GCSE Geovise
We follow the AQA GCSE Geography course. Here are some useful links to materials from AQA:
Specification - a list of what you need to know - https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/geography/specifications/AQA-8035-SP-2016.PDF
Subject specific vocabulary - https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/geography/AQA-8035-SSV.PDF
Command words used in exam questions- https://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/geography/gcse/geography/teach/command-words
Past papers and mark schemes - https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035/assessment-resources?f.Sub-category%7CF=Sample+papers+and+mark+schemes
Some good general website for revision are:
Seneca - https://www.senecalearning.com/
BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87k4j6
Come along to E1 after school on Tuesdays if you would like to revise with a teacher on hand to support you.
Revising for Paper 1 - Physical Geography
Use the specification to review each topic and decide which areas are your priorities to revise. The links below may help you review tricky topics.
Challenge of Natural Hazards
Natural hazards
Study livestream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoTIUeFlA9s&list=PLp8BSCLLWBUCtVT_HVxXzL74aBJIdBBqj&index=17
Mr B - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sCu4qNgcCs&list=PLZGzvBckVS3WWc1r144YPAg1nOFg5I-dy
Knowledge organiser - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10CsTzkQtG8emkzxaedj78swXIR5-zo1c/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111115156209229990756&rtpof=true&sd=true
Glossary - Knowledge organiser - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10CsTzkQtG8emkzxaedj78swXIR5-zo1c/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111115156209229990756&rtpof=true&sd=true
Tectonic hazards
Time for geography - https://timeforgeography.co.uk/videos_list/plate-tectonics/
Revision blast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KSoJVBYlOE&list=PLp8BSCLLWBUCtVT_HVxXzL74aBJIdBBqj&index=1
Study livestream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxwGpWoRXI0&list=PLp8BSCLLWBUCtVT_HVxXzL74aBJIdBBqj&index=15
Geography Case Studies - Chile and Nepal earthquakes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfQLgDrR0f4&list=PLg2eO7OiCDuIZP44UOO-72m29MUa3RilP&index=2
Revision clock - https://docs.google.com/document/d/12yqw__OBJphbNpZPWdSGNk7F0tqNu6uQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111115156209229990756&rtpof=true&sd=true
Weather hazards
Revision blast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR0v0BerWkU&list=PLp8BSCLLWBUCtVT_HVxXzL74aBJIdBBqj&index=2
Study livestream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_c2M0gLGUw&list=PLp8BSCLLWBUCtVT_HVxXzL74aBJIdBBqj&index=16
GEO - Global atmospheric circulation - https://geographyeducationonline.org/gcse/physical-geography/global-atmospheric-circulation
GEO - Tropical storms https://geographyeducationonline.org/gcse/physical-geography/tropical-storms
Mr B - Global atmospheric circulation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3P2suN6BIA&list=PLZGzvBckVS3WWc1r144YPAg1nOFg5I-dy&index=3
Mr B - Haiyan example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luG3Wh76ikk&list=PLZGzvBckVS3WWc1r144YPAg1nOFg5I-dy&index=4
Geography Case Studies - Haiyan example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq435j8KVB4&list=PLg2eO7OiCDuIZP44UOO-72m29MUa3RilP
Mr B - Somerset Floods example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGT41H_n4NQ&list=PLZGzvBckVS3WWc1r144YPAg1nOFg5I-dy&index=5
Revision clock - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JgQk0kteYiBdlK5bW_-sjsWA1jHftap7/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111115156209229990756&rtpof=true&sd=true
Climate change
Time for geography - https://timeforgeography.co.uk/videos_list/climate-change/
GEO - Human causes - https://geographyeducationonline.org/gcse/human-geography/the-evidence-for-climate-change-and-its-human-causes
GEO - Natural causes - https://geographyeducationonline.org/gcse/physical-geography/the-greenhouse-effect-and-natural-causes-of-climate-change
Mr B - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TMBClNAILE&list=PLZGzvBckVS3WWc1r144YPAg1nOFg5I-dy&index=6
Revision clock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq435j8KVB4&list=PLg2eO7OiCDuIZP44UOO-72m29MUa3RilP
The Living World
Ecosystems
Time for geography - https://timeforgeography.co.uk/videos_list/ecosystems/
Mr B - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS3_Fp3-otc
Knowledge organiser - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sUCyrMXEvXIsUpdTSi7xKqUnzzkxmEWT/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111115156209229990756&rtpof=true&sd=true
Tropical rainforests
Revision blast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5fYVmAipFU&list=PLp8BSCLLWBUCtVT_HVxXzL74aBJIdBBqj&index=3
Study livestream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy75wo7KwPY&list=PLp8BSCLLWBUCtVT_HVxXzL74aBJIdBBqj&index=19
GEO - https://geographyeducationonline.org/gcse/physical-geography/investigating-tropical-rainforests
Revision clock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blljE7CwtEs
Hot deserts
(don’t revise the cold environments option)
Revision blast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNnUehF6UbM&list=PLp8BSCLLWBUCtVT_HVxXzL74aBJIdBBqj&index=5
Sahara Case Study podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blljE7CwtEs
Revision clock - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sHx3J8ujJTp1eY2TwH0YLYl-5KxPP-g0/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111115156209229990756&rtpof=true&sd=true
UK Landscapes
UK physical landscapes
GEO - https://geographyeducationonline.org/gcse/physical-geography/the-uks-distinctive-physical-landscapes
Knowledge organiser - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ux8YGiXTRp52Wf4zVL7xLKnWMhnl3MrZ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111115156209229990756&rtpof=true&sd=true
Coastal landscapes
Time for geography - https://timeforgeography.co.uk/videos_list/coasts/
Revision blast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYaVDMGx9NA&list=PLp8BSCLLWBUCtVT_HVxXzL74aBJIdBBqj&index=6
Revision clock - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1547qM3UaE03tntBkGVTSPZFc3BSxaBly/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111115156209229990756&rtpof=true&sd=true
River landscapes
(Don’t revise the glaciated landscapes option)
Time for geography - https://timeforgeography.co.uk/videos_list/rivers/
Revision blast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2OyhaXONdg&list=PLp8BSCLLWBUCtVT_HVxXzL74aBJIdBBqj&index=7
Study livestream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etHao5S5m5w&list=PLp8BSCLLWBUCtVT_HVxXzL74aBJIdBBqj&index=18
GEO - River processes - https://geographyeducationonline.org/gcse/physical-geography/river-processes
Mr B - Flood hydrographs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5ut_RR-P-A&list=PLZGzvBckVS3Vd1hEKvnRRSlqEbQnVJoqr&index=5
Revision clock - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t1qXFdmh4kMvOqHTY8RfcJgvgJW0OHl-/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111115156209229990756&rtpof=true&sd=true
Revising for Paper 2 - Human Geography
Use the specification to review each topic and decide which areas are your priorities to revise. The links below may help you review tricky topics.
Remember that in 2022 you will only have to answer two sections on the Human Geography paper - we are focussing on Urban Issues and Challenges and the Challenge of Resource Management
Urban Issues and Challenges
Urbanisation
Revision blast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr0WPr_1XP4&t=614s
Knowledge organiser - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JMTPb84PWIEmDWCYtZDJPDsB3G3Sp1mHPalg7BjhoN8/edit?usp=sharing
GEO - urban processes - https://geographyeducationonline.org/gcse/human-geography/urban-processes
Case study of a major city in a LIC or NEE - Kampala
Kampala video overview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppqfLQxt2jQ
Kampala Millennium Development Goals resource - https://www.rgs.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?nodeguid=a18e29c9-7dad-41f1-93f7-1288489bb5a5&lang=en-GB
Case study of a major city in the UK - Bristol
Bristol videos playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmzhNakEnzk&list=PLaS5-zj3bsjAUBZBgM1H_mJuFPj8bxUQ8
BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z2dmn39/revision/5
Quizlet Revision Cards - https://quizlet.com/409127552/bristol-aqa-gcse-geography-case-study-in-40-questions-flash-cards/
Bristol Quiz - https://primrosekitten.org/courses/aqa-gcse-geography/quizzes/gcse-geography-case-study-bristol-uk-profile/
Urban sustainability
BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zqvxdmn/revision/1
Bristol - Sustainability - http://www.bristol.ac.uk/city/bristol-is-famous-for/sustainability/#:~:text=Bristol%20was%20the%20first%20British,low%2Dcarbon%20hub%20of%20industry.
The Challenge of Resource Management
Food, water and energy overview
Revision Blast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjSe4zV0HrM
Knowledge organiser - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UxDLwQWteVsXRZ9fPS7CbuUgBYLZP0sbE_pISFWNoPg/edit?usp=sharing
BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zybnhv4
Changing demand for resources in UK
Study Livestream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOamSTuxuhg
Demand and supply of food
Revision Blast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNoE99rYi38
Strategies to increase food supply
BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zsdhbk7/revision/4
Sand Dams - a small scale strategy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkq540gsq2M
Indus Basin Irrigation System - a large scale strategy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qEg_OZHsE