Pre-release materials 2024: Introduction
- The AQA pre-release materials are now available and with schools
- AQA copyright and exam regulations mean that the resources themselves cannot be shared online - you will receive or may already have received the booklet from your teacher at school
- The issue evaluation is synoptic, which means that it covers more than one topic from the specification
- The topics covered in the 2024 issue evaluation are:
Areas of the specification covered in the issues evaluation
- The materials below will provide all the background information on the issue, and key exam tips needed to tackle the questions in the 2024 Geography Paper 3 successfully
- The materials will support you to:
- Set the issue in context, including where it is and the key facts about the location
- Examine conflicting stakeholder viewpoints about the issue
- Make an appraisal of the advantages and disadvantages
- Evaluate alternatives
- In the exam, you will need to answer a range of questions about the proposal of a new garden settlement in Kent. You will have about 35-40 minutes for this section of the exam
- There will be a series of short, skills questions (2-3 marks), followed by 6-mark extended questions and then a final 9-mark question which asks you to decide on the issue
- You will be asked whether you agree or disagree with a statement and then you will be expected to explain your answer. It does not matter whether you agree or disagree, what matters is how you justify your answer using evidence from the materials in the resource booklet and your knowledge
The issue evaluation skills guide is also here to help you work out how to interpret and use the sources that you have available in the booklet