Year 11 Geography
Welcome to our Year 11 Geography revision hub. Here you can find details of the exam board & specification, when your mock exams will take place, what will be tested in the exam and how you should revise and prepare.
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Exam Board: AQA GCSE Geography (8035)
Specification: Click here to access the exam board specification – click here
Mock Exam Details
Paper 1
Date: Tuesday 25 November (PM)
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Marks: 73 marks
Paper 2
Date: Thursday 27 November (PM)
Length: 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Marks: 79 marks
What Will My Assessment Test My Knowledge On?
| Topic | Revision guide page | Revision to complete
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| Paper 1
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Tectonic Hazards | 19,20 | · Effects of earthquakes
· Responses of earthquakes · Case studies comparing HIC/LIC (Chile and Nepal) |
| Weather Hazards in UK | 31 | · Revise social, economic impacts of heatwaves and droughts. | |
| Tropical Storms | 28*, 29
*we studied Typhoon Haiyan |
· Effects of tropical storms
· Reducing effects of tropical storms |
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| Climate Change | 35, 36, 37,38 | · Causes of climate change
· Mitigation and adaptation strategies |
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| Tropical Rainforests | 44,45, 48 | · Characteristics of the rainforest
· Adaptations of plants · Importance of tropical rainforests |
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| Coastal Landscapes | 67,68,72,73 | · Formation of erosional features (headlands/bays/wave cut platform/caves, arches, stacks, stumps)
· Hard engineering · Soft engineering |
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| River Landscapes | 78,79,83,84 | · Interpretation of hydrographs
· Formation of erosional features (waterfall, gorge) · Managing flooding using hard engineering · Managing flooding using soft engineering |
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| Hot Deserts
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54, 55 | · Causes of desertification
· Ways to manage desertification |
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| Paper 2 | Urban Challenges | 87,88, 89,90,91,
9294, |
· Social and economic opportunities of Urban Growth
· Definition of urbanisation, megacities · Causes of urbanisation · Revise global patterns and megacities |
| Urban Change in the UK | 96*,103* (we studied Nottingham) | · Importance and impact of migration on a named UK city
· Impact of growth of cities on rural-urban fringe
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| Changing Economic World | 110, 111,
114, 126, 127, 129, |
· Social and economic development indicators and limitations of these
· Causes of uneven development · Economic development and quality of life · Impact of TNC’s on host country |
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| Challenge of resource management | 154, 157 | · How has the provision of food changed in the UK
· Managing water pollution |
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| Water Management | 169, 173 | · Factors affecting water availability
· How to manage water sustainably: Water conservation, grey water, groundwater management and Recyling |
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| Geographical Skills | · Calculation of percentage increase and decrease
· Calculation of mean, median and mode · 4 and 6 figure grid references |
What Should I Do To Revise And Prepare For This Assessment?
To prepare for this assessment:
- Complete Seneca Homework
Use the revision guide and checklist to complete revision.
Useful Revision Resources & Links
https://www.internetgeography.net/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zy3ptyc
https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/geography-revision/gcse-aqa/