1. Exam hints and tips!

2. GCSE – Physical Geography Water on the land Coastal Landscapes Tectonic Landscapes QU 1, 5 and 7 DO NOT mix up Rivers and Coasts. Learn your case studies and make sure you are talking about the correct section!

3. GCSE – Physical Geography Learn your key terms for each section! You will be asked to define key terms, You will be expected to use key terms throughout your exam, You will need them in the long answer questions!

4. GCSE – Physical Geography Learn your processes The processes that create landforms happen in a specific sequence, you will be asked to describe and/or explain these You must explain them in detail and step by step You will be expected to use your key terms!

5. GCSE – Physical Geography Case studies – You have 3-4 main case studies for each topic – Learn them you will need them for your long answer questions (you must know specific facts and figures for each one! Examples – there are also examples of landforms you can / should include for higher level answers!

6. TopicCase studies Coastal landscapes Holderness coast- Impacts and management of erosion 1953 storm surge Coastal flooding impacts Thames Barrier coastal flooding management Wallasea and the Essex marshes Coastal habitats and protection Water on the land UK flood events since 2000- example of flooding in an MEDC Bangladesh- example of flooding in an LEDC – compare effects and responses to UK The River Tees River management Kielder Water dam/reservoir and water transfer scheme Restless Earth The Alps-fold mountains - their formation and uses.. Yellowstone super volcano Montserrat Volcanic eruption – global consequences of an eruption. - impacts and responses on Montserrat. Haiti and New Zealand 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami effects and responses

7. TopicExamples Coastal landscapes Landforms Erosion: Old Harry (stack), Durdle Door (arch), Headland and bays (Dorset/North Yorkshire Coast) Landforms Deposition: Spurn head (spit), Slapton Lea (bar), Chesil Beach to Isle of Portland (Tombolo) Sea wall, Groynes Bridlington, Rock armour and groynes Hornsea Spurn Head groynes Water on the land River landforms: High Force waterfall River Tees (upper course), Meanders River Thames (Middle course), Levees Mississippi River USA (Lower course) River Flooding MEDC Boscastle 2004, LEDC Bangladesh Levee strengthening, Mississippi, USA. Artificial straightening, Mississippi, USA Dredging, Somerset Levels, UK Afforestation, River Valency Catchment, Boscastle, UK Restless EarthConstructive plate boundary Mid Atlantic Ridge North American and Eurasian Plate, Destructive plate boundary Pacific and Eurasian Plate (Japan) or Nazca and South American Plate (Chili) Conservative plate boundary Pacific and North American Plate San Andreas Fault (California USA) Shield volcano – Mauna Loa, Hawaii Composite volcano – Mt St Helens, USA Supervolcano – Yellowstone, USA Prediction: Seizmographs (everywhere!), Pacific Tsunami warning system, Hawaii. Prevention: Pyramid tower, San Francisco, USA. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, Japan. Preparation: School earthquake drills, Japan. Grab Bags, Japan. Earthquake preparation kits, California, USA.

8. GCSE – Physical Geography 6/8 markers! You should be talking about case studies here! You need to have facts and figures that you can relate to the question. If you don’t mention examples you will limit your marks. Read the question carefully, this is a lot of marks to throw away!