Geography@Hayesfield

Revision programee for Summer 2012

You have now completed the Economic development module booklet.

Case studies are:

Industrial decline in South Wales – coal mining

Hi tech industry – M4 corridor

Industrial Location in Brazil

Mulitbationl corporations – Coca Cola

Impact of economic activity – Carajas

 

There are 15 case studies make sure you know them if in doubt download them again from the link lower down this page.  Learn some key facts and place names so you can include specifics in your answer.

Have a final read through your notes/cue cards/mindmaps.  Read out loud if that helps

Practice drawing a labelled diagram of a waterfall, meander, spit and arch just in case one of these comes up.

The Exam

Read all the six questions and then make your choice of ONE from each section.  Choose based on the case study and larger mark questions.  Don’t get put off if you find a one or two mark question hard.

Read the section lower down on how your answers will be marked and bare this in mind.  Remember if it asks you to describe do not explain.  Don’t write out the question at the start is wastes time.

So: 1.  Give two reasons why people migrate to the city. 

Don’t write Two reasons that people migrate to the city are… Just put Firstly they hope to find a better job with more pay so they can provide for their family . Secondly better education for their children so they can get well paid jobs and become successful

You can use examples in your answers even if its not a case study question.

READ THE QUESTION answer what it asks not what you were hoping to be asked.

B – Box the command word

U – Underline the key words

G – Glance back at the question as you are answering so you stay on track

Divide your time up between the questions and leave yourself 5 minutes at the start to read the paper and 5 minutes at the end to check your answers

Useful website for hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanoes = www.weatherwizkids.com

Revision package on FROG see school departments / geography/ GCSE – dont revise economic development! Also there is a powerpoint on case studies which is the one we did on the revision day which some of you have requested. Skeppers x

Revision tip 

Split your revision into small chunks of about 20 mins to half and hour.  Take a small section of the course for example a single case study or an element such as coastal processes and features.

Now choose a strategy that works for you eg:

Draw a mind map

Write your notes out again neatly using colour coding

Turn your notes into cue cards

Create a large poster

Case study notes on River Severn: http://www.box.net/shared/7b75ok9k35

This final exam covers the remaining 3 themes and is worth 50% of your grade.

These themes are:

Rivers and Coasts

Population and Settlement

Natural Hazards

There will be 6 questions, 2 on each topic you must do one from each topic.

BBC GCSE Bitesize is also useful  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/

Also s-cool http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography

For a complete list of all the case studies you will need click this link to download: http://www.box.net/shared/2h08i5dt4p

How will my answers be marked in the Summer exam?

 3 marks for skills e.g. OS map reading, graph reading, photograph analysis. This is point marked that means a mark for each correct poiint made

2 marks for knowledge e.g. definitions also point marked so giving the correct definition of hydraulic action.

3 x 4 mark questions testing knowledge and understanding – (point marking) These are marked either 4×1 (4 relevant points, 1 mark each) or 2×2 (2 relevant points and development meaning you have added detail to your answer)

8 mark case study (level marked) (here you will always have opportunity to develop 3 ideas)
L1 (1-3 marks) 3 simple points
L2 (4-6 marks) 3 developments of the simple points. (Can reach L2 without making 3 simple points)
L3 (7-8 marks) Given for place specific detail e.g. dates, specific facts e.g. number dead etc. (you cannot reach L3 without 3 developed points)