Revision resources overview

1. St Ivo School Geography Department
The following online resources
are available to support you
with your revision.

2. Department Website - www.geobytes.org.uk

3. Twitter feed for GCSE - @StIvoGeography

4. Department Facebook Page – St Ivo School Geography Department
Links to new resources and
useful news articles are flagged
up on the new facebook page to
keep you up-to-date with what
is available.

5. GCSE Blog www.geobytesgcse.wordpress.com – REVISION RESOURCES

6. Interactive Past Papers...
Available on the blog for ALL 3
units – simply opt to have all
questions or a random
question from that unit – type
in your answer and hit submit
to get a suggested answer to
test yourself!
The following revision resources are available on the blog....

7. Keyword Dominoes...
Available on the blog for ALL 3 units and all topics! Simply print, cut out and
mix up to have a quick revision game to test yourself on the key words!

8. Interactive Diagrams...
Available on the blog for all
natural environment case studies
– an interactive revision diagram
to help you summarise your
knowledge and understanding
and check yourself on your case
studies!

9. GeoTweet Revision...
Daily GeoTweet revision –
15 mins each evening on
the @StIvoGeography
twitter feed.
Summaries of each night’s
revision are available on
www.geobytesgcse.wordpress.com
For you to access at any
time during the revision
period.
The blog and twitter feed
will continue to be
updated during study
leave to help you with
your revision.

10. Revision Bunting... Download revision summaries of all the major case studies –
can display around you or make into a little pack...
Download from www.geobytesgse.wordpress.com

11. Revision Cards... Download from www.geobytesgse.wordpress.com
Revision cards available for all topics – simply cut out and fold – work with your
friends and test each other or ask friends and relatives to test you! Questions one
side.... Answers the other!

12. Case study mix and match cards... Download from www.geobytesgse.wordpress.com
Mix and match cards to test yourself on your case studies – which case study is
which?
This should really help you when trying to identify in an exam what example you
should use for which answer.

13. Place specific detail mix & match Download from www.geobytesgse.wordpress.com
Learn your Place Specific Detail – match up the place specific detail to the relevant
case study!

14. Test Glossaries Download from www.geobytesgse.wordpress.com
Downloadable glossary check sheets – either test yourself on the key words or the
definitions – print off and then use your revision guide to self-check.

15. PODCASTS Download from www.geobytesgse.wordpress.com
You can
download the
podcasts to an
mp3 player or
listen via the
blog.
Currently
available for
Population and
Tourism topics at
GCSE – more to
come...

16. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZZES Download from www.geobytesgse.wordpress.com
Online multiple choice
quizzes to test yourself are
available on the blog.
30 seconds per
question – challenge
yourself to answer as
many as you can
correctly!
Coasts and
Challenges to the
Planet already online
– others coming
soon!

17. Revision Guides for all 3 units....
Remember to make good use of your revision guides and your past
papers to revise content and practise applying it to develop your exam
technique.