geography

tahraf

Can anyone give any tips for the geo edexcel papers on Friday physical and human.

Reply 1

spamuo

What do you need to know, plus had anyone got a good link for a halosere casestudy?

Reply 2

wazza07

Know your case studies off by heart!
The rest of the paper is mainly source work etc and is mainly common sense.
So yeh KNOW YOUR CASE STUDIES!

Reply 3

spamuo

Unseen_ Angel

Know your case studies off by heart!
The rest of the paper is mainly source work etc and is mainly common sense.
So yeh KNOW YOUR CASE STUDIES!

Are you doing the exam? Have you got a case study for a halosere?

the case study ive got for a halosere is studland, dorset...we went there on a geog field trip and its also the one in the edexcel book

Sand dune E.g. Studland, Dorset

• Series of dune ridges developed over 400 years
• As each new ridge developed on seaward side, changing conditions on older dunes allowed plant community to develop further

Zero ridge Sea couch
First ridge Marram
Second ridge Marram, red fescue
Third ridge Heather. Gorse
Fourth ridge Pine

thats what ive got...its not massively detailed but it shud b fine 4 u :biggrin:

Reply 6

spamuo

halosere = SALT MARSH ecosystem.
psamosere = SAND DUNE ecosystem.
Thanks for the psamosere though.

Reply 7

sampepys

whoopsy!!! i wud hav gone and written all that in an exam 4 the wrong fing!! :frown:

sorry

my salt marsh one is keyhaven marshes, hampshire

Salt marsh E.g. Keyhaven marshes, Hampshire

Salt marsh developed behind spit.

Stage1- initial colonisers i.e. algae develop on bare mud flats. Presence of vegetation increases height and extent of marsh by slowing movement of water.
Stage 2- height increases, submergence is shorter, species such as Spartina can grow
Stage 3- mat of surface vegetation with species such as lavender and sea aster
Stage 4- mud levels continue to rise and inundation only occurs in very high spring tides, complex creek systems develop
Stage 5- marsh is high and dry enough for trees such as ash and alder

hope this helps :biggrin:

Reply 8

wazza07

spamuo

Are you doing the exam? Have you got a case study for a halosere?

Yep Edexcel B on Friday!
But eeeeeeer we weren't given a case study for Halosere's so yeh.

Reply 9

spamuo

cool, and if haloseres or psamoseres comes up you can thank me that u wont now drop 6 marks lol.

Reply 10

sampepys

spamuo

if haloseres or psamoseres comes up you can thank me that u wont now drop 6 marks lol.

thanks in advance lol...and if they do come up you can thank me for having awesum case studies for them...everyones a winner :biggrin:

Reply 11

lil_dreamer90

If anyone knows what kind of case studies are needed for human it would be very much appreciated :smile:

so stuck!

Reply 12

sampepys

Population Characteristics

High Population Density - India
Density Inequalities - London
Fertility Rates - UK
Development - Kerala, India
Ageing Population - Europe
Underpopulation - Easter Island, USA
Coercive Policies - China, Singapore

Settlement Patterns

Rural settlements - Ireland
History shaping settlement - Worcestershire
Primate City - Dublin
Christaller's Theory - Bristol (Cambridge is equally good for this)
Urban Hierarchy - Belgium
City Growth - Leeds
Succession - East London
Land-Use Patterns - Salisbury
Changing Land use - Cairo
City centre redevelopment - Nottingham
Out-of-town shopping - Bluewater

Population Movements

Drift South - UK
Migration caused by physical - Montserrat
Physical impacts of migration - Indonesia
Forced migration - Atlantic slave trade
Voluntary migration - Europe to USA
Internal migration - rise of the Sunbelt, USA

these aren't the definitive ones obviously but they work.....check out this link too http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=386437

Reply 13

Iron_Duke

tahraf

Can anyone give any tips for the geo edexcel papers on Friday physical and human.

Are you doing edexcel A or B?

Make sure you know your case studies, but also make sure you only use the relevant info from it to answer the actual Q. Don't just list everything you know about it. sometimes it helps to ighlight the question word e.g. describe, explain, examine etc

Reply 14

Rapstu

Geography As is quite a simple exam, it's a case of talking for the sake of talking. My hint, apply common sence quite alot. In my rural questions i had to say why an image of a farmer in a field was likly to be in a LEDC rural area and how it might differ in an MEDC. Questions are simple if you read into them and expand them with common sence. Should all be fine. It's the same for A2 synoptic paper but the other modules essays are a bit trickeir as they use alot more science.
Stux

Reply 15

wazza07

spamuo

cool, and if haloseres or psamoseres comes up you can thank me that u wont now drop 6 marks lol.