AS Edexcel Geography Unit 1 12th May 2015

Astronomical Forcing is long term climate change e.g Orbital eccentricity is 100,000 years. So probably not sorry.

For question 10a)

I wrote about: colonies where Indians came over to become assets to the NHS and Pakistanis came over to work in textile mills. I said this was made easier due to a shared language which also encouraged more to come over. This was in 2001, the groups have increased since 2001 because as many of these people retire, they are inviting their extended family over on a dependancy basis which means more people are coming into the UK from India and Pakistan. I then said NI had seen a decrease because reduced political unrest means people wanted to go back and resume their lives, as well as return to their immediate family (can someone tell me if this is valid? I could think of no other reasons, but it seemed almost impossible to ignore as it was the only one that had decreased) I then went on to say US had seen an increase due to elite unis such as Oxford and Cambridge. The shared cultures and languages made integration easier encouraging more and more people. How many marks do you think this would be out of 10?

Question 10b)

I wrote about: Poland to UK. Impacted the UK as helped their economy. 80% of those who came in 2004 were 34 or younger meaning they would be of a working age and have kids to deal with ageing population. I contrasted this with Spain who would have an influx of older people who seek retirement there. This will affect the demographic model. Many Polish people will however send much of their money home with around 2.6 bn sent home in 2006 compared to Spain where the ageing population will spend their grey £ there boosting the economy. I had a few more minor points. I then ended with the UK having many political issues such as the rise of parties such as UKIP who want an EU referendum due to the migration. This is the same in Spain, where many locals accuse British people of not intergating into the society and culture ect. (added a similiarty before contrasting this again) However, there are many positives from the Polish migration on the UK such as Catholic Church attendance increasing and an increased number of Polish shops in the Midlands as well as hybrid food and cultures. How many marks would this get?

I feel like I have screwed up in the short answers. Grade very much depends on the essays.

Hi there someone answer this please because I am freaking out, for unit 2 the resource question on heritage and culture i talked about liverpool for culture which was accurate but for heritage i used leicester but kinda made stuff up like the heritage of the leicester museum where this encourages degaradation less deforestation needed etc would i get penalised for that bit of leicester because it is wrong cuz i lied about it but my culture case study was sport on can i still reach band 3.

one other thing is that for the success of coastal defences i had one really good point to explain the success of a hard engineering which was gabions but i then talked about another successful one but i completely made this up and i think i wont be able to reach level 3 as i just made itup completely even though a storm hit there recently and it didnt withold helpppppp

The examiners mark scheme for 10/15 mark questions allows 'other sensible suggestions' so even if you haven't been taught a particular point ( or even if it's not in the books) you can still receive marks, as long as your idea makes sense and it sensible. Good points to mention with that particular question may have included ideas about sustainability or actual protection from the sea as well as taking into account social/ecological/and physical impacts of various sea defences.

I think cuz my first point was really good and my second was that good i may get level 2 5 or 6 marks which would be okay as i found all other questions really easy so yh

What does everyone think the grade boundaries for unit 1 will be

Higher than last year's 60/90, but not excessively high. Like 65ish/90 for an A?

How did everyone do? Im still waiting for my school to open