - Cambodia - Cayman Islands - Chile - China - Costa Rica - Cuba - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Ecuador - Egypt - El Salvador - Eritrea - Ethiopia - Falkland Islands (Malvinas) - Fiji - Finland - France - Gambia - Germany - Ghana - Greece - Hong Kong - Hungary - India - Indonesia - Italy - Japan - Jordan - Kenya - Kuwait - Lebanon - Lesotho - Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - Macao - Malawi - Malaysia - Maldives - Malta - Mauritius - Mexico - Monaco - Mozambique - Namibia - Nepal - Netherlands - New Zealand - Nigeria - Norway - Oman - Pakistan - Papua New Guinea - Peru - Philippines - Poland - Portugal - Qatar - Romania - Russian Federation - Rwanda - Saint Helena - Saudi Arabia - Senegal - Serbia - Seychelles - Singapore - Slovakia - South Africa - Spain - Sudan - Swaziland - Switzerland - Syrian Arab Republic - Taiwan, Province of China - Tanzania, United Republic of - Thailand - Togo - Tonga - Turkey - Turks and Caicos Islands - Tuvalu - Ukraine - United Arab Emirates - United States - Viet Nam - Yemen - Zambia - Zimbabwe
English
Cambridge International Level 1 /Level 2 Certificates are general qualifications that enable candidates to progress either directly to employment, or to proceed to further qualifications.
This syllabus provides a foundation for further study at levels 2 and 3 in the National Qualifications Framework, including GCSE, AS and A level GCE, and Cambridge pre-U qualifications.
Candidates who are awarded grades C to A* are well prepared to follow courses leading to level 3 AS and A level GCE Geography, Cambridge Pre-U Geography, or the Cambridge International AS and A level Geography.
No specific job occupation
  • 11 Social Sciences
    • 11.1  Geography
120-140
A*/A/B/C/D/E/F/G
The qualification is assessed using independent and holistic assessment.
All Cambridge International Level1/Level2 Certificate syllabuses follow a general pattern. The main sections are: Aims; Assessment Objectives; Assessment; Curriculum Content.

The Cambridge International Level1/Level2 Certificate in Geography is assessed through 4 components. The assessments all take place at the end of the two-year course and a single grade is awarded.

Candidates take three Papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2 plus either Paper 3 or Paper 4. All candidates are eligible for the award of grades A* to G.

In Paper 1, candidates must answer three questions from a choice of six, one from each of the three themes. Questions are structured with gradients of difficulty, are resource based and involve problem solving and free response writing.

Paper 2 is mainly skills-based and will test the ability to handle various ways of depicting geographical information. One question will be specifically based on a large scale topographical map of a tropical area.

Paper 3 is internally assessed coursework consisting of two assignments, set by the Centre, each consisting of 1200 to 1500 words. Only teachers approved by CIE for this task may undertake school based assessment.

Paper 4, alternative to coursework, is a written paper where candidates are set a series of tasks relating to one or more of the syllabus themes. Methods used to process and present data will also be tested.

Candidates with visual impairments may have difficulty in demonstrating skills related to analysis, interpretation and evaluation of geographical information including maps, 3-D and colour images.