Mark Scheme (Result)
Pearson Edexcel GCSE in Geography Spec A (1GA01) Paper 1 MS 2023
Summer 2023
Pearson Edexcel GCSE in
Geography Spec A (1GA01)
Paper 1
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of
qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further
information visit our qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk . Alternatively, you can get in touch
with us using the details on our contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus .
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international reputation for our commitment to high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education.
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Summer 2023
Question Paper Log Number P72566A
Publications Code 1GA0_01_2306_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2018
, General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first candidate in exactly the same
way as they mark the last.
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do
rather than penalised for omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their perception of where the grade
boundaries may lie.
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be used appropriately.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if
deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks
if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks will be awarded
and exemplification may be limited.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the team
leader must be consulted.
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with an alternative response.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE in Geography Spec A (1GA01) Paper 1 MS 2023
Summer 2023
Pearson Edexcel GCSE in
Geography Spec A (1GA01)
Paper 1
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of
qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further
information visit our qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk . Alternatively, you can get in touch
with us using the details on our contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus .
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help everyone progress in their lives through
education. We believe in every kind of learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100 languages, we have built an
international reputation for our commitment to high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education.
Find out more about how we can help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2023
Question Paper Log Number P72566A
Publications Code 1GA0_01_2306_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2018
, General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first candidate in exactly the same
way as they mark the last.
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do
rather than penalised for omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their perception of where the grade
boundaries may lie.
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be used appropriately.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if
deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks
if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks will be awarded
and exemplification may be limited.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the team
leader must be consulted.
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with an alternative response.
