Year 11 Student – Parent Revision Links – Geography
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Topic
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specific theme
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there?
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achieved
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you get? Mr
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Topic
Restless
Earth
You
should be
able to:
Convection
currents
Describe the
link
between
convection
currents and
the
movement
of the
plates.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/tectonic_plates_rev2.shtml
Identify
and
describe
the 4 types
of plate
boundaries
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/tectonic_plates_rev2.shtml
Describe
how they are
formed and
how we
make use of
them for
tourism.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/fold_mountains_rev
1.shtml
Types of
plate
boundary
Fold
mountains
Web site link
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marks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOigQcE-W04
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXDYoCqwSbM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Gn-Bq5Bqo
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Types of
volcano
including
Supervolcano
Name a
potential
supervolcano
and be able to
describe the
possible
effects of an
eruption
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/volcanoes_rev4.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/natural_disasters/supervolcano
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achieved
Types of
volcanoes
Describe the
difference
between a
composite and
a shield
volcano
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/volcanoes_rev3.shtml
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/types.html
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/typesvolcanoes.html#intro
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Volcano
Case Study
(MEDC & LEDC)
Describe
and explain
the range
of impacts
of
eruptions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/volcanoes_rev6.shtml
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/gcsemontserrat.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/volcanoes_rev7.shtml
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Earthquakes
Describe the
key
processes
causing
earthquakes
and how we
measure
them
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/earthquakes_rev1.shtml
(pages 1-2)
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Effects and
impacts of
earthquakes
Explain the
key impacts
of
earthquakes
on places
and people
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/earthquakes_rev3.shtml
(Page 3-4)
Earthquake
Case Study
Recount
the short
and long
term
effects of
the event
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/earthquakes_rev5.shtml
(page 5)
http://handygeography.wordpress.com/gcse/the-restless-earth-revision-materials/earthquake-casestudy-haiti-poor/
Describe the
reasons why
people in
MEDC and
LEDCs live in
these risky
areas
https://www.o2learn.co.uk/o2_video.php?vid=1503
(MEDC & LEDC)
Why live in
tectonic
areas
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http://www.slideshare.net/hfonfe/5-living-near-areas-of-tectonic-activity
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Tsunami
Case Study
(MEDC & LEDC)
Compare
and
contrast
two
tsunami
events and
the SALT
effect on
the country
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/tsunamis_rev2.shtml
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/GCSERevisionEarthquakes.htm
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The Living World
Topic
The living
World
You should
be able to:
Global
distribution of
3 ecosystems &
characteristics
of soil, climate
& vegetation
for each
Describe
and locate
on a map
the major
biomes and
be able to
describe the
climate in
each area.
How
vegetation has
adapted in
each
ecosystem
Explain how
the
vegetation in
each area has
changed to
cope with the
climate
http://revisionworld.co.uk/gcse-revision/geography/ecosystems/tropical-rainforests
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/gcseecosystemtropicalrf.htm
http://revisionworld.co.uk/gcse-revision/geography/desert-environments/plant-adaptation-deserts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ecosystems/deciduous_woodlands_rev1.shtml
Temperate
deciduous
forest uses and
sustainable
management
case study
Describe how
sustainable
forest
management
works and use
a case study
to show this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ecosystems/human_uses_temperate_deciduou
s_woodlands_rev1.shtml
http://handygeography.wordpress.com/gcse/living-world-revision-materials/epping-forest/
http://onlinegeography.wikispaces.com/LW-Deciduous+Woodlands
Tropical forests
- under threat
& sustainable
management
Explain why
TRF are under
threat and
show through
case studies
the ways that
they can be
made
sustainable
Web site link
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ecosystems/
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography/ecosystems
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http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/gcseecosystemtropicalrf.htm
http://revisionworld.co.uk/gcse-revision/geography/ecosystems/tropical-rainforests
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Hot deserts &
economic
development
Explain why
people
would want
to exploit
desert areas.
Give
examples
from MEDCs
and LEDCs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ecosystems/desert_rev1.shtml
http://revisionworld.co.uk/gcse-revision/geography/desert-environments/causes-and-distribution
http://revisionworld.co.uk/gcse-revision/geography/desert-environments/human-life-within-deserts
http://revisionworld.co.uk/gcse-revision/geography/desert-environments/plant-adaptation-deserts
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Ice on the Land
Topic
Ice on the Land
You
should be
able to:
Glacial budget &
case study of
glacial retreat
Describe the
key
processes in
a glacier
and include
these in a
case study
Erosional
landforms
Identify
features of
glaciation on
an Ordnance
Survey map
and photos
and describe
their
formation.
Landforms
resulting form
transportation &
deposition
Identify
features of
glaciation on
an Ordnance
Survey map
and photos
and describe
their
formation.
Alpine winter
resort case study
& avalanche
hazard
Give
detailed
descriptions
of the
tourist use
of a glacial
valley and
understand
the dangers
found in
these areas
Web site link
Question
marks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/glacial_landscapes/glaciation_rev1.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3dI2e8v6YI
http://onlinegeography.wikispaces.com/Ice+as+a+shaping+agent
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/glacial_landscapes/glacial_erosion_landforms_rev1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/geography/physical/lithosphere/revision/6/
http://www.coolgeography.co.uk/GCSE/Hot%20Potatoes/Cloze/Glacierlandformmapscloze.htm
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/glacial_landscapes/glacial_deposition_landforms_rev1.shtml
http://www.coolgeography.co.uk/GCSE/Hot%20Potatoes/Cloze/Glacierlandformmapscloze.htm
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http://introductiontoglaciers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/human-uses-of-glaciers.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/glacial_landscapes/avalanches_rev1.shtml
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achieved
Fragile
environments impacts of glacial
retreat/unreliable
snowfall
What are
the likely
impacts of
glacial
retreat and
unreliable
snow
patters on
human
activity in
Alpine
areas?
http://www.slideshare.net/AslanAwan/gcse-geography-glacial-tourism
http://www.revisionworld.co.uk/gcse-revision/geography/weather-climate/climate-change
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Population
Change
Topic
You
Populatio should
n Change
be
able
to:
Factors
affecting
population
distribution
Population
increase, the
demographic
transition
model &
changing
population
structures
including
population
pyramids
Strategies to
manage
population
Describe the
patterns of
population
distribution
around the
earth and
explain the
physical and
human
factors
involved
Describe
using
examples
and key
vocabulary
how the
population
of a country
changes as
it becomes
more
industrialise
d and
developed.
Show how
there are a
range of
ways of
controlling
Web site link
Questio Marks
n marks achieve
d
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/population_distribution_rev1.shtml
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http://www.coolgeography.co.uk/GCSE/AQA/Population/Demographic%20Transition/Demographic%20Transition%20M
odel.htm
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/gcserevisionpopulationpyramids.htm
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http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/GCSERevisionPopulationProblems.htm
http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_summer2002/focuson/case1.html
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growth &
case study
China's one
child policy
Ageing
populations,
impacts &
strategies to
cope - Case
Study one EU
country
Population
migration,
factors &
impacts on
source &
receiving
countries
population
increase
including
examples
from China
and India
Describe the
impact an
ageing
population
will have on
the
economy of
a country
using an
example
from the
EU.
Describe the
drivers
behind the
different
forms of
migration
and explain
the short
and long
term impact
of
migration.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/managing_population_rev4.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/managing_population_rev5.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/geography/human/population/revision/1/
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http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/GCSERevisionPopulationM.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/migration/migration_trends_rev1.shtml
http://coolgeography.co.uk/GCSE/Year%2010/ManagingHuman/Urbanisation/rural_to_urban.htm
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The Development Gap
Topic
The
Development
Gap
You
should be
able to:
Contrasts of
development &
dividing up the
world in
different ways
Describe the
North/South
divide and
explain some
of the
indicators of
development
that show the
development
gap.
Global
inequalities
exacerbated by
physical &
human factors
Identify the
factors that
affect the
development
and wealth of
countries and
put them into
an order of
importance
Attempts to
reduce
inequality debt abolition,
Fair Trade, Aid
Using case
studies
describe
several
methods of
possible
programmes
to reduce the
development
gap including
Fair Trade and
aid
Web site link
Question
marks
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/gcsedevelopmentc&m.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/development/contrasts_development_rev2.shtml
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/development/factors_influencing_development_rev1.shtml
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/gcsedevelopmentobstacles.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/water_rivers/water_usage_rev5.shtml
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http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/gcsedevelopmentaid.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/development/aid_rev1.shtml
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Case study of
development
project inc
alternative
technology
Give detail of
one project
designed to
improve an
area, region
or country.
Conditions
leading to
different levels
of development
within the EU attempts to
reduce the gap
Why do
countries in
the EU have
different
levels of
development,
what are the
reasons and
how does the
EU try and
close that
gap?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/ihavearightto/four_b/casestudy_art22.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcSpb6WFZaY
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/development/uneven_development_rev1.shtml
http://www.slideshare.net/IanGrant24/how-is-the-eu-trying-to-reduce-inequalities
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Topic
Globalisation
You
should
be able
to:
Factors
encouraging
globalisation call centres
abroad
Describe the
principles of
globalisation
and describe
in detail an
example that
explains the
model
Use a case
study to fully
describe the
good and bad
things a TNC
can bring to
an LEDC
How have the
employment
structures
changed over
history and
how can this
be mapped
into the
‘development’
of a country.
Case study TNC
- advantages &
disadvantages
Importance of
manufacturing
to different
countries,
growth vs. deindustrialisation
Changing nature
of
manufacturing
across the globe
The reasons
why
manufacturing
is travelling
east!
Web site link
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marks achieved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/globalisation/globalisation_rev1.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2zIoPgfr9s
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/globalisation/globalisation_video.shtml
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/globalisation/globalisation_rev3.shtml
http://croesy-gcse-geography.doomby.com/pages/question-5-globalisation.html
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/economic_change/characteristics_industry_rev3.shtml
http://www.acegeography.com/es---how-is-employment-changing.html
http://onlinegeography.wikispaces.com/I+-+deindustrialisation
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http://www.geographyiseasy.com/gcse-geography-revision-notes-on-economic-change-1/
http://www.gleninnesh.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/1756819/1768822/6%20Globalisation%20Revision%20Notes.pdf
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Increasing
global demand
for energy reasons &
impacts
Renewable
energies - 1
case study.
Ways of
reducing costs
from
globalisation
Positive &
negative effects
of the increased
demand for
food
How will the
world cope
with the
changing
demand for
energy?
Describe an
example of
how
renewable
energy can
increase
sustainable
development
Why is food
(and water)
one of the
biggest
challenges the
world faces.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/energy_resources/what_resources_rev1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/energy_resources/energy_rev1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/energy_resources/energy_rev3.shtml
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/energy_resources/sustainable_energy_rev1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/sustainability/sustainable_resources_rev1.shtml
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/globalisation/global_food_industry_rev1.shtml
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