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Cambridge O Level Geography (2217)

Syllabus overview

Through the Cambridge O Level Geography syllabus, learners will develop a 'sense of place' by looking at the world around them on a local, regional and global scale. Learners examine a range of natural and man-made environments, and learn about some of the processes that affected their development. They will also look at the ways in which people interact with their environment, and the opportunities and challenges an environment can present, thereby gaining a deeper insight into the different communities and cultures that exist around the world.

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Important notices

Withdrawal of June series
- We are withdrawing Cambridge O Level Geography (2217) from the June exam series. The last June exam series for this syllabus will be June 2025.
  
  From 2026, we will only offer this syllabus in the November exam series.
  
  We communicated this change to schools in August 2023.
Grade descriptions
- For some subjects, the syllabus states that grade descriptions will be made available after first assessment in 2020, 2021 or 2022.
  
  Publication of grade descriptions was paused in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the temporary changes to the grading standard that have been in place for 2020, 2021 and 2022. We are currently working on producing these grade descriptions. This work will make sure that grade descriptions reflect examination outcomes appropriately and are based on the more stable grading standard that we expect to have in place for June 2023 onwards.

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