Welcome to GCSE Geography

NameMr Rogers GeographyUnit 1

WJEC B 2016 Exam

Course Outline – Inside flap of folderBanned word – back of folder

Write – What do you expect of me as a teacher? Write one thing I should know about you.

Humanities presentation of work rules You will need to use your exercise book to revise for tests and exams. Messy and unclear presentation will make it very difficult for you to do this. For a set of good revision notes you need to follow these presentation rules every lesson: 1. Put the date of the lesson in the margin2. Write the title, and underline it using a ruler.3. Write in blue or black pen only4. Diagrams and drawings should be in pencil 5. When drawing charts etc, use a ruler for straight lines.6. Spelling corrections (‘SP’ in margin) should be correctly

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Banned Words• People• Things• It / It’s• A lot• Pollution• Stuff• Up, down, left, right• Bottom, Top

Year 10Unit 1Challenges and Interaction in Geography

30% of final MarkTheme 1 – Physical Processes and Relationship

between people and Environments (15%)Theme 2 – Challenges of Living in a Built

Environment (15%)

Year 11Unit 2: Development and Problem Solving Geography

Theme 3: Uneven development snd Sustainable Environments (15%)Problem Solving Geography (30%)

Unit 3: Controlled Assessment (25%)

Assessment:Unit 1 – Written Paper : 1 hour worth 30%Unit 2 – Written Paper: 2 hours worth 45%Unit 3 – Controlled Assessment worth 25%

Help!

drogers@patchamschool.org.uk

www.classroomgeography.blogspot.com

http://pastpapers.download.wjec.co.uk/

Workshop Wednesday – my office in the Warmedene by S6

Homework Due Thursday 11th September

Produce a factfile of an interesting weather event. How did the event affect people?

Email to drogers@patchamschool.org.uk

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Aims• To understand the difference between

weather and climate.Keywords• Weather• Climate• Atmosphere

Starter: What would be the challenges of living at -35oC?

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e.g. Earthquakes are mostly found

along tectonic plate boundaries

e.g. Such as along the western coast of the USA where the North American & Pacific plates meet

e.g. This is because at tectonic plate

boundaries, stress and friction builds up due to convergent & divergent movement

e.g. Therefore you are more likely to find

earthquakes when the stress builds too much, whereas in areas away from plate boundaries there are likely to be fewer earthquakes.

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Use connectivesAdd theoryAdd evidence

Define 'weather'Write your own definition for weather.

The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and

barometric pressure.

Climate?

The average weather over long periods of time

Climate is what we expect.

Weather is what we get.

‘Generally speaking, polar travel would be quite pleasant if one didn’t have to breathe.’ Sir Ranulph Fiennes