Blake Geography

Saturday, 26 May 2018

Revision for Paper 2

all resources for paper 2

Dynamic Development

Dynamic Development - Ethiopia case study

Urban Futures

Human fieldwork

UK 21st century

Resource reliance

Saturday, 12 May 2018

Revision for Paper 1

Ok , I am back as this is the easiest way to share these resources.

CASE STUDY FLASHCARDS

CLIMATE CHANGE

DISTINCTIVE LANDSCAPES

GLOBAL HAZARDS

SUSTAINING ECOSYSTEMS

FIELDWORK

Exam question booklet

Monday, 22 May 2017

Take a bow

this is the last post on the blog - all resources for skills paper can be found in student share. I will be starting a new web page for the new specification and will share that in due course.

Friday, 19 May 2017

Contemporary Themes

SPECIFICATION - Pages 10-25

http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/82576-specification.pdf

Checklist - Revision Checklist

6 markers to practice

Sample exam papers

Extreme Environments

Extreme Environments PPT - Includes Haiti Issue
Extreme Environment Past exam questions

Global Citizen

Global citizen booklet
Global citizen PPT
Global citizen exam questions

and here

Population and Settlement
Settlement and Population Ppt
Ageing Population

Extra issues stuff

Haiti Resource 1

Haiti Resource 2

Fracking resource 1

Fracking resource 2

Ageing Population resource 1

Ageing population resource 2

Ageing Population resource 3

Command words

Command Words Potential definition

Assess

Weigh up whether a statement is true.

Calculate

Mathematically work out the value of something.

Compare

Describe the similarities and differences of something.

Describe

Set out the characteristics.

Discuss

Bring forward the important points of or set out both sides of an argument/issue/element of content, for and against.

Evaluate

Give your verdict after providing evidence which both agrees with and contradicts an argument.

Examine

Look in close detail and establish the key facts and important issues.

Explain

Set out the causes of something and/or the factors which influence it.

Suggest

Offer an opinion for a particular course of action on an event or issue.

To what extent do you agree

How much you agree with a statement based on the evidence in argument.

Saturday, 1 April 2017

Overall revision planner

If you need some help planning your revision for geography I've broken it down into one session a day for you.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2lxhj0PIzSSQktJa1NCdlg1c0U

Friday, 3 March 2017

Next couple of weeks the blog will focus on Settlement and Population

Your place – Rainham, London
Location within the region, the UK and Europe.
What do you think of your place?
How do others view your place?

Why is Rainham like it is?

Physical and human geography

National links

International links.

Rainham’s economy.

Rainham’s culture and the links that have shaped that culture.

What big issues affect the UK and Rainham?

Crime.

The credit crunch and recession.

Migration.

Changing employment structure.

How is Rainham changing and how might it change in the future?

Your other place – Mumbai

Location within the region (Maharashtra), India and The world.
What do you think of Mumbai?
How do others view Mumbai?

How is Mumbai portrayed in news media and culture?

A place of poverty and conflict
Slumdog millionaire
Bollywood

Why is Mumbai like it is?
Physical and human geography.
National links.
International links.
Mumbai's economy.
Mumbai's culture and the links that have shaped that culture.
Mumbais impact on other places.

How is Mumbai changing and how might it change in the future?

The Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor

Slum clearance in Dharavi

How are Rainham and Mumbai similar and different?