5.+Revision

The 2012 skills paper for those doing at home over the holidays and need to see the map.....

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=Practice Papers from content generator..... = [|Paper 1 exam practice]

[|Paper 2: Watery world:]

[|Paper 3]
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=Key terminology practice....=


 * Paper 1:**

Skills:

Challenges:




 * Paper 2:**

Tectonic landscapes:





Watery world


 * Paper 3:**

Population:

Tourism:

__** Listen to podcasts: **__ Population......  [|Yr10 GCSE Case Study 1 – Densely Populated Areas of the World]

[|Yr10 GCSE – Case Study 2 – Sparsely Populated Areas of the World]

[|Yr10 GCSE Case Study 3 – China’s Population Distribution]

[|Yr10 GCSE – Case Study 4 – London & SE – High Population Density]

[|Yr10 GCSE Geography – Case Study 8 – Consequences of an Ageing Population]

[|Yr10 GCSE Geography – Case Study 9 – Consequences of a Youthful Population – The Gambia]

[|Yr10 GCSE Geography – Case Study 10 – Comparing Population Structures]

** TOPIC B – TOURISM PODCASTS **
 * [|Year 10 GCSE Geography – Tourism – Case Study 1 – Physical & Human Attractions] **

[|Year 10 GCSE Geography – Tourism – Case Study 2 – Types of Holidays]

[|Yr 10 GCSE Geography – Tourism Case Study 4 – Kenya (Tourism Impacts)]

[|Yr 10 GCSE Geography – Tourism – Case Study 6 – Majorca (Tourism Impacts)]

[|Yr 10 GCSE Geography – Tourism Case Study 7 – Kigio (Ecotourism)]

= = =Exam practice.....= From lesson May 4th





Exam papers:

Overview of exam questions



Complete 2009 paper including resources and mark scheme 2010 papers/ resources and markschemes

2011 jan papers/ resources/ markschemes



2011 june papers/ resources/ markschemes



2012 papers and marks schemes

=Paper 1: Skills and challenges=

Skills:



Challenges:

Examples of questions:

__ Skills: __ 2009 Describe the research that you would carry out to discover whether Swanage’s population pyramid is typical of a seaside resort. (4) 2010 Describe what is meant by layering information. (2) 2011 State two advantages of using GIS compared to looking at the maps separately. (2) __ Challenges: __ 2011: Outline how fossil fuels have cause the increase in CO2 emissions (4) 2011: Explain the management initiatives used in rainforest areas where resources have been extracted. Use examples within your answer (6) 2009: Explain how two natural processes also contribute to climate change. (4) 2009: Explain how and why car exhaust emissions are a major contributor to global warming. (4) 2009: Describe how global warming leads to rising sea-levels. (3) 2009: In many areas of the world tropical rainforests are under threat. With the use of examples explain some of the ways in which tropical rainforests are being managed. (6) 2010 Describe the effects of resource extraction on tropical rainforest environments and the people who live there. Use examples in your answer. (4)  2010 Outline how transport is being managed in urban areas. You should refer to a number of different sustainable schemes in your answer. (6)  2011 Outline how fossil fuels have caused the increase in CO 2 emissions. (4)  2011 Explain two other causes of climate change since the last ice age. (4)

Case study revision:

The tropical rainforest: A fragile environment





=Paper 2: Physical=



Tectonics:

Examples of questions:

2009: Landform C shown on Figure 4a is an area of fold mountains. Explain how they are formed. You may use a diagram to help your answer. (4) 2009: Explain why the distribution of volcanoes is very uneven. (3) 2009: The plate boundary illustrated in Figure 4a is a destructive one. Some plate boundaries are known as constructive. Explain the processes that take place at constructive plate boundaries. (4) 2009: Explain the methods used both before and after a natural disaster to limit its effects. (6) 2010: Explain how volcanoes form at this plate boundary. You may use a diagram in your answer. (4) 2010: Outline the differences between the Mercalli and the Richter scales. (3) 2010: Suggest reasons why people continue to live in areas affected by volcanic eruptions. (4) 2010: Choose a volcanic eruption or an earthquake you have studied. Explain the effects of the volcanic eruption or the earthquake on the people and the environment. (6) 2011 Outline a difference between the focus and epicentre of an earthquake. (2) 2011 Outline why people continue to live on volcanic islands such as Lanzarote. (3) 2011 Explain how volcanoes form over hotspots. Use an annotated diagram or diagrams in your answer. (4) 2011 Explain how the effects of an earthquake can be reduced. (4)

2011 Choose a volcanic eruption or an earthquake you have studied. Explain the causes of the volcanic eruption or earthquake. (6)

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 * Nevado del Ruiz: volcano case study for Chloe, Eliza and Shala**

Water:



Example of questions:

2009 Describe two problems of water supply in high-income countries. (4) 2009 Explain why water consumption is so high in HICs, such as those in North America. (4) 2009 For a water management scheme you have studied explain why the scheme was necessary. (4) 2010 There is an imbalance between water supply and population in Great Britain. Explain why.(4) 2010 Explain two water supply problems in Low Income Countries. (4) 2010 Choose a water management scheme you have studied. Explain the effects of the scheme. (6) 2011 Outline how a lack of clean water can lead to increased water-borne diseases such as cholera. (3) 2011 Outline how a seasonal imbalance in rainfall can cause water supply problems in High Income Countries (HICs). You may use an example in your answer. (4) 2011 Explain how Low Income Countries (LICs) use appropriate technology to provide water for small communities. (4) 2011 Choose a water transfer scheme you have studied. Explain how the water transfer scheme has caused conflicts between areas. (6)

=Paper 3: Human=

Population:

Examples of questions:

2010 Explain how physical factors have influenced the population distribution of China. (4) 2011 What is meant by the term youthful population? (2) 2011 Explain the positive and negative consequences (impacts) of a youthful population. (4) 2011 Choose a country with an ageing population. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of an ageing population on this country. (6)

Settlement:

Examples of questions:

(2009) Suggest reasons for the rapid growth of cities in LICs. (3) 2010 Explain why people migrate into rural areas. Use examples in your answer. (3) 2010 Outline the advantages and disadvantages of developing on brownfield sites. Use examples in your answer. (4) 2010 Choose an urban area in a Low Income Country (LIC), which has experienced rapid growth. Explain the reasons for this rapid growth. (6) 2010 Suggest reasons why birth rates are low during Stage 3 of the demographic transition model. (4) 2010 Choose a country which is trying to increase its birth rate. Explain the methods used by this country to increase its birth rate. (6)  2011 What is meant by the term counter-urbanisation? (2)  2011 Outline the reasons for counter-urbanisation. (3) 2011 Explain the advantages of developing brownfield sites. (3)  2011 Explain the consequences (impacts) of de-industrialisation in the UK. Use examples in your answer. (6)

Case study revision card for London Docklands:



Tourism: Examples of questions:

(2009) With the use of examples explain the strategies that can be used when the stagnation stage is reached. (6)  2010 Explain why tourism has increased in the last 50 years. (3)  2010 Outline the ways in which tourism can have a negative impact on the environment. Include examples in your answer. (4) 2010 Choose a study you have made of a holiday resort in the European Union. Use the Butler model of resort development to explain how the resort has developed. (6)  2011 Describe what happens to a resort when it is at the stagnation stage (Stage 5) of the Butler model. (4)  2011 Explain the negative impacts (effects) that tourism has had on an area that you have studied. (4) 2011 Choose a study you have made of an eco-tourist destination. Explain how eco-tourism can protect the environment and benefit the local community. (6)

=Play some games:=

> ** [|Yaca Paca Quiz - Population] ** > > > > > > > ** [|Yaca Paca Quiz - Population Pyramids and the Demographic Transition Model] ** > > > > > > > ** [|Yaca Paca Quiz - Population Distribution] ** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **Tourism:** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [|**Yaca Paca Quiz including a range of tourism related questions**] > > > > > > > **__ [|Yaca Paca Quiz - HIC Case Study] __** > >
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