Cambridge IGCSE Geography (0460)
Investigate human and natural environments through geographical themes, skills and enquiry.
2025–2026 examinations
Course structure and assessment routes
- Take Papers 1 and 2 plus either Component 3 or Paper 4. Grades A*–G are available.
Main syllabus content
- Population and settlement
- The natural environment
- Economic development
- Geographical skills and investigation
Use Syllabus for the topic checklist. Where the qualification offers options, follow your chosen route rather than treating every option as compulsory.
0460 assessment structure
Use the route above to identify which components you take. Marks below are raw marks; the stated weightings determine their contribution to the award.
Paper 1
Geographical Themes
- Duration
- 1 hour 45 minutes
- Marks
- 75
- Weighting
- 45%
Raw marks scaled to 100; one question from each of three sections.
Paper 2
Geographical Skills
- Duration
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Marks
- 60
- Weighting
- 27.5%
Component 3
Coursework
- Duration
- Coursework; no timed exam
- Marks
- 60
- Weighting
- 27.5%; alternative to Paper 4
One centre-based assignment of up to 2,000 words.
Paper 4
Alternative to Coursework
- Duration
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Marks
- 60
- Weighting
- 27.5%; alternative to Component 3
Two compulsory questions assessing investigation skills.
Key assessment information
- Written examination papers are externally assessed. Do not add the coursework and alternative-to-coursework weights together: a candidate takes one of them.
Official sources and verification
Checked 2026-09-04 against the official 0460 syllabus/specification (PDF). 2025–2026 examinations.
Source PDF pages: 8, 9. PDF page positions may differ from printed page numbers.
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