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8035 · AQA GCSE

Geography 8035 Exam Tips

In the AQA GCSE Geography exam, time is your most precious resource. For Paper 1 (Living with the physical environment) and Paper 2 (Challenges in the human environment), you have exactly 90 minutes to score 88 marks. This translates to a strict pace of one minute per mark, leavi

Source: AQA

Papers

3

Total marks

252

Time limit

4h 30min

Grade scale

987654321U

Additional note

Calculator policy

A scientific or graphical calculator that meets JCQ regulations may be used (some GCSE Mathematics and Science papers are non-calculator). Graphical calculators must be set to exam mode; you must clear any stored programs, notes or data before the exam, and the calculator must not be able to retrieve stored text or formulae.

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  • In the AQA GCSE Geography exam, time is your most precious resource. For Paper 1 (Living with the physical environment) and Paper 2 (Challenges in the human environment), you have exactly 90 minutes to score 88 marks. This translates to a strict pace of one minute per mark, leaving you with a tiny 2-minute buffer. Top scorers do not drift through the paper; they wear a watch and stick to this budget with military precision:

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