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Ready for the world.  \nWJEC would like to thank the students and teachers of Fitzalan High School, Cardiff and Llanwern High School, Newport for their participation in the creation of these covers.  \nThis specification meets the requirements of the following regulatory documents published by Qualifications Wales:  \n•  Made for Wales GCSE Qualification Approval Criteria which set out requirements for any new GCSE qualification Approved for first teaching from September 2025 and beyond.  \n•  Standard Conditions of Recognition which contains the rules that all awarding bodies and their qualifications must meet when offering qualifications to learners in Wales.  \n• Approval Criteria for GCSE Geography which sets out the subject specific requirements for GCSE Geography qualifications from September 2025 and beyond.  \nSUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS  \n\n| Version | Description | Page number |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 2 | “legal” and “illegal” changed to “regular” and “irregular” | 15 and 16 |\n| 3 | Terminal rule change | 40 and 41 |\n| 4 | “fringe” changed to “rural-urban fringe” | 17 |\n| 5 | Terminal rule reference removed from ‘Post-16 Candidates’section for clarity | 40 |\n\nCONTENTS  \nGCSE GEOGRAPHY ........................................................................................5  \nSUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT ........................................................................5  \n1. 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