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GEOGRAPHY-HISTORY-CI/11
Geography Integrated, History Integrated and Public
Geography / History / Civics: Integrated only · 2023 · Variant 1
Relative difficulty
Analysis source: National Center for University Entrance Examinations (DNC)
Analysis aligned to the official syllabus and assessment design.
3.0 / 5
100
60 min
Integrated social inquiry: use a map or graph, a historical context note and a public-policy concept to decide which explanation or proposal is best supported.
Cohort performance
Session statistics from official examination reports
Total marks
100
Duration
60 min
Session difficulty
3.0 / 5
Calculator policy
Scientific calculators permitted only where specified in the DNC implementation guidelines; programming functions and CAS are prohibited. En
Key examiner messages
Top priorities from the principal examiner before you revise
地理総合・歴史総合・公共 combines the common compulsory foundations of geography, history and public studies. R7-style questions test whether students can use maps, historical sources, civic concepts and contemporary data together to understand society and make reasoned judgments.
This combined subject is designed around foundational social inquiry, so source-handling breadth matters more than specialist depth.
A 100-point social subject in 60 minutes means roughly 1.7 marks per minute; integrated items can be long, so read source headings efficiently.
Geography material often supplies spatial distribution, history material supplies change over time, and public material supplies decision criteria.
The DNC Problem Evaluation Committee publishes per-subject reports after each January session, rating alignment with the Course of Study (学習指導要領), item difficulty balance, and whether items discriminate without exceeding syllabus scope.
Question difficulty map
How candidates performed on each question in this series
No data available in official reports
Assessment objectives
Skill and AO weighting from official examiner commentary
Skill weighting
Cognitive skills emphasised in official test design.
Cross-disciplinary source reading
Weight: 35100%Conceptual application
Weight: 2571%Comparison and synthesis
Weight: 2571%Basic Skills factual knowledge
Weight: 1543%
Method marks watchlist
Where working, steps, or method marks were commonly lost
No data available in official reports
Recurring mistakes across years
Themes examiners flag in multiple recent sessions for this subject
Integration: Answering from only one discipline when the item requires two or three. — Check whether each option fits the map/data, the h…
Source reading: Confusing correlation in a graph with historical causation. — Look for the source that supplies mechanism or chronology b…
Public concepts: Using rights, welfare, equality or sustainability as vague slogans. — Define the concept in the concrete case: who is af…
Maps and history: Applying present-day borders or institutions to past materials. — Read the date and period label before using current k…
Time management: Treating every source as equally important. — Identify the decisive source: the one that directly supports or contradict…
Question choice intelligence
Mean scores and popularity for optional questions (HKDSE electives)
No data available in official reports
Level exemplars
What candidate scripts at each grade level looked like
No data available in official reports
Grade & admission context
How marks relate to grade thresholds and entry standards
Official body
National Center for University Entrance Examinations (DNC)
Grading system
Per-subject raw scores (素点); universities convert to deviation values (偏差値, mean 50) — no national pass/fail grade
Scale band
0–100 raw
Scale band
Deviation 50 = mean
Scale band
University cut-off
Deep insights
What top candidates did
Techniques and approaches examiners rewarded in this series
Classify the source first
Decide whether the item is mainly spatial, temporal or civic before reading options. Then add the other two lenses only as needed.
Use the three-lens checklist
For any social issue, ask: where is it happening, how did it develop, and what public decision is being made? This matches the combined subject design.
Keep foundations sharp
Because the paper is broad, high-yield review is core vocabulary: scale, region, continuity, change, rights, democracy, market, sustainability and diversity.
Practise mixed materials
Use a map plus timeline plus policy graph in one sitting. The skill is switching evidence types quickly, not mastering one long specialist essay.
Avoid over-specializing
If an item includes public-policy data, do not answer from historical memory alone. The official emphasis is evidence-based judgment from the supplied materials.
Summarize before options
In one sentence, state what the sources show. Then test each option against that sentence and eliminate unsupported leaps.
Command word playbook
How to match each command word to the expected response style
No data available in official reports
Time traps
Sections where candidates spent disproportionate time relative to marks
No data available in official reports
Syllabus traceability
Topics linked to questions and mark weighting in this session
Geography Integrated foundations
Official topic weighting
History Integrated foundations
Official topic weighting
Public foundations
Official topic weighting
MCQ trap analytics
Commonly chosen wrong options from examiner commentary
No data available in official reports
Topic heatmap across years
Mark concentration by topic and exam year for this subject
Mark intensity
Geography Integrated foundations
History Integrated foundations
Public foundations
Difficulty trend
How session difficulty has shifted across recent years
Paper comparison
Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session
Geography Integrated, History Integrated and Public: for one subject / when taking two subjects Maps, historical documents, civic scenarios, statistics and interdisciplinary comparison
Marks you can still earn
Where valid approaches outside the mark scheme may still gain credit
No data available in official reports
Practise what examiners flagged
Target weak topics from this report inside the Revui app
Geography Integrated foundations
Official topic weighting
Practise in RevuiHistory Integrated foundations
Official topic weighting
Practise in RevuiPublic foundations
Official topic weighting
Practise in RevuiSelf-diagnostic checklist
Key actions before you sit this paper — copy and tick off as you revise
- 1Message
地理総合・歴史総合・公共 combines the common compulsory foundations of geography, history and public studies. R7-style questions test whether students can use maps, historical sources, civic concepts and contemporary data together to understand society and make reasoned judgments.
- 2Message
This combined subject is designed around foundational social inquiry, so source-handling breadth matters more than specialist depth.
- 3Message
A 100-point social subject in 60 minutes means roughly 1.7 marks per minute; integrated items can be long, so read source headings efficiently.
- 4Message
Geography material often supplies spatial distribution, history material supplies change over time, and public material supplies decision criteria.
- 5Message
The DNC Problem Evaluation Committee publishes per-subject reports after each January session, rating alignment with the Course of Study (学習指導要領), item difficulty balance, and whether items discriminate without exceeding syllabus scope.
- 6Pitfall
Integration: Answering from only one discipline when the item requires two or three. — Check whether each option fits the map/data, the h…
- 7Pitfall
Source reading: Confusing correlation in a graph with historical causation. — Look for the source that supplies mechanism or chronology b…
- 8Pitfall
Public concepts: Using rights, welfare, equality or sustainability as vague slogans. — Define the concept in the concrete case: who is af…
- 9Pitfall
Maps and history: Applying present-day borders or institutions to past materials. — Read the date and period label before using current k…
- 10Pitfall
Time management: Treating every source as equally important. — Identify the decisive source: the one that directly supports or contradict…
- 11Strength
Classify the source first: Decide whether the item is mainly spatial, temporal or civic before reading options. Then add the ot
- 12Strength
Use the three-lens checklist: For any social issue, ask: where is it happening, how did it develop, and what public decision is be
- 13Strength
Keep foundations sharp: Because the paper is broad, high-yield review is core vocabulary: scale, region, continuity, change,
Teacher briefing pack
One-page session summary for tutors and classroom review
2023 2023
Geography / History / Civics: Integrated only
地理総合・歴史総合・公共 combines the common compulsory foundations of geography, history and public studies. R7-style questions test whether students can use maps, historical sources, civic concepts and contemporary data together to understand society and make reasoned judgments. National C
地理総合・歴史総合・公共 combines the common compulsory foundations of geography, history and public studies. R7-style questions test whether students can use maps, historical sources, civic concepts and contemporary data together to understand society and make reasoned judgments.
This combined subject is designed around foundational social inquiry, so source-handling breadth matters more than specialist depth.
A 100-point social subject in 60 minutes means roughly 1.7 marks per minute; integrated items can be long, so read source headings efficiently.
Integration: Answering from only one discipline when the item requires two or three. — Check whether each option fits the map/data, the h…
Source reading: Confusing correlation in a graph with historical causation. — Look for the source that supplies mechanism or chronology b…
- Total marks
- 100
- Duration
- 60 min
- Session difficulty
- 3.0 / 5
- Calculator policy
- Scientific calculators permitted only where specified in the DNC implementation guidelines; programming functions and CAS are prohibited. En
Session analysis
地理総合・歴史総合・公共 combines the common compulsory foundations of geography, history and public studies. R7-style questions test whether students can use maps, historical sources, civic concepts and contemporary data together to understand society and make reasoned judgments. National Center for University Entrance Examinations (DNC) emphasises integrated social inquiry: use a map or graph, a historical context note and a public-policy concept to decide which explanation or proposal is best supported.. Priority revision: Geography Integrated foundations, History Integrated foundations, Public foundations. Decide whether the item is mainly spatial, temporal or civic before reading options. Then add the other two lenses only as needed.
Updated 2026-07-03
Paper breakdown
Geography Integrated, History Integrated and Public: for one subject / when taking two subjects Maps, historical documents, civic scenarios, statistics and interdisciplinary comparison
Top chapters
Exam structure insights
Marks by syllabus topic
Revision priority from official test-design weighting.
Mark accessibility
Estimated difficulty spread based on official design.
Integrated social inquiry: use a map or graph, a historical context note and a p
Paper structure
Official paper breakdown for this subject.
Geography Integrated, Histor
100·10·100%
Official syllabus scope
地理総合・歴史総合・公共 combines the common compulsory foundations of geography, history and public studies. R7-style questions test whether students can use maps, historical sources, civic concepts and contemporary data together to understand society and make reasoned judgments.
Difficulty verdict
Rated 3/5 for January sessions. Integrated social inquiry: use a map or graph, a historical context note and a public-policy concept to decide which explanation or proposal is best supported.
What examiners measure
1. Interpret geographic, historical and civic source materials accurately. 2. Connect place, time and public institutions in explaining social issues. 3. Compare evidence from maps, documents, graphs and legal/policy materials. 4. Apply foundational concepts from geography, history and public studies to unfamiliar cases. 5. Judge social choices with awareness of sustainability, rights and historical context.
Where the marks are
Highest-weight syllabus areas: Geography Integrated foundations; History Integrated foundations; Public foundations.
Examiner notes & key calculations
- This combined subject is designed around foundational social inquiry, so source-handling breadth matters more than specialist depth.
- A 100-point social subject in 60 minutes means roughly 1.7 marks per minute; integrated items can be long, so read source headings efficiently.
- Geography material often supplies spatial distribution, history material supplies change over time, and public material supplies decision criteria.
- The best answer must survive all supplied evidence. A true statement from outside knowledge can still be wrong if it ignores the prompt materials.
- Simple calculations include rate of change, share, density and ranking; write the denominator to avoid source-type mistakes.
- Expect sustainability and disaster-prevention issues to connect geographic risk, historical land use and public responsibility.
- For contemporary civic issues, distinguish descriptive data from normative judgment and proposed policy response.
- Paper 1: Geography Integrated, History Integrated and Public · 100 marks · 60 min for one subject / 130 min when taking two subjects · Maps, historical documents, civic scenarios, statistics and interdisciplinary comparison.
Exam tips
Paper format
- Duration
- 60 min for one subject / 130 min when taking two subjects
- Total marks
- 100
- Weighting
- 100%
- Question types
- Maps, historical documents, civic scenarios, statistics and interdisciplinary comparison
- Decide whether the item is mainly spatial, temporal or civic before reading options. Then add the other two lenses only as needed.
- For any social issue, ask: where is it happening, how did it develop, and what public decision is being made? This matches the combined subject design.
- Because the paper is broad, high-yield review is core vocabulary: scale, region, continuity, change, rights, democracy, market, sustainability and diversity.
Common mistakes
Integration
Answering from only one discipline when the item requires two or three.
How to avoid: Check whether each option fits the map/data, the historical context and the civic concept.
Source reading
Confusing correlation in a graph with historical causation.
How to avoid: Look for the source that supplies mechanism or chronology before selecting a cause.
Public concepts
Using rights, welfare, equality or sustainability as vague slogans.
How to avoid: Define the concept in the concrete case: who is affected and what changes.
Analysis is paraphrased for study purposes. Always verify against the official examiner report and mark scheme.