GCSE Geography
Introduction
Welcome to the Geography page aimed at providing you information and support for your GCSE Geography exams. Using this website will help you find resources and links to revisions sites that will help you prepare to the best of your ability for your final GCSE exams. Starting to plan your revision now means you will identify areas in the topics that you aren't confident in and it will reduce stress and anxiety if you find yourself having to cram lots of information at the end of the year.
If you need any support in your revision please don't hesitate to ask.
Mr Cook
Director of Humanities
Quick Facts
Exam Board: AQA
Lead Contact: Mr. D Cook (david.cook@hdhs.school)
Year 11 teachers:
Ms. Campbell (louise.campbell@hdhs.school)
Ms. Sheridan (shelley.sheridan@hdhs.school)
Mr. Bell (dean.bell@hdhs.school)
Seneca
All Year 11 are able to use Seneca as a platform for additional revision.
Students are all able to log onto Seneca and select a range of units to revise independently.
Exam Information:
Geography is examined across three exam papers. An overview of Paper 1 and 2 is shown below. Students are not able to prepare for Paper 3 until March when we will receive guidance from the exam board as to the content of the exam.
Students should focus their revision on Paper 1 content which was taught in school last year. An overview of where we are currently for Paper 2 is also shown.
Paper 1
Unit A: Hazards - Earthquakes, tropical storms and climate change. (Taught in full)
Unit B: The Living World - Ecosystems, rainforests and cold environments. (Taught in full)
Unit C: UK Landscapes - Rivers and coasts. (Taught in full)
This unit is completely taught and students should be revising.
Paper 2
Unit A: Urban issues and challenges - Megacities, Rio de Janeiro case study and London case study. (Taught in full)
Unit B: The Changing Economic World - Economic theory, Nigeria case study and UK case study. (Being taught now)
Unit C: Resource Management - An overview of food, energy and water in the UK and a focussed study of the global issues of energy management. (Will be taught in February)
Revision Resources
This section contains knowledge organisers and personalised checklists to support your revision on the both papers.
Making sure that the work you are doing sticks, this short guide will give you techniques that will help you remember what you are revising for your exam!
How to revise in Geography.pdfPaper 1 Knowledge Organisers:
UNIT A Tectonic Hazards Knowledge Organiser KOBE AND HAITI.pdfPaper 1 Hazards Earthquakes KO
UNIT A Weather Hazards Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 1 Hazards Tropical Storms KO
UNIT A Climate Change Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 1 Hazards Climate Change KO
UNIT B Living World ECOSYSTEMS AND BIOMES Knowledge Organiser .pdfPaper 1 Ecosystems KO
UNIT B Living World RAINFORESTS AND MALAYSIA Knowledge Organiser .pdfPaper 1 Rainforests KO
UNIT B Living World COLD ENVIRONMENTS Knowledge Organiser .pdfPaper 1 Cold Environments KO
UNIT C Coasts Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 1 Coasts KO
UNIT C Rivers Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 1 Rivers KO
Paper 1 Personalised Learning Checklists:
Hazards PLC HAITI AND KOBE.pdfPaper 1 Hazards PLC
Coasts PLC.pdfPaper 1 Coasts PLC
Rivers PLC.pdfPaper 1 Rivers PLC
Living World PLC.pdfPaper 1 Living World PLC
Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers:
UNIT A Urban issues and challenges THEORY Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 2 Urban Theory KO
UNIT A Urban issues and challenges RIO Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 2 Rio de Janeiro case study KO
UNIT A Urban issues and challenges LONDON Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 2 London case study KO
UNIT A Urban issues and challenges SUSTAINABLE CITIES Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 2 Sustainable Cities KO
UNIT B Changing economic world BACKGROUND THEORY Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 2 Economic World Theory KO
UNIT B Changing economic world NIGERIA Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 2 Nigeria case study KO
UNIT B Changing economic world UK CASE STUDY Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 2 UK case study KO
UNIT C Challenge of resource management Q6 ENERGY MANAGEMENT Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 2 UK resources KO
UNIT C Challenge of resource management Q6 ENERGY MANAGEMENT Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 2 Energy KO
UNIT C Challenge of resource management Q6 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY Knowledge Organiser.pdfPaper 2 Sustainable Energy KO
Paper 2 Personalised Learning Checklists:
Urban Issues and Challenges PLCs.pdfPaper 2 Urban Issues PLC
The-changing-economic-world PLC.pdfPaper 2 Changing Economic World PLC
The Challenge of Resource Management PLCs.pdfPaper 2 Resource Management PLC
Past Examination Papers
Paper.PDFPaper 1: Specimen Set 1
Paper.pdfPaper 1: Specimen Set 2
Paper.pdfPaper 1: Specimen Set 3
Paper.PDFPaper 2: Specimen Set 1
Paper.pdfPaper 2: Specimen Set 2
Paper.pdfPaper 2: Specimen Set 3