Examinations Summer 2020

Key dates:

Paper 1: Living with the physical environment (1h 30m)Monday 18th of May am

Paper 2: Challenges in the human environment (1h 30m)Wednesday 3rd of June (am)

Paper 3: Geographical applications (1h 15m) Thursday 11th June (am)

Unit 1 (AQA) – Living with the physical environment

Worth 35%, 1 hour 30 minutes. This exam is on the morning of Monday the 18th of May

Exam specification for The Challenge of Natural Hazards

HAITI & NZ

TYPHOON HAIYAN

CUMBRIAN FLOODS 2009

Exam specification for The Living World

We have looked at HOT DESERTS

THAR DESERT

MALAYSIAN RAINFOREST (BORNEO)

POND

Exam specification for The Physical Landscapes of the UK

We look at RIVERS and COASTS ONLY

BANBURY

RIVER TEES

HOLDERNESSCOAST (HORNSEA, WITHERNSEA ETC)

HOLDERNESSCOAST-FLAMBOROUGH HEAD TO SPURN POINT

Unit 2 (AQA) – Challenges in the Human Environment

Worth 35%, 1 hour 30 minutesThis exam is on the morning of Wednesday 3rd of June

Exam specification for Urban Issues and Challenges

Our case study for a major city in a NEE is RIO DE JANEIRO

Our case study for a major city in the UK is MANCHESTER

Exam specification for The Changing Economic World

JAMAICA

Our case study for a major city in a NEE is NIGERIA

TORR QUARRY

Exam specification for The Challenge of Resource Management

The optional unit we do is on ENERGY

CAMISEA PROJECT, PERU (NATURAL GAS)

CHAMBAMONTERA, MICRO-HYDRO SCHEME

Unit 3 (AQA) – Geographical ApplicationsField work enquiries at Salford Quays & Hornsea

Pre-release Issue Evaluation (Released 21st March 2019)Worth 30%, 1 hr 15 minutes

This exam is on the morning of Thursday 11th of June

Revision Guides-A few suggestions (We have a copy of each if you want to have a look before

you purchase)

• CGP Revision guide - New Grade 9-1 GCSE Geography AQA Revision Guide Paperback (9 May 2016) £5.95 new on Amazon (£3.25 if ordered through school- JUST SEE CLASS TEACHER IF HAVEN’T ORDERED ONE ALREADY)

• CGP Revision Work booklet- New Grade 9-1 GCSE Geography AQA Exam Practice Workbook Paperback (6 May 2016) £4.95 new on Amazon

• Oxford GCSE 9-1 Geography AQA Revision Guide (18 Jan 2018) £7 new on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/GCSE-9-1-Geography-Revision-Guide/dp/0198423462

• Oxford GCSE 9-1 Geography AQA Exam Practice (18 Jan 2018) £7 new on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/GCSE-9-1-Geography-Exam-Practice/dp/0198423489

• -Hodder My revision notes- My Revision Notes: AQA GCSE (9–1) Geography (25 Aug 2017) £8.99 new on Amazon

Useful websites

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/

• http://coolgeography.co.uk/gcsen/revision_zone.php -Quizlet activities

• https://www.gcsepod.com

• Check out the Google Classroom set up for Geography revision- all Geography students in year 11 have been invited to join.

The best revision site is…….

• http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035/assessment-resources

• This site includes sample papers and mark schemes.