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8/9/2019 Examination Preparation

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GCSE GeographyGCSE Geography

Examination PreparationsExamination Preparations


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In the ExaminationIn the Examination

Understanding the questionUnderstanding the question

Achieving top band marksAchieving top band marks

Making the best use of resourcesMaking the best use of resources Using your case studiesUsing your case studies


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Understanding the QuestionUnderstanding the Question

What do we mean byWhat do we mean byunderstanding the question?understanding the question?

When we talk aboutWhen we talk aboutunderstanding the questionunderstanding the questionwe mean that you need to readwe mean that you need to read

the question carefully so thatthe question carefully so thatyou understand exactly whatyou understand exactly whatyou have been asked to do.you have been asked to do.


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How do you make sure that youHow do you make sure that you

understa

ndthe q

uestio

n?understa

ndthe q

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You can either:You can either:

Highlight words and / or phrasesHighlight words and / or phrases

on the exam paperon the exam paperoror

Underline key words or phrasesUnderline key words or phraseson the exam paperon the exam paper

oror

Add words around the question toAdd words around the question tohelp you plan your answerhelp you plan your answer


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Describe onepositive effect whichglobal warming could have on people.

[3 marks]

CommandWord What?

Important

focus

Focus of thequestion

How many?


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Explain two impacts that a large youthdependent population may have on a

country. [6 marks]

CommandWord

What?How many?

Important

focusScale

Number of marks illustrate

depth of detail required


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Achieving Top Band MarksAchieving Top Band Marks

OK, so you have read theOK, so you have read thequestion carefully but you stillquestion carefully but you stillneed to make sure that youneed to make sure that you

achieve as many marks as youachieve as many marks as youcan for your answercan for your answer

Where you see questions whichWhere you see questions whichare worth higher marks, e.g. 6are worth higher marks, e.g. 6

marks or more, your answer willmarks or more, your answer willbe marked using three levels ofbe marked using three levels ofresponse.response.


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Achieving Top Band MarksAchieving Top Band Marks

For these longer answers, examiners useFor these longer answers, examiners usethree mark bands:three mark bands:

Level 1Level 1 a vague or generaliseda vague or generalised

statement.statement.

Level 2Level 2 statement is clear and relatesstatement is clear and relatesto the question.to the question.

Level 3

Level 3

statement is focused on thestatement is focused on thequestion, detailed and clear. Good usequestion, detailed and clear. Good use

of subject specific terms and responseof subject specific terms and responseshows solid case study understanding.shows solid case study understanding.


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REMEMBER:

Top marks are notnot awarded for

making 6 basic statements. Top scores

are achieved by producing inin--depthdepth

responses.

ListsLists usually only score level 1

Most higher scoring questions willrequire case studycase study details. If you

speak generally and dont

refer to a specific case study you will

never reach level 3.


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Question: For an area you have studied explained two

reasons why flooding is common. (6 marks)

Level 1: There are lots of floods as there is often heavy rain

and much of the land is flat.

Level 2: Bangladesh is prone to flooding as the region

suffers from heavy rain during the wet season. As the land inBangladesh is very flat, once the waters break their banks a

large area is flooded.

Level 3: Bangladesh has a monsoon climate. For half of the

year the country experiences heavy rain.T

his rain causesthe river levels to rise and burst their banks. Bangladesh is a

delta region and most of the land is less than 5m above sea

level, so when the banks burst large areas are inundated.


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Level 3: Bangladesh has a monsoonclimate. For half of

the year the country experiences torrential rain. This rain

causes the river levels to rise and burst their banks.

Bangladesh is a delta region and most of the land is less

than5m above sea level, so when the banks burst a large

area of land inundated.

Case Study

clearly stated

Use of subject

andcase study

specific

terminology

Knowledge of

case study area.

Two causes

identified

Impact of

causes

explained

Notice how little waffle there is.

A full marks answer

doesnt have to go on for ever!


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Making the Best Use ofResourcesMaking the Best Use ofResources

You are often given resources to

help you answer the question; the

resources may be:Maps

Graphs

Text sources


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Making the Best Use ofResourcesMaking the Best Use ofResources

How do you make the best useHow do you make the best useof resources?of resources?

Quote actual figures by using theQuote actual figures by using theaxes of the graphaxes of the graph

Quote specific details from maps,Quote specific details from maps,e.g. by using the key of the mape.g. by using the key of the mapand referring to placesand referring to places

State what you see; i.e. look forState what you see; i.e. look forpatterns on a map or trends on apatterns on a map or trends on agraphgraph


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Using your case studiesUsing your case studies

Geography is not just about theory, itGeography is not just about theory, it

also involves the study of real places andalso involves the study of real places and

real eventsreal events case studiescase studies

You might be asked about:You might be asked about:

An earthquake eventAn earthquake event

A floodA flood

A farmA farm

A river management schemeA river management scheme

A countrys approach to a particularA countrys approach to a particularproblem e.g. migration, populationproblem e.g. migration, population

control, farming output or globalcontrol, farming output or global

warming.warming.


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Earthquakes have an impact on people.

(1) Name one earthquake you have studied. [1mark]

(2) Describe and explain one impact of the

earthquake on the people of the area. [3

marks]

Lets look at some examples of questions

where you are asked to answerusing a

case study:

Command words What?


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Describe one traffic measure used in acity you have studied within the European

Union (excluding the British Isles) and

explain how it reduces traffic. [6 marks]

CommandWord

Spatial

context


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For one country within the European

Union (excluding the British Isles),

state fully how onephysical and one

economic factor affects its population

distribution. [6 marks]

Command

Word

Both required

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