Year 10 Geography

Year 10 Geography

Y10 Geography

Welcome to our Year 10 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.

To download a pdf summary of the Geography revision information – click here

Exam Board: AQA GCSE Geography (8035)

Specification: Click here to access the exam board specification – click here

Mock Exam Details

Date: Tuesday 1 July (PM)

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Marks: 87 marks

What Will My Assessment Test My Knowledge On?

Natural Hazards

  • Climate change and the impacts on people
  • Global Atmospheric Circulation
  • Tropical storms (distribution, strategies to reduce tropical storms)
  • Tectonic hazards

Ecosystems

  • Small scale ecosystems
  • Tropical rainforests (nutrient cycles, impacts of deforestation
  • Hot desert environments –opportunities for economic development

Changing economic world

  • Urban transport systems
  • Urban change in the UK
  • Measures of development
  • Causes of uneven development
  • Strategies to close the development gap

What Should I Do To Revise And Prepare For This Assessment?

To prepare for this assessment use your revision guide to take notes/create flashcards from the following pages.

Natural Hazards

  • Climate change and the impacts on people
  • Global Atmospheric Circulation pg 24
  • Tropical storms (distribution, strategies to reduce tropical storms) pg 25, pg 29
  • Tectonic hazards pg 18

Ecosystems

  • Small scale ecosystems pg 41, 42
  • Tropical rainforests (nutrient cycles, impacts of deforestation pg 43, pg 44, pg 47
  • Hot desert environments –opportunities for economic development pg 53

Changing economic world

  • Urban transport systems pg 117
  • Urban change in the UK pg 106, 107, 108
  • Measures of development pg 119, 120
  • Causes of uneven development pg 123
  • Strategies to close the development gap pg 126, 127, 128, 129

Useful Revision Resources & Links

  • Internet geography:

https://www.internetgeography.net/aqa-gcse-geography/

  • BBC bitesize

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zy3ptyc

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