GCSE Geography Specification & Revision Grid 2014 - Mr Potts
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Features of Destructive, constructive and conservative plate margins.
Continental Drift
Boundary Kung Fu
Intro Revision
Full Unit Revision
LOCATION and FORMATION of fold mountains, ocean trenches,
Formation of Fold Mountains 1
Formation of Fold Mountains 2
Distribution of plates; contrasts between continental and oceanic plates.
Tectonics
Case Study
A case study of one range of fold mountains. The ways in which they are used – farming,
Hydro Electric Power, mining, tourism and how people adapt to limited communications,
steep relief, poor soils.
Different types of volcanoes. Composite and Shield
A case study of a volcanic eruption – its cause; primary and secondary effects;
Positive and negative impacts of volcanic eruptions
Immediate and long term responses.
Monitoring and predicting volcanic eruptions.
The characteristics of a supervolcano and the likely effects of an eruption.
Location and cause of earthquakes. Features of earthquakes – epicentre, focus, shock waves and the
measurement of earthquakes using the Richter and Mercalli Scales.
A case study of an earthquake in a rich part of the world and one from a poorer area
Causes; primary and secondary effects; immediate and long term responses – the need to
predict, protect and prepare.
Contrasts in effects and responses will be clear between MEDC & LEDC
A case study of a tsunami – its cause, effects and responses.
Using Fold Mountains
Human Use of Fold Mountains
Using the Alps 2
Niyaragongo
How they form 1
How they form 2
Hawaii Hotspots
Mt St Helens Impact
Super volcano
Why earthquakes differ
Measuring Earthquakes
Kobe – Cause & effect
Haiti – Cause effect response
Tsunami Causes
Japan Case Study Documentary
Tsunami Soma City Raw Footage
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Processes of erosion – hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition, solution; vertical and lateral
erosion.
Processes of transportation – traction, saltation, suspension and solution.
Deposition and reasons for it. Long profile and changing cross profile.
Landforms resulting from erosion – waterfalls and gorges;
Landforms resulting from erosion and deposition – meanders and ox-bow lakes;
Case Study
Erosion Processes
Transportation Processes
Long Profile & Processes
Cross Profile
Source to mouth
Waterfall formation
Meander formation
Flood Plains & Levees
Rivers
Landforms resulting from deposition – levees and flood plains.
Factors affecting discharge – amount and type of rainfall, temperature, previous weather
conditions, relief, rock type (impermeable, permeable, porous and pervious) and land use.
Factors affecting discharge
Factors affecting discharge 2
The causes of flooding: physical – prolonged rain, heavy rain, snowmelt, relief; and human –
deforestation, building construction.
Causes of flooding
Causes of flooding 2
The frequency and location of flood events – in the UK in the last 20 years.
Cause effect & management of
floods in Banglasdesh
A case study of flooding in a rich part of the world and one from a poorer area – the
different effects of and responses to flooding.
Boscastle
Bolivia 1
Bolivia 2 Bolivia 3
Bangladesh
The costs and benefits of - Hard engineering – dams and reservoirs, straightening.
Soft engineering – flood warnings, preparation, flood plain zoning, ‘do nothing’
Bangladesh Flood Scheme
Flood management ideas
Flood Management Bangladesh
The UK – increasing demand for water; areas of deficit and areas of surplus; the need for
transfer. A case study of a dam/reservoir to consider resulting economic, social and
environmental issues and the need for sustainable supplies.
Water Transfer Schemes
Kielder Scheme
China Scheme & Problems
Clear differences should be identified between MEDC & LEDC
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Glaciation
The last Ice Age (Pleistocene) – time scale and extent of maximum ice cover in the
northern hemisphere.
Present extent of ice cover. Contrasts and evidence of changes – global temperatures.
Glacial budget: accumulation (snow) and ablation (melt), advance and retreat.
Case study of a glacier – recent retreat since nineteenth century: causes and evidence.
Seasonal shifts in temperature and glaciers.
Freeze thaw weathering.
Processes of erosion – abrasion and plucking.
Processes of movement and transportation – rotational slip and bulldozing.
Deposition and the reasons for it.
Landforms of erosion - Characteristics and formation of Corrie, arête, pyramidal peak, truncated spur, glacial trough, ribbon lake and hanging
valleys.
Landforms resulting from transportation and deposition –
Drumlins, lateral, medial, ground and terminal moraine.
Case study of an Alpine area for winter sports and an area for sightseeing of glaciers –
The attractions for tourists; economic, social and environmental impact.
The need for management and the management strategies used and their level of success.
Avalanche hazards.
The impact of retreat and unreliability of snowfall in some resorts.
The economic, social and environmental impact – including the concept of fragile
environments.
Case Study
Power of the Planet – Ice Unit
Changes in ice cover
Mer De Glace
Columbia Glacier
Ice Shelf Collapse
How ice is formed 1
How ice is formed 2
How Glaciers Form
Formation Glacier Song
Calving Video
Erosion Vid
Deposition
Glacial Processes
Erosion Landforms
Landforms Vid 1
Landforms Vid 2
Moraine Formation A & A*
Moraine Formation
Maine Case Study
Olympics Case Study
Avalanche
Avalanche Case Study
Avalanche Shed
Impact of climate change
Impact of climate change 2
Climate Change A & A*
Urban Environments
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Video Resources
Rates of and the causes of urbanisation in MEDC & LEDC
Urbanisation Effects
Sao Paolo Urbanisation
Urbanisation – Bob the Builder
Urbanisation Story
Inner City UK Problems
CBD & Land Use Zones
Characteristics, functions and features of zones in a city e.g.
CBD, Inner City, Suburbs
Rural Urban Fringe
MEDC Housing Issues – How to solve housing problems across the city
Inner City – Impact of 1990s Government Strategies
Traffic – Impact of increased road use on environment and SOLUTIONS
Efforts to improve the CBD by improving the environment
Cultural Mix – Factors encouraging segregation and efforts to solve these problems
Repairing Urban Decline - Baltimore
Characteristics of Squatter Settlements (Shanty Towns)
Effects on the lives of people in these places
Attempts by people to improve these places THEMSELVES
Self Help, Site and Service and Local Authority schemes to improve
Case Study of redevelopment
Introduction to Kibera
Inequality in Bangalore - Effects
Urbanisation Case Study - Kibera
Slum Upgrade Kibera 1
Slum Upgrade Kibera 2
Effects of rapid industrialisation and urbanisation
Difficulties of waste disposal
Effects and management of water and air pollution
Life on the garbage dump - Phillipines
Linfen – Most Polluted City
Toxic China – Effects on People
Bangalore Waste Management
Planning Sustainable Cities Presn
Future City - Mazdar
The Zabaleen – Waste in Egypt
Brownfield Sites - Pittsburgh
Curitiba – Sustainable Future
Planning Sustainable Cities
Characteristics of a sustainable city
Environmental – Preserving historical buildings, Brownfield sites, waste management and disposal,
provision of open space.
Social – including local people in decision making, efficient public transport
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Population
The rapid growth of world population in historical terms and moving forward.
Demographic Transition Model and how rates change throughout it.
(Birth, Death, Natural Increase, Total Population)
Changing Structure through the model (Pop Pyramids)
Impact of urbanisation, agricultural change, education and role of women on Population Growth
Social. Economic and Political impact of population change – Sustainable Development
Population Policies since 1990s for birth control and other strategies
China Policy since 1990s and another non birth control policy
Population Structure, decline and impact on the economy
Problems of Ageing Population
Strategies to cope with Ageing Population
Incentives for increasing Birth rates (EU Case Study)
Migration Push and Pull; Positive and Negative Impact
Economic Movement within the EU and Impact of this movement
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Sort of Not
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GCSE Geography Specification & Revision Grid 2014 - Mr Potts
Development
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Measures for comparing countries (GNI, HDI, Birth Rate, Death rate, Infant Mortality etc.)
Links between these measures
Limitations of these measures
Classifying parts of the world using these indicators
Relationship between quality of life and standard of living
Relative Poverty vs. Absolute Poverty
Attempts in LEDC to solve their own problems
Impact of Natural Hazards- Case Study
Economic Factors – Unfair Trade Patterns
Social Factors – Quality and Quantity of water available to people and impact on standard of living
Impact of unstable governments
Attempts to solve unfair trade
FAIR Trade
Debt Repayment, cancellation and conservation swaps
Advantages and Disadvantages of Aid
International Aid and Sustainable Development
Case Study of Development Project
Conditions Leading to different levels of Development in the EU
Attempts by the EU to solve these issues
Yes
Sort of Not
yet
Development Indicators
Human Development Index
MEDC & LEDC Differences
Standard of Living Stats
Global Happiness – Quality of life
Spongebob Poverty
Comparing MEDC / LEDC Floods
Impact of hazards on Development
Beyond Scarcity – Water Quality
What is Fair Trade?
Fair Trade Movie
Debt Repayment
Advantages / Disadvantages of Aid
We don’t want aid!
Pumpkin Revolution
Gravity Ropeway Scheme