GEOGRAPHY FOR 2021 & BEYOND
  • Home
    • About & Contact
    • Discover The World Education >
      • Sample Lessons IGCSE/IBDP
    • Blog
    • Site Testimonials
    • Photos (Free to use) >
      • Floods
      • Snow & Mountains
      • Coastal
      • Tropical
      • Urban
      • Sports
  • Reactive
    • 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 >
      • Useful IB Information
      • IB Induction Cross Curricular
      • Patterns and Change (70hrs)
      • 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
    • Key Information iGCSE
    • Theme 1 - Population & Settlement
    • Theme 2 - Natural Environment
    • Theme 3 - Economic Development
    • Coursework >
      • IGCSE Berlin Fieldwork
      • IGCSE Rivers France
      • IGCSE Barcelona Fieldwork >
        • 10A - Videos
        • 10B - Videos
        • Photos
    • IGCSE Examinations
  • G6
    • G6 Factfulness
    • Introducing Tectonics
    • Volcanoes
    • Earthquakes
    • Tornadoes
    • Map Skills
    • Landscape in a Box >
      • 2016 Efforts
      • 2012 Efforts >
        • 7X
        • 7Y
    • End of Year Exam
    • Parent Information
  • G7
    • G7 Factfulness
    • 8850 Top of the World
    • Carcassonne Connection
    • Geography of My Stuff >
      • Journey of a T-Shirt
    • Another Shopping Centre?
    • Sinkholes
    • 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

revision notes for entire igcse geography course

IGCSE  Geography   Final   Exams  -  May   2021


Below (blue tab) are all the case studies as listed in the IGCSE Geography syllabus for 2019. These case studies are often used as the focus for the 7 mark questions at the end of each of the six questions. 

To access the 6th and 7th mark in the question, you have to be able to state place specific information and data from the relevant case study and show a good understanding of the impacts / processes etc. 


2017 - 2019 IGCSE CASE STUDY LIST - international school of toulouse

Paper   1 -   Core   Themes   - 1 hr  45   mins

Paper 1 - The first exam will last for 1hr 45 and will test you on all the work that we have covered on the following units of work:

Question 1 & 2 - Population & Settlement
Question 3 & 4 - Natural Environments
Question 5 & 6 - Economic Development

You will have to answer three questions in total from those available.  You must answer either Q1 or Q2 (Population or Settlement), either Q3 or Q4 (Natural Environments) and either Q5 or Q6 (Economic Development).  That's three questions in total in 1 hr 45 mins. 
Check out the Paper 1 (click to enlarge) front page to the right. Your exam will look the same. It is really important that you read the instructions carefully as you will have to understand what you need to do to avoid making big mistakes and completing too many questions. You will also get a resource booklet with photos and graphs in it. Some questions will require that you study the resource book carefully. Answer THREE QUESTIONS ONLY.  1 or 2, 3 or 4 and 5 or 6. 
paper 1 sample from 2016
paper 1 insert from 2016
paper 1 Sample  2016 markscheme
Picture
Picture
Click to enlarge & read

Paper 2 - Skills - 1   hr  30  mins

Paper 2 - This is a skills based 1hr 30 minute examination that tests your map skills, photo interpretation and graph interpretation using the topics we study at iGCSE as the focus. 

Check out the paper 2 (click to enlarge) front cover to the right. Your mock exam will look exactly the same. You will need a ruler, protractor and will be issued with some plain paper for workings out etc. You will also be given a map insert that will be used as a focus to test your four and six figure grid reference skills. 

If you don't revise for this, it will be a tricky paper and you have to answer all of the questions fully. You will have to make some quick calculations and not hang around. There are often 14 pages of questions to get through although there are few extended answers. Most of the responses are brief, circle the correct answer etc etc. Check out the mock examination papers below. 

4 Figure grid references worksheet
Six figure grid reference worksheet
Picture
paper 2 sample  november 2011
paper 2 sample markscheme november 2011

geographic   Skills     Revision   




​Grade 9 - April 2021 - Examination
 Make sure you can do the following:

1. Read & interpret Line graphs, bar charts & scatter graphs and basic maps. 

2. What causes high death rates/ high birth rates in LEDC's, the causes and effects of youthful populations in such countries and low birth rates/low death rates and ageing in MEDC's. 


3. Understand what is meant by birth rate, death rate, life expectancy, infant mortality, literacy rates and how to work out natural population growth (i.e. difference between birth & death rate) and the reasons for its growth in LEDC's. 

4. How countries try to reduce their population growth (anti-natalist policy) and the consequences (good & bad).

5. Why some countries are over populated and others are underpopulated and what causes high and low population densities. 

6. Remember your two migration case studies (Internal = Brazil and International = Mexico to USA) and causes as well as the positive and negative effects of migration. 

7. Remember the settlement hierarchy? - triangle shaped diagram. 

8. The causes and effects of congestion in urban areas and methods used to manage it. 

9. What does urbanisation mean and how does it impact the people who live there? (Rio & Toulouse). 

10. Zones of a city (Burgess & Hoyt) and recognise these zones and different land uses. 

11. What is urban sprawl and how does it affect an urban area that you have studied? 

Exam Tips

1. Your paper will last for 1 hr 45 minutes (although you have up to 2 hours to complete it).
2. Underline key command terms
3. Make sure you fill all the space given to you
4. P.E.E.L  in the 7 mark questions.
5. Revise and remember your case studies.

You will need to recall specific data, places, people etc. Anything you produce now (revision materials) will be of real use 12 months from now for the real thing! 
sample paper A - attempt questions 1 & 2
sample paper b - attempt questions 1 & 2


Grade 10 - January 2021 Examination
​

Paper One - 1 hour 45 minutes 
​

Please find your Paper 1 exam revision list underneath. Given that you only have a short period of time to revise over the Christmas holidays, I have narrowed down your revision substantially.
​

​Read the list carefully as this will save you a considerable amount of time in preparing for the exam. 
​
January Mock focused revision list paper 1


Paper Two - 1 hour 30 minutes


Below is your focused revision list for Paper 2. Read the content carefully. 
​
January Mock focused revision list paper 2

​Below are a set of resources to help your revision for Paper 2. They are based around the Montego Bay map which is attached below.  
paper 2 skills revision book
OS MAp Reading for beginners
montego bay map
montego bay outline sheet
paper 2 revision booklet

All content copyright geographypods unless otherwise stated. 
Picture
Picture
  • Home
    • About & Contact
    • Discover The World Education >
      • Sample Lessons IGCSE/IBDP
    • Blog
    • Site Testimonials
    • Photos (Free to use) >
      • Floods
      • Snow & Mountains
      • Coastal
      • Tropical
      • Urban
      • Sports
  • Reactive
    • 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 >
      • Useful IB Information
      • IB Induction Cross Curricular
      • Patterns and Change (70hrs)
      • 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
    • Key Information iGCSE
    • Theme 1 - Population & Settlement
    • Theme 2 - Natural Environment
    • Theme 3 - Economic Development
    • Coursework >
      • IGCSE Berlin Fieldwork
      • IGCSE Rivers France
      • IGCSE Barcelona Fieldwork >
        • 10A - Videos
        • 10B - Videos
        • Photos
    • IGCSE Examinations
  • G6
    • G6 Factfulness
    • Introducing Tectonics
    • Volcanoes
    • Earthquakes
    • Tornadoes
    • Map Skills
    • Landscape in a Box >
      • 2016 Efforts
      • 2012 Efforts >
        • 7X
        • 7Y
    • End of Year Exam
    • Parent Information
  • G7
    • G7 Factfulness
    • 8850 Top of the World
    • Carcassonne Connection
    • Geography of My Stuff >
      • Journey of a T-Shirt
    • Another Shopping Centre?
    • Sinkholes
    • 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