GCSE Geography Decision Making Paper! (edexcel)

I've got that...it's 'eco-towns' these year. Yawn.

Oh well, best start researching them so I pass at least one GCSE this year.

I hate the eco-towns bit...but I am fine with the settlement at the beginning. I wonder what questions they are gonna ask on the "decision".

Have u guys memorized all the terms yet?

Make sure you know the implications for paper 2 with this unit being selected for paper 1.

You are unlikely to get 100% in this paper without a great deal of preparation.

As a starting point you need to read the whole booklet through really carefully.

Then go through it again with a highlighter and highlight all the words in italics. It is essential you learn definitions for all of these.

Next you need to go through with a focus. Perhaps looking at all the graphs, maps, charts, cartoons and diagrams. Pay great attention to scales and keys.
Think back to all the skills of description, interpretation and analysis you have learnt over the last 11 years at school!

You need to study the 3 options closely and relate each to the info' available. Eg which are greenfield/brownfield sites? How well does each fit in with Government aims? And the sustainability wheel? You can be very subjective at first but will need to be far more objectives in your decisions later. No decision will be right or wrong but all will need justification.

Perhaps I'll post again soon once I've finished doing all the above!

Anybody got any other ideas?

I haven't overly looked at the booklet but what about the population densities of different areas? because figure 3 does not show the specific population densities?

There's normally a 3 mark question at the end about what extra information would help you choose which is the best option. So far, I'm thinking something like how high is the demand for housing in the area where the eco-town is being located. Anybody got any other ideas?

which ecotown do u all think shud be the best one to go for and y do u guys prefer it?

i know its our own opinion but want to find weather it will be a good choice.

can we go through advantages and disadvantages for each?
and is limestone permeable or impermeable? - is town B prone to flooding?

why is housing a top government priority?

why is more afforable housing needed?

whay may some houses needto be built on green belt areas?

could someone give me a hand on the above questions please .

1. As lots of people are needing houses due to the increase in population/migration ect.

2. So people on lower incomes and starting on the property ladder (such as young couples) can own a house, as house prices are increase far more then incomes (figure 7 in the resource booklet)

3. As there is no where else to build it or no suitable brownfield sites. Also they wouldn't build lots houses too far away from cities.

May be wrong, but that is the only answers I can really think of