Year 8 Summer Exams
Advice
• Know your target grade
• Revise all the work we have covered since
September.
• Read questions very carefully.
• Use the number of marks per question as
guidance. A FOUR mark question will mean
TWO fully developed points using connectives
• Make sure you complete the paper and check
your answers for SPaG errors.
Box / bubble
command words
Underline key
points in the
Question
Glance back at the
Question
B.U.G.
Describe the formation of a headland and bay.
(5)
You must use a labelled diagram(s) in your answer.
Stages in the
formation of
headlands and bays
You can assume 3
marks for written
explanation and 2
marks for the labelled
diagram
A diagram is essential
You cannot achieve full marks if you do not
draw a labelled diagram.
Topics to revise
Coasts
How humans use the coastline
Types of erosion –abrasion, hydraulic action, solution and attrition
Features of erosion- caves, arch, stack and stumps. Bays and headlands
Longshore drift
Features of deposition- spits
Coastal defences – groynes, sea wall, revetments, gabion baskets,
rip rap and beach replenishment
Topics to revise
Settlement
Settlement hierarchy – hamlet, village, town, city, mega city
Factors influencing the site of a village – water, shelter, defence etc
Settlement services
Land use patterns in towns and cities
Shopping
Settlement functions – seaside resorts, market town, industrial town, port
Village shapes –dispersed, nucleated, linear
Problems of living in towns and cities
How villages change over time.
You have a lot to revise…….
Don’t leave it till the last evening. Plan
your revision over a period of time.
You will be tested on both coasts and
settlement.
Use the following web sites to help you to revise
Doddle
BBC Bite size Key stage 3
Coastal landscapes - http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/z6bd7ty
Urban environments- http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/z96vr82
Rural environments- http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zw4j6sg/revision
Shopping patterns- http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zcv4jxs/revision
There are both revision pages and multiple choices tests to help you with your
revision.
Revision classes after school.
Finally be sure to ……
answer all the
questions. You will have
ONE hour .
…….