So afraid i'm gonna fail the exam next week. I spent yesterday and today doing posters on the case studies and just looked at past papers with all the human geography case studies we've learnt not fitting into the questions. I'm thinking as the teacher is so bad (i looked at his uni - he needed 3 D's - how can he possibly teach a class based on this - no offence to be taken but it seems exceptionally low for teaching students who might be wanting A's and B's)
I'm thinking that my coursework investigation can be used with the case studies as i can remember everything on it - data and facts etc etc as it took like 6 months to do but managed to get full marks It's just this is a last resort and i would rather feel comfortable without this option. I think i felt like this last year but i cant remember how mental i was going and nervous i'm feeling.
Plus, the Hitler of all exam boards; Edexcel ask the most frustrating case study questions i.e. refer to named examples of coastal erosion and the impact on people and the environment. I've only got one - Holderness- I'm thinking split it up in terms of different towns along the coast line. And as for the human case study questions i might as well not even attempt them as the case studies are so crap.
I'm not sure what i'm asking despite writing so much but is anyone else like this? I think thats what i'm asking....
I feel exactly the same, there seem to be a lot of case studies but Holderness is the main one for coasts. You need to split it up into towns like when you're mentioning coastal retreat mention Easington gas terminal, etc. And Spurn Point, Flamborough Head, etc. Another one for coasts is Norfolk, well that's what we learned anyway. If you want I'll type up some of my notes later to help you out I also have a range of practise questions we did in class, if that'd help.
Human, well... I'm the same, there seem to be so many case studies and I've barely started revision yet!
I think you need to remember that just because the course you looked up at your teacher's uni said 3 ds doesnt necessarily mean that that's what they needed when they attended, or even that 3 ds is what they got. I understand youre frustration, but I think it's unfair to descide your teacher isn't clever enough to teach geography. Grades aren't everything.
anyway, theres no need to feel bad about using your coursework as a major case study, it's perfectly acceptable, just as good as any other case study. we've been told that we can use case studies from anywhwere inclusing coursework and GCSe and even before then. even if you know little about an area othe rthan it experienced what the question is talking about, you can still use it, not everyone example needs to be known in detail, and even if its just casual name dropping, like just dropping in a random town in norfolk despite not studying it, it shows a wider understanding.
also, in many cases the examiner marking your paper will not know case studies you pick all that well as schools have a lot of freedom in choosing them. If you want to talk about a place you don't know well and make up some facts, or just use a bit of logic to work out what might be the consequences etc, as long as it sounds beliveable and fits with general patterns etc, chances are you will get some marks.
I've been advised to avoid name dropping. "This is common in Cornwall" wouldn't be accepted, without further explanation/proof that it has been studied.
im doing aqa a but my teachers but my teachers tell us not to drop a place name in randomly without any detail to get with it, you should not have to write to much but you should know at least 2 things about every case study prefably 3 or 4 perhaps at a minimum
Don't forget Dorset for coasts yes definitely implement your coursework study into your case study questions as you will have more to write about. What I've done is split up each of the four sections (rivers, coasts, rural and urban ive called them) split them into different components low flow etc and put these onto colour coded cards with a case study on the back River Piddle for low flow . Just constantly test yourself on these and you'll be surprised how easy they are to remember.
And remember the golden rule in geography...if you dont know the case study MAKE IT UP!
I knew 0 case studies for GCSE, seriously...hadnt clicked that we needed to know them (rubbish teachers)
Made them all up and came out of the exam with an A*...
AS mock...made up the one case study question we got given as our class hadnt been taught one yet...got the highest mark in the year.
Yup, but remember, pick something LOCAL! Dont talk about London getting flooded or something, but if you chat about Winchestershire Village Hall getting flooded and the effects on the village of Puddleduck the examiner wont know and will expect it is true!
And remember the golden rule in geography...if you dont know the case study MAKE IT UP!
I knew 0 case studies for GCSE, seriously...hadnt clicked that we needed to know them (rubbish teachers)
Made them all up and came out of the exam with an A*...
AS mock...made up the one case study question we got given as our class hadnt been taught one yet...got the highest mark in the year.
Yup, but remember, pick something LOCAL! Dont talk about London getting flooded or something, but if you chat about Winchestershire Village Hall getting flooded and the effects on the village of Puddleduck the examiner wont know and will expect it is true!
Ha at the end point yes that's a good point I made up so much random ****** in my GCSE geography woop................as long as it ain't to obvious e.g. London having a shanty town you should be fine!
Carlisle for flooding =) Dorset for coasts, how could I forget the River Piddle! And Norfolk and Holderness obviously. Hmm I'm really gonna fail human, can't remember anything =/
Im not too worried about case studdies, they will seriously come to you in the exam..and just make it up! They wont check, but I dont think its a full proof plan..just do some basic research on the internet that you can churn out in the exam, as facts and figures will gain marks. Im worried about the questions they are going to ask, a friend mentioned quality of life is going to come up in the exam so revise that!
lol how does your friend know this? Will quality of life come up in the rivers and coasts for the second paper?
BTW your right about making it up, but remember dont go over the top as the examiners have been mareking papers for many years usually and are usually geog teachers themselves so dont over do it lol.
Well, I dont know if you went to anything similar, but in September I went to a geography confrnece hosted by the head examiner and some people who wrote books and whatever. Anyway, my freind from another school went a few weeks ago to the same thing and the examiners hinted at quality of life. We are both doing Edexcel Geography B so maybe it will come up there. But who knows they could be lieing!
Well, lets see..I think it could be factors which effect QoL.
E.g. Living in a shanty town could be bad QoL due to bad housing, no open space overcrowding, location of town, no job, lack of money so no like entertainment or schools.
Or QoL in MEDCs- so Urban could be no open spaces, lack of jobs in city centre, expensive living conditions/costs, bad schools making people generally unhappy as there is deprivation in city centres. Good QoL, in urban areas could be people interaction, sence of neighbourhood, good access to entertainment; shops services things for young people.
Or rural bad QoL, few services, boring, no shops lack of schools...ect. Or good QoL, lots of open space.
All can be measured using GDP per capita, GDP, Human Development Index, Environmnetal Quality survey.
i'm going to fail this exam
i know about 2 case studies!
ARGHH!
i've kind of given up care though - dropping it as soon as i can - hate my teacher and learn nothing from her
What board you on AQA or Edexcel?
Reilly's law isn't that major i don't reckon, can hardly remember anything on it now seeing as i've already done that unit LOL.
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but managed to get full marks 
It's just this is a last resort and i would rather feel comfortable without this option. I think i felt like this last year but i cant remember how mental i was going and nervous i'm feeling.
yes definitely implement your coursework study into your case study questions as you will have more to write about. What I've done is split up each of the four sections (rivers, coasts, rural and urban ive called them) split them into different components low flow etc and put these onto colour coded cards with a case study on the back River Piddle for low flow 
