OCR GCSE geography B SDME exam - Tuesday 24th May

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For the last question, I talked about a sea wall as an alternative method, is that okay? Also for the 1st question part c I think was about the effect so erosion on people nearby and I said damages or destroyed homes and could affect agricultural land as it destroys crops.

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Reply 21

Lauracjx

Is it okay if you wrote beach replenishment as An alternative option

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Reply 22

FutureDietitian

Original post by HR321

Yeah I feel like I did answer the question, but I remember my teacher saying that there a lot of marks in this question for the structure and correct communication oh well, we'll ace the terminal paper! If I get say 27/40 in this paper, got 52/60 for the enquiry and get 90% in the terminal paper would that be an A*?

I doubt it, but it is possible.

Reply 23

FutureDietitian

I am not sure why people are suggesting sea wall or beach replenishment...
You can not put sand in a harbour 😂 I put gabions on the cliff either side, and re-enforced concrete for the harbour wall.

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Oasis61

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Reply 25

Oasis61

Original post by Lauracjx

Is it okay if you wrote beach replenishment as An alternative option

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Yeah I did beach replenishment aswell!

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Reply 26

Helpmepickone

what is the maximum mark you can get on the last question if you didn't give an alternate option?

Reply 27

Oasis61

Original post by Helpmepickone

what is the maximum mark you can get on the last question if you didn't give an alternate option?

Around 10 or 11 I think - considering you did well in the other bullet points

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Reply 28

Did,ft,

I talked about sea walls for the alternative but is this accepted for sustainablility question

Reply 29

resit2ndgapyear

i put for the alternate option a sea wall too😅 This was really unexpected for me i was hoping rivers would come up how many pages did you guys write for the last question

Reply 30

tj164

Although option 3 was similar to managed retreat, there was no reference to relocating citizens. Therefore managed retreat could also have been an alternative, as long as you've explained it well.

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Reply 31

missguidedsoul

Same, I revised really hard for rivers. I did 2 and a half pages

Reply 32

missguidedsoul

Original post by FutureDietitian

Could you say planting mangroves

Reply 33

FutureDietitian

Original post by missguidedsoul

Could you say planting mangroves

I guess so but the problem was very harsh, destructive waves so mangroves wouldn't do much

Reply 34

Oasis61

Original post by Arbana1502

i put for the alternate option a sea wall too😅 This was really unexpected for me i was hoping rivers would come up how many pages did you guys write for the last question

I wrote the whole 3 pages and used an extra page.

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Reply 35

HR321

Original post by FutureDietitian

I doubt it, but it is possible.

Is it weighted in a way that you have to get an A* in each component, or can you make up for it in other parts, say the terminal paper as that is worth 50% of the marks?

Reply 36

99ah12

I messed up the last point big time. I talked about leaving the harbour where it is and essentially abandoning it to erode, and building a new one in a more protected area of the coast. I realise this is utter rubbish, but I think I managed to pass it off as sustainable by explaining how the new one would need less maintenance as it would be less exposed to the elements, and the tourist activities brought by the harbour would be protected (I.e. Scuba diving). I said the people in Mullion could be relocated as only a few live in the cove, and either way they would still be protected for 20-50 years as the harbour broke down. I fleshed it out a bit more, but does anyone else think this could be reasonable or am I barking up the wrong (Christmas) tree?

Reply 37

FutureDietitian

Original post by HR321

Is it weighted in a way that you have to get an A* in each component, or can you make up for it in other parts, say the terminal paper as that is worth 50% of the marks?

you can certainly make up for units, eg. A*A*A = (usually) A*
but it goes more on marks than component grade.
eg.
100 (A*) + 100 (A*) + 70 (B) = 270 (A*) so A*A*B = A*
but...
90 (A*) + 90 (A*) + 80 (A) = 260 (A) so A*A*A = A

Reply 38

HR321

Original post by FutureDietitian

Ok thanks so I do need to be aiming for full marks in the theory yay haha

Reply 39

resit2ndgapyear

hahah thats really weird i got 53/60 in coursework ( by my teacher but not secure) and think ive got at least 30/40 in sdme so am i still in the running for an a or even an a* possibly?