Year 11 MOCKS
Geography GCSE
Paper 1: Key Themes Exam
Percentage paper is worth
50%
Grades available
A* - E
Time available
1 hour 45 mins
Resources
Exam paper, resource
booklet.
Marks
99
Number of sections
Additional marks
A: Coasts and Rivers
B: People and Settlement
C: Natural Hazards
3 marks on case study
given from SPaG
Paper 2: Sustainable Decision Making Exercise
Percentage paper is worth
25%
Grades available
A* - E
Time available
1 hour 30 mins
Resources
Exam paper, resource
booklet.
Marks
40
Number of sections
A: The Background
B: The Options
C: The Decision
Paper 3: Controlled Assessment.
You are being given 4 lessons to complete your controlled assessment in a computer room
Case Study Index
Theme:
What do I need to know?
Examples you have studied:
Coasts and Rivers
People and Settlement
1. River flooding (causes, effects and
management) in a LEDC
2. River flooding (causes, effects and
management) in a MEDC
3. A river valley and it’s landforms
4. A coastal area and its landforms
5. Coastal management along one
stretch of coastline.
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1. A strategy to influence population
change.
2. International Migration from one
country to another.
3. Migration within one country
(regional migration).
4. Urban Change/ regeneration
5. Change in shopping provisions.
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Flood in MEDC: Boscastle 2004
Flood in LEDC: Bangladesh 1998
A River Valley: River Kent, Cumbria
A River Valley: River Tees
Coastal landforms, Erosion and
Management: Holderness, UK
OR Norfolk, UK
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A strategy to influence population
change: China’s One Child Policy
International Migration: Poland to
the UK
Regional migration: Maharashtra
State to Mumbai
Regeneration in Stratford, London.
Change in shopping provisions:
Hoddesdon town centre
OR
Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent
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4.
One tectonic hazard in a LEDC
One tectonic hazard in a MEDC
One climatic hazard in a LEDC
One climatic hazard in a MEDC
Choose one from each number:
1. Tectonic hazard in a LEDC
 Nevado del Ruiz volcanic eruption
 Sichuan Earthquake, China
Natural Hazards
2. Tectonic hazard in a MEDC
 Mount Etna volcanic eruption
 Italy Earthquake
 Japan Earthquake
3. Climatic hazard in a LEDC
 Cyclone Nargis
4. Climate hazard in a MEDC
 Hurricane Katrina
 Hurricane Sandy
Geography Unit 1: Rivers and Coasts
I can describe the hydrological (water) cycle
I can define the key terms of a drainage basin
I can explain the human and physical causes of flooding
I can explain why some areas are more prone to flooding than
others
I can describe and explain the sustainability of a range of flood
management methods
I can define the key terms and describe a hydrograph
I can define the 4 erosion and 4 transportation methods
I can explain how a river changes from source to mouth in terms of
landuse and the landforms
I can explain how a range of river landforms (meanders, waterfalls,
river cliffs and valleys) have been created
I can describe the key processes occurring at the coast (erosion,
transportation (long shore drift) and deposition)
I can explain why some coastlines erode at a quicker pace (geology
and level of management used)
I can describe how a range of erosional coastal landforms (knotch,
cave, arch, stack and stump) were created
I can describe how a range of deposition coastal landforms (spit,
tombolo, beach, bar) were created
I can describe a range of coastal management methods
I can explain the sustainability of different management methods
(hard engineering, soft engineering and managed realignment)
I can explain how and why conflict may occur at the coast.
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Keys Words to learn and define
Rivers and Coasts
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Interception
Surface runoff
River/ Drainage
basin
Source
Mouth
Tributary
Confluence
Hard engineering
Soft engineering
Erosion
Hydraulic action
Abrasion
Attrition
Transportation
Deposition
Meander
Ox-bow lake
Long shore drift
Geology
Knotch
Cave
Arch
Stack
Stump
Spit
Swash
Backwash
Tombolo
Sustainable
Geography Unit 2: Population and Settlement
I can describe a population pyramid
I can explain how population structure may be affected by economic
development
I can describe how population structures can change over time
I can define overpopulation
I can describe how population can be managed
I can explain the effects of an ageing population
I can explain the effects of a younger population
I can name a case study based on the management of population and
give 5 facts on it
I can describe push and pull factors influencing migration
I can explain the causes, consequences and management of
urbanisation
I can explain the causes, consequences and management of counterurbanisation
I can name a case study based on the causes, consequences and
management of international migration and give 5 facts on it
I can name a case study based on the causes, consequences and
management of migration within one country and give 5 facts on it
I can describe a range of different land use within a city
I can explain why land use is changing over time
I can explain a range of sustainable development methods for an
urban area
I can name a case study which illustrates urban change and its
sustainability. I can also give 5 facts on this.
I can describe a range of retail provisions within an area
I can explain why retail provision changes over time
I can name a case study which explains how retail provisions have
changed over time and give 5 facts on this.
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Keys Words to learn and define
Population and Settlement
Population
Birth Rate
Death Rate
Over Population
Ageing population
Migration
Urbanisation
Counter- Urbanisation
Urban
Rural
Regeneration
Geography Unit 3: Natural Hazards
I can describe where tectonic hazards and climatic hazards happen
in the World
I can explain how the movement of tectonic plates cause
earthquakes and volcanoes
I can describe how earthquakes and volcanoes can be predicted
I can describe the primary and secondary impacts of earthquakes
I can describe the primary and secondary impacts of volcanic
eruptions
I can describe how earthquakes and volcanoes can be prepared for
I can explain how the impacts of tectonic hazards vary between
MEDCs and LEDCs
I can name a case study of a tectonic hazard in a LEDC. I can
describe its causes, impacts, preparation and response.
I can name a case study of a tectonic hazard in a MEDC. I can
describe its causes, impacts, preparation and response.
I can explain how droughts and tropical storms are formed
I can describe how drought and tropical storms can be predicted
I can describe the primary and secondary impacts of tropical storms
I can describe the primary and secondary impacts of drought
I can describe how tropical storms and drought can be prepared for
I can explain how the impacts of climatic hazards vary between
MEDCs and LEDCs
I can name a case study of a climatic hazard in a LEDC. I can
describe its causes, impacts, preparation and response.
I can name a case study of a climatic hazard in a MEDC. I can
describe its causes, impacts, preparation and response.
I can explain how economic development affects the impact of
natural hazard events
I can explain why people live in hazardous areas
I can explain how the use of GIS can be used to reduce impacts and
provide aid
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Keys Words to learn and define
Economic Development
Development
Development Indicator
Economic
Aid
Employment
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Globalisation
Multinational Company
Environment
Conflict