Edexcel A-level Geography Paper 1 - 13th May 2025 [Exam Chat]

have a feeling its gonna be a carbon 20 marker this time, as water has been asked a lot, and last year got lucky with a water question

What was last years 20 marker? Trying to do process of elimination

Do you have any predictions for health and human rights section

It’s not the section that I’ve been taught at school but here’s what I found for the most frequently assessed topics for that section:
1. Concepts of Human Development
• Appeared in 2018, 2019, and 2022
• Regularly used for early short-answer questions
• Exam Years:
• 2018: Q5a – 4 marks
• 2019: Q5a (i–iii) – 2, 2, and 6 marks
• 2022: Q5b – 6 marks
2. Variations in Human Health and Life Expectancy
• Consistently featured in both 2023 and 2024
• Often broken down into several small questions (Q5a)
• Exam Years:
• 2023: Q5a (i–ii) – 2, 2 marks
• 2024: Q5a (i–iv) – 1, 1, 2, and 6 marks
3. Development Aid
• Frequently tested with both 8- and 20-mark questions
• One of the earliest and longest-standing topics
• Exam Years:
• 2018: Q5c – 8 marks, Q5d – 20 marks
• 2019: Q5c – 20 marks
• 2023: Q5b – 6 marks
4. Measuring the Success of Geopolitical Interventions
• Popular 8-mark extended answer topic
• Exam Years:
• 2020: Q5b – 6 marks, Q5c – 8 marks
• 2024: Q5c – 8 marks
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Common Essay-Level Topics (20 Marks)
These are strong candidates for extended writing:
• Development Aid: 2018 (Q5d), 2019 (Q5c)
• The Impact of Military Interventions: 2020 (Q5d), 2022 (Q5d)
• Government Role in Human Rights Targets: 2023 (Q5c)
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Under-assessed or Unseen Topics (Potential 2025 Focus)
• Variations in Human Rights Within Countries – Never directly examined
• Improving Human Rights and Welfare – Never directly examined
• Military Aid and Intervention (as a broad concept) – May appear under new framing

What was last years 20 marker? Trying to do process of elimination

Has anyone got their raw NEA marks back yet. If so what were they. As my year seemed to get very high scores. So trying to get and idea what others were like/ averaging. Thanks

In case anybody needed this, here are the most commonly examined topics for paper 1 and 2, no paper 3 as its synoptic:
Paper 1: Physical Geography
1. Tectonic Processes and Hazards
• Frequently assessed areas:
• Theory of plate tectonics (2018, 2020, 2021)
• Understanding disaster impact (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Mitigation and adaptation strategies (2019, 2023)
• Vulnerability to hazards (2018, 2024)
2. Coastal Landscapes and Change
• Recurring topics:
• Coastal transport and deposition (appeared every year from 2018–2024)
• Coastal recession (2018, 2020, 2023)
• Sea level change (2020–2024 consistently)
• Risks and management of coastal flooding/recession (featured almost every year)
3. Water Cycle and Water Insecurity
• Common areas:
• Water budgets and river systems (2018, 2020, 2023, 2024)
• Water insecurity and consequences (2019, 2020, 2023)
• Approaches to water management (2019, 2024)
4. Carbon Cycle and Energy Security
• Regularly assessed:
• Alternatives to fossil fuels (2019–2023)
• Energy security and fossil fuel reliance (2019, 2020, 2022)
• Impacts on the carbon cycle (2018, 2021, 2024)
• Planetary warming risks (2018, 2019)
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Paper 2: Human Geography
1. Globalisation
• High-frequency topics:
• Globalisation and development (2018, 2020, 2024)
• Acceleration of globalisation (ICT, transport) (2022, 2024)
• Global culture and tensions (2023)
2. Regenerating Places
• Often featured:
• Success/judging of regeneration (2018, 2019, 2024)
• Changing function and perception (2020, 2022, 2023)
• Rebranding and regeneration strategies (2023, 2024)
3. Superpowers
• Consistent topics:
• Geopolitical power characteristics (2018, 2022, 2023)
• Influence and global concerns (2019, 2020, 2022, 2024)
• Emerging powers and contested influence (2023, 2024)
4. Migration, Identity and Sovereignty
• Recurring areas:
• Globalisation and migration (every year from 2019–2024)
• Causes and consequences of migration (2018, 2022, 2024)
• National identity and its challenges (2018, 2019, 2023, 2024)
• Role of IGOs and contested borders (2018–2024, various years)

2023 and 2024 was water I think, and 2023 has a water 12 marker, so I think it will be carbon heavy