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.
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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