A2 aqa geography june 2011 official thread

anyone else feel like killing themselves right now? haha
I can't wait until the exam is over!

Does anyone have any idea what will come up for ecosystems? I was thinking either ecosystems on a local scale or the tropical biome as the previous ones have been based on britain and then fragile environments? (if i remember correctly)

and also for conflict would they really do separatism and poverty as a short answer after they've used them both for the essay? Wouldn't they touch the other points of the specification?

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Reply 581

Josh.Holloway

Original post by davidbowie

You're so ****ing awesome right now

what can i say :wink:

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l0livia

Original post by makingamemory

and also for conflict would they really do separatism and poverty as a short answer after they've used them both for the essay? Wouldn't they touch the other points of the specification?

Oh I dont know about conflict now then :frown:

Didn't know they'd done them topics on the essays..what do you think it'll be on? I reallllly hope it's not on an international conflict, like the Middle East!

Reply 583

Byrney11

quick question........... fold mountains are found on oceanic/continental, continental/continental but not oceanic/oceanic correct?

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makingamemory

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Original post by l0livia

Oh I dont know about conflict now then :frown:

Didn't know they'd done them topics on the essays..what do you think it'll be on? I reallllly hope it's not on an international conflict, like the Middle East!

My teacher was suggesting conflict on a local scale, or international conflict. (sorry!) I hope it's neither :tongue:

It feels like we haven't learn enough to be asked a question for the local conflict and our international one (Darfur) is so long winded. Although I think international conflict might be the essay question as you can go into so much detail?

Comepletely forgot about the multicultural section, not sure if that would come up either.

I just hope fragile environments doesn't make an appearance. Can't even spell the flipping conservation area in Tanzania! (Ngorongoro?)

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kittyminkyx

Original post by jawain04

The wet season is the summer and this is when it is cooler. The dry season is the summer when it is hotter.

Thanks!

Reply 586

l0livia

Original post by makingamemory

My teacher was suggesting conflict on a local scale, or international conflict. (sorry!) I hope it's neither :tongue:

It feels like we haven't learn enough to be asked a question for the local conflict and our international one (Darfur) is so long winded. Although I think international conflict might be the essay question as you can go into so much detail?

Comepletely forgot about the multicultural section, not sure if that would come up either.

I just hope fragile environments doesn't make an appearance. Can't even spell the flipping conservation area in Tanzania! (Ngorongoro?)

I don't mind conflict on a local scale, that would be okay..for like an 8 marker, but omg if international conflict came up I'd actually cry. I'm sure it came up last year but just focused on the economy? But yeah I think international conflict would probably come up as a conflict essay.

I don't think multicultural societies will come up, it was in januarys so I haven't done a lot on it haha, and I actually have a feeling fragile environments will come up (sorry!) coz tropical biomes might make an appearance and it would be a good 10 marker, oh and I have no idea what Ngorongoro is haha! We've done Serengeti and Jau National Park

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zach prendo

Original post by Byrney11

quick question........... fold mountains are found on oceanic/continental, continental/continental but not oceanic/oceanic correct?

Yeahh that's right, but i'm not sure why in oceanic/oceanic one plate subducts if they're the same density. I asked my teacher an he couldnt answer me :/

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BinaryIsSex

Original post by Byrney11

quick question........... fold mountains are found on oceanic/continental, continental/continental but not oceanic/oceanic correct?

not 100% sure but

oceanic/continetal are younger fold mountains e.g. Andes
continental/continental are older fold mountains e.g. Himalayas

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BinaryIsSex

Original post by zach prendo

Yeahh that's right, but i'm not sure why in oceanic/oceanic one plate subducts if they're the same density. I asked my teacher an he couldnt answer me :/

one is always moving faster(different speed) or one is slightly denser than the other

EDIT: this video explains it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRekFH7EnU4

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zach prendo

Original post by BinaryIsSex

one is always moving faster(different speed) or one is slightly denser than the other

EDIT: this video explains it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRekFH7EnU4

Ahh thanks :biggrin:

that was really wrecking my head

Reply 591

George03

Do you think it would be best to do the essay first? i think it would be as it is worth the most marks, and would you do the essay on your best topic, and im worried about how i would plan/structure it.

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BinaryIsSex

Original post by George03

Do you think it would be best to do the essay first? i think it would be as it is worth the most marks, and would you do the essay on your best topic, and im worried about how i would plan/structure it.

Yea thats what I want to do but can you do this and how do you like number it? :confused:

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Ex-

Original post by George03

Do you think it would be best to do the essay first? i think it would be as it is worth the most marks, and would you do the essay on your best topic, and im worried about how i would plan/structure it.

You can do it any order you want as far as I'm aware. The most important thing to do though is ensure you can answer all questions, through looking at them all to begin with.

I for one am going to do one set of structured questions first and then the essay because I wouldn't want to dive straight into it.

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maxcartwright

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Original post by zach prendo

Yeahh that's right, but i'm not sure why in oceanic/oceanic one plate subducts if they're the same density. I asked my teacher an he couldnt answer me :/

my teacher said the plate closest/connected to a continental is the one that subducts :colondollar:

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maxcartwright

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anyone doing tectonics, globalisation and world cities
....

and has anyone not started revision yet :frown:

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aaron.leggott

Original post by Lynam

I was there and i can't remember him mentioning it unfortunately, he focused a lot on tectonics and dev/globalisation but the day was more about exam technique rather than predicting questions