More podcasts

I've just found more free geography podcasts here

(haven't listened to them so don't know how much of our syllabus they cover!)

More podcasts

I've found this site http://lhs.typepad.co.uk/weblog/geography/ which has (free!) podcasts for several topics. It is for the Scottish syllabus but many of the issues covered will be the same.

Exam skills especially for paper 1

This is a really useful page for advice on exam skills for our paper, including some downloadable quick advice sheets on mapwork, using photograph, using graphs etc (all paper 1 stuff!)

Global warming

I found this mindmap about global warming on Flickr. Click on the image to see a bigger version or go to Flickr here to download it in various sizes. There is another mindmap below just about solving global warming. Both very useful!

Solving global warming

I found this mindmap on Flickr all about solving global warming. Click on the image to get a full size version or go to Flickr here where you can download the mindmap in various sizes.

Mapwork

Some hints for the mapwork you might encounter on paper 1. Thanks to Mr Cowan, Geography teacher in Stockton for this.

Case study card

Here is the blank template you can use for your case studies. Remember - you can amend the subheadings if you need to, depending on your case study. You can download and print this by using the drop down menu that appears when you hover over the 'ipaper' logo at the top.
GCS Case Study Card

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Case Studies

Here is the information you were given in class about the extra case studies homeworks.
Case Study Instructions Jan09

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Command words

Take a look at this short poem about command words:

Exam command words: A poem

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: explain describe)

Podcasts

You can create your own podcasts or there are some available on the internet for some topics that people have created (make sure they are topics we study if you intend to use these!) There is a new site offering podcasts to buy (for all subjects, not just Geography). Have a look at www.gcsepod.co.uk/ . They seem very reasonably priced.

Geographical Dictionary

Click here for a Geographical Dictionary if there are any terms you don't understand.

Pen colours on exam paper

It has come to my attention that you may only be allowed to write in BLACK ink on the exam paper this year. (It has certainly been the case for some other AQA exams). You might have been told this in school but as I haven't been there I don't know! You also need to make sure you only write on the lines (if you need extra space ask for extra sheets to write on). The reason for both these is that some AQA exam papers are marked by examiners via computer (so black shows up better!)

Paper 1 and other revision sites

For paper 1 have a look at this superb site from another Geography teacher: paper 1

Look at the links on the left hand site of this site too for revision for the other topics.

This site, by Geographty teacher Mr Lawson also has revision materials for every topic - another blog that is definately worth a look!

Revision notes and past questions

Well, not unless its this one or one I've posted a link to!!

If the powerpoints on the blog aren't working ignore the message saying the powerpoint has been removed or made private (slideshare is lying!!) Use the links given to view them directly on slideshare!

St Dunstan's in Somerset do the same course as us.

Click here for mindmaps of eack topic (click on the topics to view the notes) and here for past questions on each topic. Again, you'll need to click on the topic name to access the questions.

Thanks to the Head of the Geography Department at St Dinstan's for sharing these.

You can download the AQA C Geography syllabus from here . You want the subject content (page 18 onwards).

and past papers (and markschemes to self mark) are available from here.

To get your brain in gear why not try Mr Mothersole's quiz specifically for our syllabus - click here to access it at Wycombe High School site (thanks for letting us use this!)

Geographical skills

Alongside the information and practice papers for paper 1 (Skills and decision making) I've given you, you might want to check out the BBC Bitesize section on geographical skills.

Pressures at the rural-urban fringe in MEDCs

1. View the powerpoint as a starting point to revision of this topic. If you can't see it below click here to view it. (Thanks to Lisa Rabbetts, Geography teacher for this).

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2. Several very useful sections on Rob Chambers' blog....
All about greenbelts – controlling urban sprawl (greenbelts and building on brownfield sites)

Land use and conflict at the rural-urban fringe

Out of town shopping centres

Counterurbanisation - causes and consequences.

Changing towns and cities

1. Look at the powerpoint below for an outline as to what you would expect to find in the CBD and why. If you can't see it below click here to view it.

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2. Read about the Inner City here and about the CBD here. (Thanks Mr Chambers!)

3. What are urban issues in MEDCs? Find out from the BBC here and here

4. Redevelopment
The last link started to talk about redevelopment in the London Docklands but you'll need more information. The movie here will help too.

5. More about urban renewal and managing CBDs, including traffic management.

Rural-urban migration in LEDCs

1. You can find an overview of urbanisation here and information about urban growth in LEDCs here.

2. This short movie shows you about the push and pull factors that result in the migration to the cities in Brazil and shows you some of the conditions in the favelas (shanty towns).

Follow this with urban problems in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and actions taken to improve the living conditions in Rio.

3. We also looked at Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya in class. Click here and scroll down to find the Nairobi BBC Bitesize clip then look here for the problems assoiated with living in a shanty town like Kibera.

Population change

1. Some background information first of all from the BBC and S-Cool (you don't need the section on population distribution).

2. For information on population structures and the demographic transition model see here and here (You don't need the 'you should be able to' points on this last link - this is for a different syllabus). Thanks to Richard Allaway from the International School in Toulouse, France for this last link.

Also have a look at the powerpoint below but if you can't view it click here to see it.

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Click here and scroll down to see the BBC Bitesize clip on population pyramids.

3. The problems of an ageing population
Watch this short film , listen to this podcast and check out the links on the main Geography blog here

4. What can be done to reduce the birth rate in LEDCs?

In class we looked at two contrasting approaches in Kerala, India and China's One Child Policy.

There are links to several articles on the Geography blog here, including measures MEDCs are taking to try to encourage people to have more children (you need to know this too!)

Click here and scroll down to see the BBC Bitesize clips on population measures in China and Kerala.

More on Kerala and more about China's One Child Policy

Pressures on the physical environment

We chose to look at a glaciated area (Lake District National Park) and a limestone area (the Peak District National Park). Other classes may have done a coastal area for a second case study instead.

1. For the Lake District and glaciation start with the Bitesize revision notes and S-Cool's section on glaciation (You don't need all the sections here but use your classwork notes as a guide to what you need to know)

2. Click here and scroll down to access the BBC Bitesize clip about Tourism in National Parks. Here are some notes on tourism in National Parks - a bit brief perhaps but a good starting point and a map to show the location of national parks is here

3. Limestone! Learn all about limestone here and here. This section from S-Cool is useful for a bit more information about weathering processes.

4. Two short films about tourism in the Peak District from other Geography teachers can be found here and here.