Structure of the geography mid course Exams august 2020- paper 1
- Your paper 1 test will be 1hr 45 mins
- It will contain 5 topics and you have to answer questions on 3 of them:
- Section 1: Population
- Section 2: Coasts or tectonics or Rivers
- Section 3: Tourism or development/ industry/ manufacturing/ globalization or farming
Section 1: Population
| population_revision_booklet_igcse.pdf |
5 mark questions to practice:
For these questions you should aim to have 5 points (they could be bullet pointed but you should aim to specifically link the statement to answer the question).
Population
7 mark questions to practice:
For each of these questions identify which case study you would use a bullet point 3-5 specific details that you would use to make a 7 mark answer:
Population
For these questions you should aim to have 5 points (they could be bullet pointed but you should aim to specifically link the statement to answer the question).
Population
- Suggest reasons why, despite these difficulties, many workers migrate to Qatar from LEDCs such as Nepal, India and Bangladesh.
- Explain why an increase in the percentage of old dependents may cause problems for a
- Explain why the percentage of old dependents in the world is increasing.
- Explain why countries with high child mortality are likely to have high birth rates.
- Suggest the likely difficulties which planners and city authorities face in urban areas with very high population densities.
- Explain why countries with high infant mortality are likely to have high birth rates.
- Suggest how the changes in the percentage of young and old dependents shown in could cause problems in MEDCs.
7 mark questions to practice:
For each of these questions identify which case study you would use a bullet point 3-5 specific details that you would use to make a 7 mark answer:
Population
- For a named country you have studied, explain why rapid natural population growth is taking place.
- For a named country you have studied, explain why the natural population growth rate is low.
- For a named country you have studied, describe the problems caused by an increasing percentage of young or old dependents.
- For a named country you have studied, describe a population policy which has been used to influence its population growth rate.
- Name a country you have studied and give reasons why people have migrated from it to another named country.
- For a named country you have studied, describe a population policy or policies which has been used to influence its growth rate.
- Describe the consequences of over-population for a named country you have studied.
A selection of past Exam papers (with resources and markschemes):
Past population papers
Population winter 2019- 11
| population_w19_qp_11.pdf |
| population_w19_ms_11.pdf |
Population winter 2019-12
| population_w19_qp_12.pdf |
| population_w19_ms.pdf |
Population winter 2019-13
| population_w19_qp_13.pdf |
| population_w19_ms_13.pdf |
Section 2: option 1- coasts
5 mark questions to practice:
For these questions you should aim to have 5 points (they could be bullet pointed but you should aim to specifically link the statement to answer the question).
Coasts
7 mark questions to practice:
For each of these questions identify which case study you would use a bullet point 3-5 specific details that you would use to make a 7 mark answer:
Coasts
For these questions you should aim to have 5 points (they could be bullet pointed but you should aim to specifically link the statement to answer the question).
Coasts
- Explain why many people live on or close to the coast even though it may be hazardous.
- Describe other methods which can be used to manage coastal erosion.
- Which methods do you think should be used to manage the erosion on a coastline?
7 mark questions to practice:
For each of these questions identify which case study you would use a bullet point 3-5 specific details that you would use to make a 7 mark answer:
Coasts
- Explain how a sand spit is formed. You should include a labelled diagram or series of diagrams.
- For an area you have studied, describe how coastal hazards are being managed.
- Explain how bays and headlands are formed on a coast. You may use a labelled diagram or diagrams.
- Explain why people live along a named area of coastline you have studied.
Past coast papers
| coasts_practice_questions.pdf |
| coasts_practice.pdf |
SECTION 2: OPTION 2- Weather and Climate
7 mark questions to practice:
For each of these questions identify which case study you would use a bullet point 3-5 specific details that you would use to make a 7 mark answer:
2008: Many areas of natural vegetation are at risk from human activities. Name either an area of tropical rain forest or tropical desert which you have studied and explain why and how it is at risk from human activities. [7]
2010: For an area of tropical desert which you have studied, describe and explain the characteristics of its natural vegetation. [7]
2011: For a named area of tropical desert which you have studied, describe and explain the characteristics of its climate. [7]
2011: For a named area of tropical rainforest which you have studied, describe and explain the characteristics of its climate. [7]
2012: Describe the impacts of large scale deforestation of tropical rainforests on the local natural environment. [7]
2012: For a named area of tropical rainforest which you have studied, describe the ways in which it benefits people. [7]
2012: Describe and explain the main characteristics of the natural vegetation of a tropical rainforest. You must include a labelled diagram. [7]
2013: Describe the impact of human activity on a tropical rain forest ecosystem which you have studied. [7]
2012: For a named area of tropical rainforest which you have studied, describe and explain the characteristics of its climate. [7]
2013: Name an area of tropical rainforest which you have studied and explain why deforestation is taking place there. [7]
2013: Describe the impact of human activity on a tropical rain forest ecosystem which you have studied. [7]
2013: For a named area of tropical desert which you have studied, describe and explain the characteristics of its climate. [7]
2013: For a named area of tropical desert, explain why the climate is hot and dry. [7]
| climate_practice.pdf |
| weather_measurements_exam_qs.pdf |
Section 3: Option 1...Tourism
| tourism_practice.pdf |
| tourism_insert.pdf |
5 mark questions to practice:
For these questions you should aim to have 5 points (they could be bullet pointed but you should aim to specifically link the statement to answer the question).
For each of these questions identify which case study you would use a bullet point 3-5 specific details that you would use to make a 7 mark answer:
For these questions you should aim to have 5 points (they could be bullet pointed but you should aim to specifically link the statement to answer the question).
- Explain why the growth of tourism in an area leads to the development of its infrastructure.
- Explain how the human landscape can attract tourists to an area.
- Explain how the tourist industry might cause problems for the local natural environment.
For each of these questions identify which case study you would use a bullet point 3-5 specific details that you would use to make a 7 mark answer:
- For a named area you have studied, describe the problems caused by tourism for local people and the local natural environment.
- For a named area you have studied where tourism is important, explain how it is being managed in order for it to be sustainable.
- For a named example of an area you have studied, explain why the physical and human landscapes attract tourists.
- Explain how tourism can be managed so that the natural environment is not destroyed.
- For a named area you have studied where tourism is important, explain how it has both positive and negative impacts on local people.
SECTION 3: OPTION 2...Development/ industry/ manufacturing/ globalisation
| manufacturing_practice-16-20.pdf |
| manufacturing_practice-21-23.pdf |
5 mark questions to practice:
For these questions you should aim to have 5 points (they could be bullet pointed but you should aim to specifically link the statement to answer the question).
7 mark questions to practice:
For each of these questions identify which case study you would use a bullet point 3-5 specific details that you would use to make a 7 mark answer:
For these questions you should aim to have 5 points (they could be bullet pointed but you should aim to specifically link the statement to answer the question).
- Suggest how the economic activity could pose threats to the natural environment.
- Suggest reasons why some governments may not want to solve the problems caused by the smelting of copper and other metals.
- Explain why globalisation has occurred.
- Name a type of manufacturing industry. Identify the main output and describe the processes which take place in the industry.
7 mark questions to practice:
For each of these questions identify which case study you would use a bullet point 3-5 specific details that you would use to make a 7 mark answer:
- Explain the location of a factory or industrial zone in a named area you have studied.
- Describe the impacts of a named transnational corporation (TNC) on a country where itsgoods are produced or services provided.
- For a named example you have studied, describe the impacts of a transnational corporation (TNC) on an LEDC.
- For an example of an economic activity in a named area you have studied, describe how the threats to the natural environment are being managed.
- Name an area which you have studied and state an economic activity which is causing the environment to be at risk. Explain how it is being managed so that it is more sustainable.
Other ways to revise ways to revise
A: MIND MAPS: Make mind‑maps or association maps rather than taking linear notes. Mapping your notes by radiating key words out in a pattern of links from a central point will make best use of your memory. If you use colour and images on the maps, you'll be harnessing the power of both sides of your brain ‑ creative and logical.
How to mind map:
- Start with the theme in the middle of the page.
- Then develop your main idea.
- Each branch must relate to the branch before it.
- Use only key words and images.
- Key words must be written along the branches.
- Printing your key words makes them more memorable.
- Use highlighters and coloured markers to colour code branches.
- Make things stand out on the page so they stand out in your mind. (This doesn’t show up well on a black and whole photocopied booklet! You should use a different colour for each main branch and all its sub-branches)
- Brainstorm ideas. Be creative.
- Design images you can relate to which will help you remember key information.
B: Highlight. Target key areas using colours and symbols. Visuals help you remember the facts.
C: Record. Try putting important points, quotes and formulae on tape. If you hear them and read them, they're more likely to sink in.
D: Talk. Read your notes out loud, it's one way of getting them to register.
E: Test. See what you can remember without notes, but avoid testing yourself on subjects you know already. Why not ask someone else to test you?
F: Time. Do past exam papers against the clock, it's an excellent way of getting up to speed and of checking where there are gaps in your knowledge.