Guangdong Gaokao Politics, History, and Geography: Exam Point Distribution for the Past Three Years (2023-2025) and 2026 Predictions

Guangdong uses the "3+1+2" model, with Politics, History, and Geography being province-level independent exams, full score 100 points / 75 minutes Compiled on: May 31, 2026 ---

I. Politics

Exam Structure: 16 multiple-choice questions (48 points) + 4 subjective questions (52 points)

1. Module Examination Overview

Compulsory 1: Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

• 2023: The 8th National Congress → 13th National Congress → 20th National Congress: The Path of Chinese-style Modernization (multiple choice)
• 2024: Deng Xiaoping's Reform and Opening-up / Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (multiple choice)
• 2025: New Quality Productive Forces / High-quality Development
• Characteristics: 1-2 multiple-choice questions guaranteed, often the first question of the entire exam, low difficulty #### Compulsory 2: Economy and Society
• 2023: National pooling of pension insurance, supply-side reform
• 2024: Digital economy, new development paradigm
• 2025: Common prosperity, consumption and domestic demand
• Characteristics: 3-4 multiple-choice questions + 1 subjective question
• High-frequency points: Market regulation vs. macroeconomic regulation, new development concepts #### Compulsory 3: Politics and Rule of Law
• 2023: Whole-process people's democracy, grassroots governance
• 2024: People's Congress system, rule of law
• 2025: Government function transformation, consultative democracy
• Characteristics: 3-4 multiple-choice questions + 1 subjective question
• The People's Congress system / Party leadership are guaranteed topics #### Compulsory 4: Philosophy and Culture
• 2023: Materialist dialectics (contradiction, development), cultural confidence
• 2024: Epistemology, innovative development of traditional culture
• 2025: Historical materialism, cultural inheritance
• Characteristics: 3-4 multiple-choice questions + 1 subjective question
• The philosophy section is the module with the highest differentiation #### Elective Compulsory 1: Contemporary International Politics and Economy
• Frequently tested: International relations, economic globalization, community with a shared future for mankind
• Usually 1-2 multiple-choice questions, occasionally integrated into subjective questions #### Elective Compulsory 2: Law and Life ⭐ Key Focus
• See detailed separate analysis below #### Elective Compulsory 3: Logic and Thinking
• Added for examination starting in 2023, usually 1 multiple-choice question
• Test points: Scientific thinking, dialectical thinking, innovative thinking --- ### 2. Detailed Analysis of Elective Compulsory 2: Law and Life Exam Questions Over the Past Three Years #### 2023 (First year of new textbook Gaokao)
• Multiple choice: Determination of civil legal relations (subject/object/content)
• Subjective question: Contract dispute — examining contract formation, validity, and liability for breach
• Knowledge points involved: Basic principles of civil law, contract law #### 2024
• Multiple choice: Judgment of intellectual property (copyright/patent) infringement
• Subjective question: Property rights dispute + Tort liability — neighbor relations, real estate ownership
• Knowledge points involved: Property law, tort liability, civil burden of proof #### 2025
• Multiple choice: Labor and employment — labor contracts, protection of workers' rights
• Subjective question: Property disputes in marriage and family — joint property of spouses, inheritance rights
• Knowledge points involved: Labor law, marriage law, inheritance law ### 3. 2026 Predictions for the Law Module Based on the three-year rotation pattern:
• Tested modules: Contract (2023) → Property + Tort (2024) → Labor + Marriage/Inheritance (2025) Most likely to be tested in 2026:
  1. Intellectual Property (High Probability) — Infringement determination for copyright, patent rights, trademark rights, especially intellectual property protection in the online environment (e.g., copyright ownership of AI-generated content)
  2. Tort Liability + Personal Rights (High Probability) — Infringement judgment for right to life/health/portrait/privacy, compensation methods
  3. Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (Medium Probability) — Selection and application of mediation, arbitration, litigation
  4. Consumer Rights Protection (Medium Probability) — Combined with the Economy module for questions Study Suggestions: Focus on memorizing the protection periods and infringement judgment standards for the three types of intellectual property rights (copyright/patent/trademark); the specific content of various personal rights; and the comparison of multiple dispute resolution methods --- ## II. History Exam Structure: 16 multiple-choice questions (48 points) + 4 subjective questions (52 points) ### 1. Score Distribution by Section | Section | Score | Trend | |------|-----------|------| | Ancient Chinese History | ~30 points | Stable, about 4 multiple-choice questions | | Modern Chinese History | ~32 points | Stable, 3 multiple-choice questions + subjective question | | World History | ~38 points | Proportion slightly increased | ### 2. Year-by-Year Test Points #### 2023
• Multiple choice: Pre-Qin institutions, Han Dynasty supervision, Ming-Qing economy, Industrial Revolution, Cold War
• Subjective questions: China's modernization process, post-WWII international order #### 2024
• Multiple choice: Qin-Han institutions, Tang-Song economy, Reform and Opening-up, French Revolution
• Subjective questions: Ancient Chinese governance wisdom, modern national industry #### 2025
• Multiple choice: Western Zhou feudalism, Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism, Self-Strengthening Movement, Two World Wars
• Subjective questions: Origin and development of Chinese civilization ### 3. High-Frequency Test Points
• Guaranteed Ancient Chinese History: Evolution of political systems (feudalism → prefectures and counties → provinces), southward shift of the economic center, evolution of Confucian thought
• Guaranteed Modern Chinese History: Exploration of modernization (Self-Strengthening → Reform → Revolution → New Culture), history of the Chinese Communist Party
• Guaranteed World History: Industrial Revolution, Two World Wars, Cold War and international structure ### 4. 2026 Predictions
• Ancient History: May test Song Dynasty social economy / Ming-Qing social transformation
• Modern History: Lingering heat from the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (2025), socialist construction
• World History: Post-WWII international economic system, globalization and anti-globalization
• New Hot Topics: Chinese civilization origin exploration project, reflection on the technological revolution in the AI era --- ## III. Geography Exam Structure: 16 multiple-choice questions (48 points) + 3 subjective questions (52 points) ### 1. Section Examination Overview #### Physical Geography (about 40-45 points) — Largest proportion, highest difficulty
• Frequently tested: Atmospheric motion (climate type identification), water cycle/ocean currents, geological processes (landforms), integrity and difference of the natural environment
• 2023 Focus: Exogenic forces and landforms
• 2024 Focus: Relationship between climate and agriculture
• 2025 Focus: Fluvial landforms (Yellow River relief — fluvial erosion/deposition) #### Human Geography (about 25-30 points)
• Frequently tested: Industrial location, agricultural location, urbanization, transportation layout
• 2023-2025 all involved: Industrial transfer, regional development #### Regional Geography (about 25-30 points)
• Frequently tested: Chinese regions (Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Northwest arid region), world regions
• Characteristics: Uses regions as a vehicle to test integrated physical + human geography ### 2. High-Frequency Test Points
• Guaranteed Annually: Climate type identification, contour/isobar interpretation, industrial/agricultural location analysis
• High-Frequency Points: Geological processes and landforms, population and urbanization, resources and environmental issues
• Regional Hotspots: Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Belt and Road Initiative regions, Yellow River Basin ecological protection ### 3. 2026 Predictions
• Physical Geography: Atmospheric heating process/weather systems (not heavily tested in the past three years), geological disasters and disaster prevention/reduction
• Human Geography: Rural revitalization/new-type urbanization, new energy industry layout
• Regional Geography: Yangtze River Economic Belt, regions related to carbon neutrality and energy transition
• New Hotspots: Application of remote sensing/GIS in geography, global climate change response --- ## IV. Sprint Summary ### Politics Sprint Focus
• Law module: Focus on memorizing intellectual property and personal rights
• Philosophy: Contradiction view/development view must be memorized
• Pay attention to current political hotspots like new quality productive forces, AI governance ### History Sprint Focus
• Memorize the clues of the evolution of ancient Chinese political systems thoroughly
• Master the context of modernization exploration
• Pay attention to anniversary commemoration events ### Geography Sprint Focus
• Physical geography is the key to scoring differences — climate, landforms, hydrology must be thoroughly understood
• Use the "cause + measure" template for answering questions --- In the last 7 days, focus on breaking through your weakest module with the greatest potential for score improvement 💪