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Hey guys whoever is taking or has taken a level geography pleaseee i’m in desperate need of revision help and study tactics any help will be so appreciated

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by jess.em
Hey guys whoever is taking or has taken a level geography pleaseee i’m in desperate need of revision help and study tactics any help will be so appreciated

I did it last year. Got an A, so ask me anything.

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by tapram2
I did it last year. Got an A, so ask me anything.


how did you revise what worked best for you

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by jess.em
how did you revise what worked best for you

Honestly I was not very good at essay writing until I realised that if you just follow the peace structure religiously you'll have an easier time achieving marks. I opened up my physical paper and almost quit after seeing the essay questions be on nothing I actually knew [i remember looking up at my friend who was a geography goat, scratch his head]. I had fragments of understanding, and some facts and stats (though some made up (would not recommend this)) and I just applied the peace structure in any way I could and managed to bang out at least 2 paragraphs for all the questions. Somehow that wad enough for an A although I am sure human and coursework carried. What I did revision wise was not write out essays in full but write PEACE down the side of the page and like an acrostic poem planned what I would write for practice questions. That way I could find specific facts to remember which usually can be used elsewhere. If I finished doing all questions from my exam board I'd find another one which did the same topics and used their questions. This was a bit of a brain dump, not sure if it was helpful but let me know. I'll try to help any way I can

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amazing thankyou

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by tapram2
Honestly I was not very good at essay writing until I realised that if you just follow the peace structure religiously you'll have an easier time achieving marks. I opened up my physical paper and almost quit after seeing the essay questions be on nothing I actually knew [i remember looking up at my friend who was a geography goat, scratch his head]. I had fragments of understanding, and some facts and stats (though some made up (would not recommend this)) and I just applied the peace structure in any way I could and managed to bang out at least 2 paragraphs for all the questions. Somehow that wad enough for an A although I am sure human and coursework carried. What I did revision wise was not write out essays in full but write PEACE down the side of the page and like an acrostic poem planned what I would write for practice questions. That way I could find specific facts to remember which usually can be used elsewhere. If I finished doing all questions from my exam board I'd find another one which did the same topics and used their questions. This was a bit of a brain dump, not sure if it was helpful but let me know. I'll try to help any way I can


what does peace stand for?? also how did you remember all the case studies there is SO many

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by aminah_001
what does peace stand for?? also how did you remember all the case studies there is SO many


i’d like to know this too!

Reply 7

Peace stands for Point, evidence, analysis, counter analysis, evaluation.
To what extent has the un been A greater factor promoting growth and stability in developing countries than TNCs?

Point: make an evaluative point e.g.
to a large/small/moderate extent TNCs have been the largest contrbuter to growth in developing countries.

Evidence: bring in Evidence to support the point you have made e.g.
Apple Inc's investment into China has pioneered the growth of shenzen from a Small fishing village into a large industrial city. (It would be good to put statistic here as well)

Analysis: analyse your evidence.
People can find better wages and an overall improvement in their quality of life than in rural areas. (Is suggest finding a way to talk about feedback loops, they seem to love that. More people coming into the city>more government investment into the city >better quality of life>pull factor for others leading to rural to urban migration. Positive feedback)

Counter analysis: find something that completely or somewhat goes against the point you're making (examiners seem to love this too).
Although tnc investment has significantly developed cities within China and other developing nations, it causes more funding by the Government to be allocated in cities and less to be allocated in rural areas , increasing inequality And therefore social and economic instability within the country.

Evaluation: make an evaluative conclusive sentence.
Therefore, to a large extent, TNC's promote sihnificant growth in a country but in the case of stability, other factors contribute more.

Then the next paragraphs would be about how I think the un promotes stability more than TNCs and then another paragraph on either one.
When a question has two nouns such as growth and stability, I wouldn't group them together but rather talk about them individually as it makes it easier to write more and gives you an easier time counter analysing.

To remember statistics , I was quite good at it anyway as quite enjoyed it, but to remember more I started with like 15 flashcards and until I knew all of them by heart I did not add more. Also doing essay plans like I have just done really helps you remember certain statistics better.

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Original post
by tapram2
Peace stands for Point, evidence, analysis, counter analysis, evaluation.
To what extent has the un been A greater factor promoting growth and stability in developing countries than TNCs?
Point: make an evaluative point e.g.
to a large/small/moderate extent TNCs have been the largest contrbuter to growth in developing countries.
Evidence: bring in Evidence to support the point you have made e.g.
Apple Inc's investment into China has pioneered the growth of shenzen from a Small fishing village into a large industrial city. (It would be good to put statistic here as well)
Analysis: analyse your evidence.
People can find better wages and an overall improvement in their quality of life than in rural areas. (Is suggest finding a way to talk about feedback loops, they seem to love that. More people coming into the city>more government investment into the city >better quality of life>pull factor for others leading to rural to urban migration. Positive feedback)
Counter analysis: find something that completely or somewhat goes against the point you're making (examiners seem to love this too).
Although tnc investment has significantly developed cities within China and other developing nations, it causes more funding by the Government to be allocated in cities and less to be allocated in rural areas , increasing inequality And therefore social and economic instability within the country.
Evaluation: make an evaluative conclusive sentence.
Therefore, to a large extent, TNC's promote sihnificant growth in a country but in the case of stability, other factors contribute more.
Then the next paragraphs would be about how I think the un promotes stability more than TNCs and then another paragraph on either one.
When a question has two nouns such as growth and stability, I wouldn't group them together but rather talk about them individually as it makes it easier to write more and gives you an easier time counter analysing.
To remember statistics , I was quite good at it anyway as quite enjoyed it, but to remember more I started with like 15 flashcards and until I knew all of them by heart I did not add more. Also doing essay plans like I have just done really helps you remember certain statistics better.


thanks so much i’m gonna use from now

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by aminah_001
thanks so much i’m gonna use from now

Great, 3 paragraphs of that and a conclusion should at least get you to 12 marks minimum is what you wrote had some substance.

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