How to Revise iGCSE Geography

Master iGCSE Geography with practice on population, settlement, natural environment, and geographical skills.

Revision Strategy

Revising Geography requires you to balance factual recall with analytical skills. You need to remember specific dates, events, facts, and examples, but the marks are awarded for how you use this knowledge to construct arguments and evaluate evidence. Avoid the trap of spending all your time memorising facts without practising how to deploy them in essays and structured answers.

Source analysis and essay writing are central to Geography exams, so practise these skills regularly. For sources, develop a consistent approach: consider who created it, when, why, and what perspective it represents. For essays, plan your argument before you start writing and make sure every paragraph has a clear point supported by specific evidence.

Case studies and specific examples are what separate strong answers from weak ones in Geography. Learn three or four precise details for each major topic — specific names, dates, statistics, or places — and practise weaving them into your answers. Vague generalisations will not earn top marks, but precise, well-deployed evidence demonstrates genuine understanding.

Study Tips for iGCSE Geography

✓ Learn specific case studies with named locations, dates and statistics. iGCSE Geography rewards precise factual detail, not vague generalisations about unnamed places.
✓ Practice interpreting Ordnance Survey-style maps, satellite images, climate graphs and population pyramids regularly, as these skills are tested throughout the exam.
✓ Create cause-and-effect chains for physical processes (e.g. how a hurricane forms, why rivers flood) and learn to explain them step by step.
✓ Link physical and human geography topics together. For example, understand how tectonic hazards affect economic development in different countries.

Exam Tips for iGCSE Geography

✓ In extended response questions, use a clear structure: make a point, support it with evidence from a case study, and explain the significance. Repeat for each key point.
✓ When interpreting data in the exam, always refer to specific figures from the resource provided rather than making vague observations.
✓ For questions about management strategies, discuss both advantages and disadvantages to demonstrate balanced evaluation.

Topics to Cover

8 topics in iGCSE Geography

Population & Settlement

Natural Environment

Economic Development

Geographical Skills

Map Reading

River Environments

Coastal Environments

Weather & Climate

Available Exam Boards

iGCSE Geography specification guides for each exam board

Cambridge International Edexcel International

Frequently Asked Questions

Does iGCSE Geography include fieldwork? +

The standard iGCSE Geography examination does not include a separately assessed fieldwork component. However, geographical skills including data collection methods and field techniques are tested through written questions in the exam.

What case studies do I need for iGCSE Geography? +

You need case studies from a range of countries at different levels of economic development. Specific requirements depend on your syllabus, but typical examples include a tropical storm, an earthquake, a river flood, an urban area in an LEDC and an MEDC, and a resource management example.

Is iGCSE Geography different from GCSE Geography? +

Yes. iGCSE Geography uses international case studies rather than UK-focused examples, has no mandatory fieldwork assessment, and is available in multiple examination sessions per year. The content overlaps but the global perspective and exam structure differ.

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