个PearsonEdexcelINTERNATIONAL ADVANCED LEVELGEOGRAPHYSPECIFICATIONPearson Edexcel International Advanced Subsidiary in Geography(XGEO1)Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level in Geography (YGE01)First teaching September 2016First examination from June 2017First certification from August 2017(Intemational Advanced Subsidiary)andIssue 2Edexcel,BTEC and LCCI qualificationsEdexcel,BTEC and LCCI qualifications are awarded by Pearson,the UK's largest awardingbody offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised andbenchmarked.For further information,please visit our qualification website atqualifications.pearson.com.Altematively,you can get in touch with us using the details onour contact us page at qualifications.pearson.com/contactusAbout PearsonPearson is the world's leading learning company,with 35,000 employees in more than70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their livesthrough leaming.We put the leamer at the centre of everything we do,because whereverlearning flourishes,so do people.Find out more about how we can help you and yourlearners at qualifications.pearson.comAcknowledgementsThis specification has been produced by Pearson on the basis of consultation with teachers,examiners,consultants and other interested parties.Pearson would like to thank all thosewho contributed their time and expertise to the specification's development.References to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith.Pearsondoes not endorse,approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials,which maybe subject to change,or any opinions expressed therein.(Material may include textbooks,journals,magazines and other publications and websites.All information in this specification is correct at time of going to publication.ISBN9781446932124All the material in this publication is copyrightC Pearson Education Limited 2018Summary of International Advanced Subsidiary/AdvancedLevel Geography specification Issue 2 changesSummary of changes made between previous issue and this currentPageissuenumberIntroductory section has been updated.5-7Information about use of calculators has been added.throug houtClarification has been added to the place contexts'suggestions.throug houtThe first bullet point in the section 1.4.2'Global organisations:IGOs20promote a liberal model of economic development'has been amended.Introduction to 'Integrating geographical skills'for Units 1 and 3 has been23,53amended.The last bullet point in the section 3.4.1'Biodiversity patterns:The38distribution of biodiversity depends on a range of factors'has beenamended.Information on assessment objectives and weightings has been updated.69-70The Appendices section has been reorganised and updated with the78-95addition of our World Class Qualification design principles,Transferableskills and Use of calculators.Also,the title of Appendix:Exam commandword definitions has been changed to Command word taxonomy'.If you need further information on these changes or what they mean,contact us via ourwebsite at:https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/contact-us/teachers.html