GCSE Geography Revision.... !
AQA A Specification
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Pick the CORRECT Questions to answer:
! Paper 1: Restless Earth (1) 25 Marks Water on the Land (5) 25 Marks Coastal Zone (7) 25 Marks Total 75 Marks 37.5%
! Paper 2: Population Change (1) 28 Marks Globalisation (5) 28 Marks Tourism (6) 28 Marks Total 84 Marks 37.5% (9 extra marks for Spelling & Grammar.
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You don’t need to answer the questions in this order – just make sure you answer the correct ones we have studied!
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Class Notes & Exercise Books
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Folders
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Assessments
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Revision Workbooks
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Revision Guides
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Every Exam Question since 2010!!
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A Variety of Case Study handouts
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Revision Checklist
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Model Exam Answers
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Twitter or Email
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BBC Bitesize – Caution – applies to all exam boards not designed specifically for AQA A
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Flash cards
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Repeat the info to your pets
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Teach people at home
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A- Maps
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Pictures
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Whiteboard
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Highlight
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Record all info
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Listen to music
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Use a Revision Timetable & Stick to it!
Take Photos of Notes LEARN YOUR CASE STUDIES
Examples of Exam Questions... ! }
1. Outline the characteristics of a shield volcano? (2 Marks)
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2. Mauna Loa is a shield volcano. Explain the characteristics of shield volcanoes and how they are formed. (6 marks)
Formation of Shield Volcanoes } }
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These are found on constructive plate margins Shield volcanoes have gently sloping sides and are much wider than composite volcanoes They erupt frequently, with lava spilling out from many vents The lava is very runny (basalt), with little ash. This spreads easily and cools to form the volcanoes’ sides They usually occur on constructive margins where the sea floor is spreading at a mid-ocean trench They also occur at hot spots under the Earth’s surface (not on plate boundaries, but forming new volcanic islands E.g. Mauna Loa, Hawaii USA
Mark scheme answers Flat/rounded top, low lying, broad base, gently sloping sides, made of runny lava/ basaltic lava, little ash, non-explosive eruption, frequent eruptions. 2x1
Level 1 (1-2 marks) } Basic - may be characteristics or formation, e.g. it has gentle sides, formed from runny lava, found at plate boundaries. Level 2 (3-4 marks) } Clear, may still be imbalanced. Shield volcanoes have a wide base and gentle sides because they are formed of runny lava that flows long distances before cooling. Level 3 (5-6 marks) } Detailed, needs to have both characteristics and formation but not necessarily both at Level 3. As for Level 2, plus more detail on their formation - usually at constructive boundaries, reference to basalt, hot spots all acceptable. } Credit good use of terminology = 6 marks
Does Spelling count? }
Spelling of Key words is vital in both Papers along with clear hand writing and the good use of grammar and punctuation – it helps the examiners mark! (I know I am an examiner ☺)
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However in Paper 2 you are awarded 9 extra marks for SPaG – Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar. These marks are split over 3 questions, 1 in each topic = 3 Spag Marks.
Useful Stuff to know... } }
[email protected]
@GeogLMDCHigh = Twitter
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http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/ index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/
! ! DON’T PANIC, REVISE, PREPARE AND READ THE QUESTIONS!!!
Top tips...
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Revise, Revise, Revise...
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Learn your Case Studies.
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Don’t ignore the topics you don’t like – you need to revise everything!
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Read the questions carefully and underline – remain calm in the exam hall.
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Check your answers and make sure you have answered all of the correct questions.
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Good Luck!
