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Preparing for the Summer
Key Dates:
Tuesday 13th May: Unit 1 Physical Geography Exam (37.5% of GCSE)
1 hr and 30 Mins
Thursday 22nd May: Unit 2 Human Geography Exam (37.5% of GCSE)
1 hr and 30 Mins
Preparing for the Summer
Monday 24th Feb
Tuesday 25th Feb
Wednesday 26th Feb
Thursday 27th Feb
Friday 28th Feb
Saturday 1st March
Sunday 2nd March
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 3.10-4.15
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
FOUNDATION
Restless Earth
HIGHER
Restless Earth
STEP-Controlled Assessment 11A2
Restless Earth
Restless Earth
Restless Earth
Restless Earth
Monday 3rd March
Tuesday 4th March
Wednesday 5th March
Thursday 6th March
Friday 7th March
Saturday 8th March
Sunday 9th March
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 3.10-4.15
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
FOUNDATION
Restless Earth
HIGHER
Restless Earth
STEP-Controlled Assessment 11A2
Restless Earth
Restless Earth
Restless Earth
Restless Earth
Monday 10th March
Tuesday 11th March
Wednesday 12th March
Thursday 13th March
Friday 14th March
Saturday 15th March
Sunday 16th March
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 3.10-4.15
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
FOUNDATION
Coastal Landscapes
HIGHER
Coastal Landscapes
STEP-Foundation Exam Skill
Coastal Landscapes
Coastal Landscapes
Coastal Landscapes
Coastal Landscapes
Monday 17th March
Tuesday 18th March
Wednesday 19th March
Thursday 20th March
Friday 21st March
Saturday 22nd March
Sunday 23rd March
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 3.10-4.15
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
FOUNDATION
Coastal Landscapes
HIGHER
Coastal Landscapes
STEP-Foundation Exam Skill
Coastal Landscapes
Coastal Landscapes
Coastal Landscapes
Coastal Landscapes
Monday 24th March
Tuesday 25th March
Wednesday 26th March
Thursday 27th March
Friday 28th March
Saturday 29th March
Sunday 30th March
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 3.10-4.15
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
FOUNDATION
Living World
HIGHER
Living World
STEP: Higher Exam Skill
Living World
Living World
Living World
Living World
Monday 31st March
Tuesday 1st April
Wednesday 2nd April
Thursday 3rd April
Friday 4th April
Saturday 5th April
Sunday 6th April
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 3.10-4.15
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
FOUNDATION
Living World
HIGHER
Living World
STEP: Higher Exam Skill
Living World
Physical and Human
Geography
Physical and Human
Geography
Physical and Human
Geography
Preparing for the Summer
Monday 21st April
Tuesday 22nd April
Wednesday 23rd April
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 3.10-4.15
Mini Mock
STEP:
Monday 28th April
Tuesday 29th April
Wednesday 30th April
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 3.10-4.15
FOUNDATION
Population Change
HIGHER
Population Change
STEP:
Monday 5th May
Tuesday 6th May
Wednesday 7th May
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 3.10-4.15
HIGHER
General Revision
Tuesday 13th May
BANK HOLIDAY
BANK HOLIDAY
Monday 12th May
EXAM’s START
Home Revision
Physical Geography
Unit 1: Physical Geography
Exam
PM
Saturday 26th April
Home Revision
Sunday 27th April
Home Revision
Globalisation
Globalisation
Friday 2nd May
Saturday 3rd May
Sunday 4th May
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
The Development Gap
The Development Gap
Human Geography
Human Geography
Thursday 8th May
Friday 9th May
Saturday 10th May
Sunday 11th May
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
STEP:
Physical Geography
Physical Geography
Physical Geography
Physical Geography
Wednesday 14th May
Thursday 15th May
Friday 16th May
Saturday 17th May
Sunday 18th May
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
Home Revision
STEP: Human Geography
Human Geography
Human Geography
Human Geography
Human Geography
Thursday 22nd May
Time: 3.10-4.15
Thursday 24th April
Friday 25th April
Home Revision
Home Revision
Population Change
Population Change
Thursday 1st May
1hr and 30 Mins
Monday 19th May
Tuesday 20th May
Wednesday 21st May
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 1.10-2.10
Time: 3.10-4.15
FOUNDATION
Human Geography
Higher
Population Change
STEP: Human Geography
Unit 2: Human Geography
Exam
AM
1hr and 30 Mins
How to help with revision?
How to help with revision?
How to help with revision?
How to help with revision?
1. Organisation
Do you have a complete set of notes on:
-The Restless Earth
-Population Change
-The Living World
-Globalisation
-The Coastal Zone
-The Development Gap
2. Revisiting their notes
-Create Mind Maps for each of the topics or sections of the
specification
3. Case Study Cards
-Create case study cards for each topic looking at:
What part of the specification do they link to?
What is the case study for?
Facts and Figures specific to that case study
Extra info:
So they set limits on who could have
They wanted to avoid
23 sewing needles woman
children and when
China could only have
a Malthusian type
- infanticide
a rising living
disaster
Chinas elderly care conundrum
standard if the
–heavy burden
Chinese government concerned
population was
1960-73
about population growth
1974-79
controlled
Pop. Boom Encouraged to
Aimed to stabilise
Infanticide –
Population control could
55 million
reduce
population growth
couples
cause social unrest – they
1950-59
-Longer, later,
by 2050
could research life elsewhere wanted males,
Large pop.
fewer – Wankilled if girl` (Famine in 59)
xi-shao
Case Study:
males spoilt –
Attempts to manage population
. little emperor
Stages of the policy
.
syndrome
change to achieve sustainable
Disadvantages
2006+
Growth fallen 0.6% development (over population) :
Unsuccessful
China – One Child Policy
Fertility rate 1.6
Better health service – With one child the average
Allowed in countryside
ratio 118:100
second child if – hard to
families would fall to 370 million
1979-90
1990+
first a girl enforce in
Elderly dependent
Advantages
rural areas
Didn’t work
One child more
population –
well – still
relaxed
younger would
increased - ageing pop social have to create Successful in urbanFinancial and educational
Source of
contracepti influences from west more wealth to areas, with 90% ofincentives for one child –
cheap labour +
on – granny successful in urban maintain the children being only fines , abortions and
sterilisations for more kept going till
police – one Report pregnancy same quality of
children e.g.
they had a boy
child policy
babies killed
Beijing
life
How to help with revision?
4. Become a Geographical Terminology Specialist
Do you know:
-What Geographical terminology is needed for each topic?
-How to spell these terms?
5. Structured Revision Time
Do you know:
-When you are going to revise?
-How long you are going to revise?
MOST IMPORTANTLY
-What is going to be the focus of your revision?
E.g. What section of the topic/specification are you going to revise?
-Restless Earth:
Distribution of Plate Boundaries
Contrasts between oceanic and continental Plates
Characteristics of Destructive Plate Margins
Characteristics of Constructive Plate Margins
Characteristics of Conservative Plate Margins
How to help with revision?
6. Exam Skill Tips
Do you know:
-What phrases are needed to support the content?
E.g. When talking about volcanic features must say OVER TIME
When comparing and contrasting must say WHERE AS or IN CONTRAST
TO or IN COMPARISON
-Impacts/Effects if not stated then you must always:
Primary and Secondary
Positive and Negative
Social, Economic, Environmental, Political (SEEP)
6 and 8 Mark answers is all to do with the flow and structure of the answer
than it is about the content.
Which causes
Which causes