Gcse wjec b geography

I'm pretty sure rivers are going to come up. RIPPPPPPPPPP
In terms of the key content for theme 1 the key content will probably be urban or rural planning issues/brownfield/greenfield sites or just general housing. As for the case studies, I feel like it's gonna be rural to migration migration (pleeeez) or conflict in the rural areas (pleeeez). There has been a trend where they couple those two case studies every 2 years, so hopefully, this year the trend will continue.

For theme 2 I think it's gonna be coasts/sustainable management if we're lucky and rivers if we're not. Rivers hasn't appeared since 2011 so it's very likely, and coasts since 2013. As for the case studies it's probably gonna be flood of a river because they always do a river case study and it usually alternates yearly by river management and flood of a river -- last year it was flood of a river.
SO YEAH, RIP IF IT'S RIVERS TOMORROW.
Good luck guys.

What do u exactly need to know about rivers and coasts as that is the only topic I'm weak on?

Literally learn off everything in the coast and rivers section and you will be fine:
http://www.acegeography.com/wjec-b-and-yr11-revision.html

But if you really don't have time, I'd advice learning what causes flooding/factors that contribute to flooding/how it can be managed and maybe the different river landforms (e.g. meanders, oxbow lakes, deltas...) but I'd advice learning it all tbh. As for coasts, know the basics like longshire drift, swash & backwash but make sure that you know about coastal management, that's really important. With these topics, the 6 markers are usually on management so make sure you remember some sustainable ways of managing flooding and coastal erosion.

Coasts should be ok, did you do it for coursework?

Cheers for that- no we did retail services for our coursework

How did you find the exam?

Found it quite hard in comparison to Mock exams.How about you?

Definitely the most challenging Geography exam I've done !!! Hopefully I can make up for it in theme 3 and the problem solving paper... AND YAY RURAL TO URBAN MIGRATION CAME UP !!!

Considering the grade boundaries last year was 44/66 what are your opinions on the grade boundaries this year?

It'll be lower, but usually grade boundaries don't vary too much. I assume around 40 for an A* would be logical but the 2016 paper was really easy. Everyone found that paper difficult so the grade boundaries will be lower for sure.

Would I lose marks if I forgot to tick the case study box

How did you find the exam?

It was 44/66 last year for an A* wasn't it?

I am beyond annoyed. This was by far the hardest paper ever. To start, the maths questions? Nowhere on the spec is there anything to do with Mathematics, certainly not using S = D/_T Not just one maths question, but two. Furthermore, one of the theme two case studies was coastal landforms? That was on last years paper. Although I am aware that WJEC makes it clear that case studies do not follow a specific pattern, repeating the same one back-to-back is just horrible.

Other than that, I found most questions accessible, but not to my full ability. On the sustainable community one, I didn't understand the question as it wasn't too well worded, and I could only write about the transport half. Furthermore, I didn't have time to answer the inland-temperature question and the flooding question due to lack of time. Do the examiners not realise that one hour isn't enough time? I missed 12 marks out altogether due to lack of time!

I myself am a very able geographer and have gotten A*'s (55-60/66) on every mock that we have done and even I found that paper challenging (not trying to be big headed). I feel that I revised coasts, extereme weather, desertificiation etc for no reason. Surely, the grade boundaries will be lower this year, maybe about 40-42. Going in with 50/50 coursework gives me hope that those 12 marks I know I have definitely lost won't stop me from getting an A*.

How did you find the exam?

That was the hardest paper I have done!! The OS map was so unnecessary, they use the 'minute per mark' rule, but that OS map just added so much more effort. It was so different to past papers, and I also missed 12 marks and couldn't answer to the best of my ability. I really hope the grade boundaries are low.