Year 11 Mocks Revision List

Yr 11 Geography Rehearsal Exam : Revision Guide The following list gives you some ideas for revision. It is in no way a comprehensive list of all topics that you need to know, you simply need to learn everything that you have done since the start of the course, up until the end of Recreation and Tourism. However, it will remind you of some key areas for revision and provide you with some exam tips. Tick them off as you revise them! TOPIC 1 : Settlement and Employment Need for new homes in the UK Advantages and disadvantages of Greenfield and Brownfield sites Growth of cities in LEDCs – migration and natural increase Solution to problems in LEDCs Case Study : Rio de Janeiro Managing urban areas – traffic and transport Case Study : Transport in Oxford and Waste in St Albans Primary, secondary and tertiary employment Transnational corporations Child and unfair labour Case Study : Nike New types of employment, out of town locations Case Study : Birmingham fringe developments and City Centre

TOPIC 2 : Hazards
Where and why do volcanoes and earthquakes occur?
Theory of plate tectonics
Constructive, destructive, collision and conservative plate boundaries
Case study : Montserrat volcano
Predicting and planning for volcanic hazards
Causes of flooding – natural and human
Case Study : MEDC Flood; Mississippi floods
Case Study : LEDC Flood; Mozambique floods
Methods of flood control in MEDC s and LEDCs
Flood hydrographs
TOPIC 3 : Coasts
Different types of erosion
Transportation – Longshore Drift
Deposition
Landforms e.g. stacks, spits, beaches
Different methods of coastal protection – advantages and disadvantages
Case Study : Barton on Sea ; problems of erosion, management and successes/failures of schemes.
Case Study : Daintree Coastline , the pressure of development and protection of the environment.
TOPIC 4 : Recreation and Tourism
The reasons behind the increase in the leisure and tourism industry in the UK
National Parks aims and attractions
Case Study: Lake District National Park – the attractions, problems, conflicts and management
Ecotourism – definition and features
Case Study: IntoAfrica Ecotourism holidays – an example of ecotourism and benefits to an LEDC.

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Year 11 Mocks Revision List

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