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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
Tropical Rainforests
Global Development
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 issues surrounding the World Cup in Qatar in 2023, 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:
Remember
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
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 issues surrounding the World Cup in Qatar in 2023, 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.
- 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
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
