Original post by hanniballector_1def retake those that are less than high Bs.
I took OCR unit 1 and 2, then Edexcel (transferred schools)
For geog, knowing at least 3 good relevant examples are very important! try to find contrasting examples and know them in depth. For OCR, at the end of every chapter, there is a checklist of what you need to know, built your revision around it. I printed it out, and annotated relevant information beside. If i remember correctly, you need to be able to explain what factor influences certain occurrences, and they always ask, social, political and economic.
I find the book to be extremely messy and the case studies to be all over the place, so I write down my own notes, ie. RIVER EROSION : causes, implications, solutions. all on one piece of paper
After you are done revising the entire topic, you should be able to sketch a mindmap which consists of subheaders and relevant examples all in 5 mins. I find going through my things over and over very important, in order to retain information (there is really no secret to this but hard work)
have you noticed that OCR papers tend to repeat questions? I must have done them all twice AT LEAST. Each time, I made sure I know where I went wrong, then read the examiner reports to input things that can get me higher grades! I write geog terminology (geology of the rock/impermeable) on the question in RED. and always make sure you write enough!
I cant remember anything for physical geog, but human geog example, show how one economic factor influence land use in urban areas, 3 marks, my answer would be
According to the bid-rent theory, land closer to the Central Business District, being more accessible, is more valuable and thus more expensive. As the distance from CBD increases, the value of land becomes cheaper. As such, this gives rise to the bid-rent model, of which only users who can afford higher prices, such as retail industry will be found at the core whilst council housing/ warehousing (include example) will be expected to be found at the outskirts.
Something like that, writing more than you may need, while using geog terminology, and you should include examples, to get full 3 marks!
PM me directly if you still have questions!