1. Unit 3 Contested Planet 60%
Unit 4 Geographical Research 40%

2. Biodiversity under threat
JCB/EF
DA/SP
July
Biodiversity under threat
Water Conflicts
Summer Holidays
Autumn
The development gap
The technological fix
Superpower geographies
Energy Security
Christmas Holidays
Spring
January exam: Contested Planet (60%)
Geographical Research
Cold Environments: Landscape and Change
June exam: Geographical Research (40%)

3. Unit 3 topics
Get yourself a new lever-arch file and divide it into six sections
Energy Security
Water Conflicts
Biodiversity Under Threat
Superpower Geographies
Bridging the Development Gap
The Technological Fix

4. How will Unit 3 be assessed?
2 hour 30min examination comprising of two sections
Section A
Select two questions from five
The questions are based on five of the six topics
Section B
A synoptic investigation focusing on the sixth topic
One question split into three parts
Pre-release materials will be supplied