IGCSE Geography · Syllabus 0460

IGCSE Geography syllabus

The whole syllabus on one page, in Cambridge’s own structure. Every topic links to its revision page, where it is explained, diagrammed and then tested with self-marked exam questions. 12 topics and 96 questions, all free.

Cambridge 0460 · 12 topics · 96 exam-style questions

This page and the course home: what each one is for

Both pages list the same topics, in the same order. Here is the difference in one line each.

  • You are on the syllabus page. It is the official breakdown: what you actually sit, and every topic in Cambridge’s own order. Nothing is taught here — each topic links to its own page.
  • The IGCSE Geography course home is where you revise. The same topics, each one taught, diagrammed and then tested with self-marked exam questions, plus the question bank, command words, Quick 10 and the progress tracker.

Check what you sit here, then go and learn it there.

Assessment

What you actually sit

Read this before you revise. The paper you are entered for decides which content is examined, so the wrong revision plan wastes weeks.

PaperTimeMarksWhat it tests
Paper 1 - Physical Geography1 h 45 min75 marksSection A: one compulsory structured question, 25 marks. Section B: two of three structured questions, 50 marks, each with short-answer items and an extended response. Covers themes 1-5. 36% of the qualification.
Paper 2 - Human Geography1 h 45 min75 marksSection A: one compulsory structured question, 25 marks. Section B: two of three structured questions, 50 marks, each with short-answer items and an extended response. Covers themes 6-10. 36% of the qualification.
Component 3 - Courseworkcentre-set60 marksOne centre-based fieldwork assignment of 1800-2200 words, internally assessed and externally moderated. 28%. Taken instead of Paper 4.
Paper 4 - Geographical Investigations1 h 30 min60 marksTwo compulsory questions containing short-answer and extended response items, some based on source material. 28%. Taken instead of Component 3.

AO1 is recall and understanding. AO2 is applying it to a context. AO3 is practical and investigative skills. The mark schemes on every topic page tag each question AO1 or AO2 so you can see which one you are practising.

Topic list

Every topic, in order

Work down the list, or jump to whatever your teacher set tonight. Each link opens the topic page with the teaching, the diagrams and the questions.

Area 1 · Physical Geography

Paper 1 of the 0460 syllabus - changing river environments, changing coastal environments, changing ecosystems, tectonic hazards and climate change.

  1. Changing river environments
  2. Changing coastal environments
  3. Changing ecosystems
  4. Tectonic hazards
  5. Climate change

Area 2 · Human Geography

Paper 2 of the 0460 syllabus - changing populations, changing towns and cities, development, changing economies and resource provision.

  1. Changing populations
  2. Changing towns and cities
  3. Development
  4. Changing economies
  5. Resource provision

Area 3 · Geographical Skills

The skills assessed across every paper - maps and cartographic skills, graphs, GIS and images, mathematical skills and fieldwork.

  1. Maps, graphs and cartographic skills
  2. Fieldwork, investigation and geographical data skills
Use it

Three ways to work through this syllabus

IGCSE Geography course home

The same topics with progress tracking, so you can see what you have covered and what is left.

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Question bank

Every question on the site in one place. Filter by topic, command word or marks, then mark yourself.

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Quick 10

Ten random questions and a score breakdown by area, for when you have twenty minutes and no plan.

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