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Introduction 1  \nKey features of our GCSE Geography B specification 1  \n2. What’s changed? 3  \n2.1 How has GCSE Geography changed? 3  \n2.2 Changes to the specification 5  \n3. Planning 9  \n3.1 Planning and delivering a linear course 9  \n3.2 Suggested resources and support 9  \n3.3 Delivery models 11  \nOption 1: Two-year linear course (first teaching autumn 2016) 12 Option 2: Three-year course (first teaching autumn 2015) 13  \n4. Geographical, mathematics and statistics skills 14  \n4.1 Geographical skills 14  \n4.2 Mathematics and statistics skills 14  \nThinking geographically: mathematics and statistics skills 15  \n5. Content guidance 16  \n5.1 Component 1 overview: Global Geographical Issues 17  \nTopic 1 overview: Hazardous Earth 17  \nTopic 2 overview: Development dynamics 17  \nTopic 3 overview: Challenges of an urbanising world 18  \n5.2 Component 2 overview: UK Geographical Issues 19  \nTopic 5 overview: The UK’s evolving human landscape 20  \nTopic 6 overview: Geographical investigations 20  \n5.3 Component 3 overview: People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions 23  \nTopic 7 overview: People and the biosphere 23  \nTopic 8 overview: Forests under threat 23  \nTopic 9 overview: Consuming energy resources 24  \n6. Assessment guidance 25  \n6.1 Assessment Objectives and weightings 25  \n6.2 Assessment overview 26  \n6.3 Question types 26  \n6.4 Command words 28  \n6.5 Paper 1 overview: Global geographical issues 29  \n6.6 Paper 2 overview: UK geographical issues 34  \n6.7 Paper 3 overview: People and environment issues – making  \ngeographical decisions 39  \nThis Getting Started guide provides an overview of the new GCSE (9–1) 2016 Geography B – Investigating Geographical Issues specification to help you get to grips with the changes to content and assessment, and to help you understand what these mean for you and your students.  \nKey features of our GCSE Geography B specification  \nThe specification and Sample Assessment Materials (SAMs) have been developed in consultation with hundreds of fellow teachers who, in focus groups and face-to-face interviews, have provided feedback at each stage; have helped us to redesign a qualification that is engaging and relevant to today’s geographers; and to help prepare them to succeed in their chosen pathway.  \nDrawing on feedback from all parts of the Geography education community, the 2016 GCSE Geography B specification has been built on the following key features.  \n􀁸 A familiar issues-based approach where the content is split by scale, with separate global and UK components.  \n􀁸 A decision-making exercise (DME) investigating people and environment questions and issues at a global scale.  \n􀁸 Clear question papers, command words and mark schemes that are accessible for all abilities. 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