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don't panic, be confident!

***Equipment for exams. Please bring the following items to your exam in a clear plastic carrier. Pencil, pen, ruler, rubber, blue pencil, red pencil, calculator*** 

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Grade 8 Geography Exam

​The list below is for you to use to focus your revision for the forthcoming examinations. If it is on the list, it will come up in your exam. If it is not on the list, please don't spend time revising it. 


Global Biomes
  • Can you name the 7 main biomes in order from the North Pole to the Equator? 
 
  • Can you describe the vegetation (plants) in two biomes (e.g. desert & rainforest) and how they are adapted to the climate that is found there? 
 
  • Can you plot a climate graph? This includes rainfall (blue bars) and temperature (red line) **You'll need a red and blue colour pencil in your examination** 
 
  • Can you describe and explain how 'shifting cultivation' is a sustainable way to use the rainforest?
 
Tropical Rainforests
  • Do you know where most areas of tropical rainforests are located (think about the word 'tropics') and what causes the climate there to be hot and wet? ​
 
  • What does deforestation mean and what are some reasons why it happens. 


Global Development
  • What do to abbreviations LIC, MIC & HIC stand for?
 
  • How has the world been traditionally split up into rich and poor (Brandt Line)?  Is it still good to use this 'rich north, poor south' division today in 2022? 
 
  • Can you define the HDI (Human Development Index) and do you know its three components?
 
  • What real life factors can help and hinder (make it worse) the development of a country?  (remember back to  your snakes & ladders game)

Extension Question - How much Geography can you spot in the news?

This question gives you a chance to show how what you learn in class can be linked to real life current events.  You might want to look at the ongoing situation in Ukraine linked to food supplies, or the forthcoming World Cup in Qatar, for example. There is lots of 'Development' Geography in both of these topics. 

This 'Extension Question' will be worth 7 marks in the form of a short written report (about 1/3 of a page of A4). 

​Your examination will last for 55 minutes and will test you on some themes from the revision list above.

​There are a maximum of 75 marks in total.  The exam questions will assess the following three important areas:

  • Knowledge – Knowing where places are. Being able to locate places on a map. Remembering key facts and figures. Knowing where things happen e.g. locations and climate/vegetation features of a tropical rainforest.
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  • Skills – Being able to plot data onto graphs. Being able to read maps. Being able to calculate and manipulate geographical data so that you can analyse it, e.g. plotting tropical rainforest climate data onto a climate graph.
 
  • Understanding – Why things happen? Making connections between the human and physical environments. Taking into account the views of different people and making decisions e.g. how to manage the rainforest in a more sustainable way without causing losses or damage to people and their environment.

Remember
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You have covered a lot of work this year. Lots of you work has been done in the format of group work, displays, videos etc. You folder only contains the written work, reports and essays that have been set. Go to www.geographypods.com to view all the resources that will be an aid for your revision.
 
Don’t forget to ask Mr Podbury if you are stuck or do not understand things. Don’t just use internet revision sites as the majority of them are aimed at higher IGCSE level and IB level. Use your notes, your Geography folder on your laptop and your teacher.
 
Target revision time for Geography – 2 hours.

SMART revision – No more than ½ hour at a time. Time table and plan out 4 mini revision sessions over the next two weeks. You need to focus more on the topics that we completed at the beginning of the year.
 
Good luck and go for it!
 
Mr Podbury
 
podbury_m@intst.net

Copy of the exam is here

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  • Home
    • About & Contact
    • Discover The World Education >
      • Sample Lessons IGCSE/IBDP
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    • Photos (Free to use) >
      • Floods
      • Snow & Mountains
      • Coastal
      • Tropical
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      • Sports
  • Reactive
    • Qatar World Cup 2022
    • Famous Refugees
    • Over the Horizon
    • Migration to the EU. >
      • Classroom Display
    • Hurricane Matthew 2016 >
      • Hurricane Matthew Display
    • Nepal Earthquake 2015
    • Ebola 2014
    • Don't Panic - The Truth About Population
    • Israel & Palestine Group 3
    • Global Village + Maths
    • IB Sample Lesson 2017
  • G11-12 IB
    • IB Geo 2017 Onward
    • IB Geo 2009-18 Archive >
      • IB Induction Cross Curricular
      • Global Interactions (70 hrs)
      • Hazards and Risk Management (30 hrs)
      • Freshwater - Issues and Conficts (30hrs)
      • Sports, Leisure & Tourism (30 hrs)
      • Internal Assessment >
        • IA 2018 >
          • Sitges & Calafell Photos 2013
          • Sitges & Calafell Video >
            • Debrief
      • IB Geography Exams >
        • G11 Mock
        • G12 Mock
    • Extended Essay
    • IB Geography & TOK
    • Studying Geography at Uni
  • G9-10 GCSE/iGCSE
    • Theme 1 Population & Settlement.
    • Theme 2 - Natural Environment
    • Theme 3 - Economic Development
    • Coursework >
      • IGCSE Berlin Fieldwork
      • IGCSE Rivers France
      • IGCSE Barcelona Fieldwork
    • IGCSE Exam Revision
  • G6
    • G6 Factfulness
    • Introducing Tectonics
    • Volcanoes
    • Earthquakes
    • The New Silk Road
    • Map Skills
    • Tornadoes
    • The Ice Man
    • Landscape in a Box >
      • 2016 Efforts
      • 2012 Efforts >
        • 7X
        • 7Y
    • End of Year Exam
    • Parent Information
  • G7
    • G7 Factfulness
    • 8850 Top of the World
    • Geography of My Stuff >
      • Journey of a T-Shirt
    • Another Shopping Centre?
    • Sinkholes
    • Walls
    • Carcassonne Connection
    • Renaissance Day
    • End of Year Exam
  • G8
    • G8 Factfulness
    • Development
    • Global Biomes
    • Climate & Rainforest
    • The Tribe
    • Palm Oil & Me >
      • Palm Oil Assessment
    • Introducing Waterfalls
    • Tourism Blessing or Curse?
    • Niagara Redeveloped DME
    • IGCSE Options
    • End of Year Exam