Edexcel A-Level Geography Paper 1 | [17th May 2023] Exam Chat

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How did the Edexcel A-level Geography Paper 1 exam go for you?

Edexcel A-Level Geography Paper 1 (Physical) | 17th May 2023 [Exam Chat]

Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam. Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.

Wishing you all the best of luck.

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Date/Time: 17th May 2023 AM
Length: 2h15m

Link to Study Group:
A-Level Geography Study Group 2022-2023
Well done everyone!

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Reply 1

anonymoususer552

any predictions for tectonics, coasts, carbon and water?

Reply 2

geouser

Has anybody made/have links to quite detailed notes on the case studies for carbon cycle. My teacher set most of the last 2 enquiry questions as independent work and I realised my notes on them are crap T-T

Reply 3

JA03

Volunteer Team

Original post by geouser

UK energy mix. Brazilian oil rigs, Canadian tar sands, USA (i think) mining. Norway v UK (on domestic energy supply).

Reply 4

blizzardliz

Original post by anonymoususer552

any predictions for tectonics, coasts, carbon and water?

these are predictions from my teacher but obviously might not be 100%... tsunamis in tectonics hasn't come up so far so could be the 12 marker but obviously revise eqs and volcanoes! carbon 20 marker will prob be on carbon but also might not be!! water no idea and coasts erm maybe coastal management? he's not really said anything for coasts

Reply 5

onion_batista

For a 12/20 marker using PEEEL paragraphs does the example have to be a case study, some things I dont have a case study which fits

Reply 6

geouser

thanks!!! but i feel like there is more,or is that all we need? like do we need to know examples for afforestation or smthn?

Reply 7

JA03

Volunteer Team

Original post by geouser

thanks!!! but i feel like there is more,or is that all we need? like do we need to know examples for afforestation or smthn?

As far as I know, no. Key case studies I would use are:
• Hazards: Haiti/Christchurch for LIC/HIC comparison Japan as a MHZ.
Coasts: For sediment cell and case study in general: Holderness Coast and maybe add a few places where there are concordant/discordant erosional/depositional landforms.
• Water: Israel for desalinisation, China for water transfer, Three Gorges Dam for damming. Euphrates/Nile/Mekong for transboundary water conflicts, Sahel/Australia (Millennium Drought) for el nino
• Carbon: Amazon, UK energy mix,

I just splurged but here ya go.

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Reply 8

JA03

Volunteer Team

Can’t give away all my case studies. :wink:

Reply 9

geouser

Original post by JA03

Can’t give away all my case studies. :wink:

fair enough. thanks for ur help tho!

Reply 10

JA03

Volunteer Team

Original post by geouser

fair enough. thanks for ur help tho!

No worries. You can add any European country (Germany is good) as a comparison to the UK energy mix.

Reply 11

nj_anonymous

Hi
Is this the only thread for Edexcel A level geography?
Also how is everyone feeling now its only around a week before the first geography exam?

Reply 12

kathryn111367

im so so scared ahhhh- im worried I will interpret a 20 marker wrong :frown:

Original post by nj_anonymous

Hi
Is this the only thread for Edexcel A level geography?
Also how is everyone feeling now its only around a week before the first geography exam?

Reply 13

JA03

Volunteer Team

Original post by nj_anonymous

Hi
Is this the only thread for Edexcel A level geography?
Also how is everyone feeling now its only around a week before the first geography exam?

This is an edexcel geography exam chat thread, there are other threads for other papers and exam boards, just tag me if you need a link! :smile:

I'm stressed out. We haven't finished content but I'm really dreading the 20 markers but my goal is to make 5 points (PEEL+C) paragraphs.

Reply 14

kathryn111367

what does c mean?

Original post by JA03

This is an edexcel geography exam chat thread, there are other threads for other papers and exam boards, just tag me if you need a link! :smile:

I'm stressed out. We haven't finished content but I'm really dreading the 20 markers but my goal is to make 5 points (PEEL+C) paragraphs.

Reply 15

JA03

Volunteer Team

Original post by kathryn111367

what does c mean?

Case study - I always forget to mention a case study so it helps.

Reply 16

aj_11_04

For 20 markers my teacher always says to do a mini conclusion (1 sentence) and the end of each paragraph so that you dont miss out the evaluate command word and can reach level 4 throughout the essay

Reply 17

JA03

Volunteer Team

Original post by aj_11_04

For 20 markers my teacher always says to do a mini conclusion (1 sentence) and the end of each paragraph so that you dont miss out the evaluate command word and can reach level 4 throughout the essay

Yeah. A tip my teachers give is if you are going to run out of time, just write a conclusion because that’s where all the evaluation/assess marks come from.

Reply 18

Hellokitty123abc

i don't do conclusions for Assess questions tbh, i just assess throughout which is show when i link back to the questions and i average 10/12

Reply 19

T2T2!

Original post by aj_11_04

For 20 markers my teacher always says to do a mini conclusion (1 sentence) and the end of each paragraph so that you dont miss out the evaluate command word and can reach level 4 throughout the essay

To be fair I only tend to do an Intro, 3 fairly detailed paragraphs, normally reason supporting the view and two reasons against and then a conclusion (detailed evaluation) and I typically score quite high marks in 20 markers