AS & A Level Geography (9696) — real past-paper questions, marked by AI
A Level Geography (9696) builds outward from core physical and human geography into advanced options. Components 1 and 2 set the AS core themes, while Components 3 and 4 combine data-response questions with extended essays on the advanced options, and every answer is stronger for a named, located example rather than a generic description.
This hub holds 1,109 real 9696 questions from 60 papers set between 2023 and 2025. Tropical environments, coastal environments, hazardous environments and hot arid and semi-arid environments each carry 45 questions, with hydrology and fluvial geomorphology, atmosphere and weather, and rocks and weathering all close behind on 30. Write your answer and the AI examiner marks it instantly against the real Cambridge mark scheme, showing whether your case study named a real place and whether your essay reached the level its argument deserved.
It is free to use, with no signup, so you can sweep one environment before a full timed paper.
New: How AS & A Level Geography (9696) is really marked — command words, examiner-report findings and revision strategy.
Past papers by year
2025
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 11 | May–June 2025 | 6 |
| Paper 12 | May–June 2025 | 6 |
| Paper 13 | May–June 2025 | 6 |
| Paper 21 | May–June 2025 | 6 |
| Paper 22 | May–June 2025 | 6 |
| Paper 23 | May–June 2025 | 6 |
| Paper 31 | May–June 2025 | 12 |
| Paper 32 | May–June 2025 | 12 |
| Paper 33 | May–June 2025 | 12 |
| Paper 41 | May–June 2025 | 12 |
| Paper 42 | May–June 2025 | 12 |
| Paper 43 | May–June 2025 | 12 |
2024
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 11 | May–June 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 12 | May–June 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 13 | May–June 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 21 | May–June 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 22 | May–June 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 23 | May–June 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 31 | May–June 2024 | 12 |
| Paper 32 | May–June 2024 | 12 |
| Paper 33 | May–June 2024 | 12 |
| Paper 41 | May–June 2024 | 12 |
| Paper 42 | May–June 2024 | 12 |
| Paper 43 | May–June 2024 | 12 |
| Paper 11 | October–November 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 12 | October–November 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 13 | October–November 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 21 | October–November 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 22 | October–November 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 23 | October–November 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 31 | October–November 2024 | 12 |
| Paper 32 | October–November 2024 | 12 |
| Paper 33 | October–November 2024 | 12 |
| Paper 41 | October–November 2024 | 12 |
| Paper 42 | October–November 2024 | 12 |
| Paper 43 | October–November 2024 | 12 |
2023
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 11 | May–June 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 12 | May–June 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 13 | May–June 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 21 | May–June 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 22 | May–June 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 23 | May–June 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 31 | May–June 2023 | 12 |
| Paper 32 | May–June 2023 | 12 |
| Paper 33 | May–June 2023 | 12 |
| Paper 41 | May–June 2023 | 12 |
| Paper 42 | May–June 2023 | 12 |
| Paper 43 | May–June 2023 | 12 |
| Paper 11 | October–November 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 12 | October–November 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 13 | October–November 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 21 | October–November 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 22 | October–November 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 23 | October–November 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 31 | October–November 2023 | 12 |
| Paper 32 | October–November 2023 | 12 |
| Paper 33 | October–November 2023 | 12 |
| Paper 41 | October–November 2023 | 12 |
| Paper 42 | October–November 2023 | 12 |
| Paper 43 | October–November 2023 | 12 |
Practise AS & A Level Geography by topic
- Tropical environments (45 questions)
- Coastal environments (45 questions)
- Hazardous environments (45 questions)
- Hot arid and semi-arid environments (45 questions)
- Production, location and change (45 questions)
- Environmental management (45 questions)
- Global interdependence (45 questions)
- Economic transition (45 questions)
- Settlement dynamics (34 questions)
- Hydrology and fluvial geomorphology (30 questions)
- Atmosphere and weather (30 questions)
- Rocks and weathering (30 questions)
- Population (29 questions)
- Migration (27 questions)
Frequently asked questions
Which 9696 papers and years are covered?
All four components, across every variant from the May-June and October-November sessions of 2023 to 2025 — 60 papers in total, each with its official mark scheme.
How does the AI marking work for Geography answers?
You answer the real question, whether it is a data-response question or an extended essay on an advanced option, and an AI examiner checks it against the official Cambridge mark scheme, showing where a located example or a stronger argument was needed.
What is the difference between the core and the options in 9696?
Components 1 and 2 cover the core physical and human geography, while Components 3 and 4 combine data-response questions and essays on the advanced options.
What topics come up most in 9696?
Tropical, coastal, hazardous and hot arid environments lead the topic table, with hydrology, atmosphere and weather, and rocks and weathering also recurring frequently.
Is it really free?
Yes — every question, mark scheme and AI marking run is free, with no signup and no card needed.
Are these official Cambridge papers?
The questions are transcribed from real Cambridge papers, and answers are marked against the real mark schemes, which remain © Cambridge International. Cambridge Papers is an independent study tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge.