» Raising Achievement in GCSE Geography

LESSONS

Section 1 - Population And Settlement

• 7 TOO DENSE Students discover that global population patterns are most heavily influenced by physical factors.
• 9 GOING DOTTY Students learn to describe and explain population patterns in Brazil.
• 11 CHOROPLETH MAPPING Students learn to produce and interpret Choropleth maps.
• 13 SETTLEMENT FACTORS Students explore a range of factors affecting early settlement patterns.
• 15 LAND USE Students gain an understanding of town land use and practise interpreting a land use model.

Section 2 - Physical Geography

• 17 RIVER EROSION Students gain an understanding of the processes of erosion and transportation in rivers.
• 19 LANDFORM Students learn to explain the link between river flow and landforms, using appropriate language.
• 21 COASTAL LANDFORMS Students learn about headland erosion, including the different stages that can occur.
• 23 COASTAL MANAGEMENT Students gain an understanding of different ways of managing coastal erosion and the factors involved when choosing a suitable method.
• 25 STUDYING ECOSYSTEMS This page provides students with a method of planning and preparing effective reports.
• 27 DEFORESTATION Students learn to interpret diagrams showing the effects of deforestation in rainforests.

Section 3 - Industry

• 29 CLASSIFYING INDUSTRY Students learn to classify companies as 'primary', 'secondary' or 'tertiary', taking into account the diverse nature of some companies.
• 31 INDUSTRIAL CHANGE Students explore the reasons for the growth of the iron and steel industry in South Wales - and its subsequent decline and move.
• 33 TRIANGULAR PLOTTING Students learn to read and plot triangular graphs and interpret the information they give.
• 35 APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY Students gain an appreciation of what constitutes appropriate technology for developing countries and the importance of this type of technology.

Section 4 - Agriculture

• 37 DESCRIBING FARMING Students practise using the appropriate technical vocabulary necessary for describing a variety of types of farming.
• 39 FARMING SYSTEMS Students learn to produce systems diagrams and use them as a basis for exploring factors that influence farming traditions and changes.
• 41 FARMING PROFILE Students learn to organise information about a farm into an informative profile.
• 43 STAND IN LINE Students explore how farming in Britain may damage or protect the environment and are encouraged to form their own opinions.
• 45 THE GREEN REVOLUTION Students gain an understanding of the effects of technological advances on food production in developing countries.

Section 5 - Project

• 47 SETTING THE SCENE Students learn to structure fieldwork coursework effectively and practise the skills of writing concise and accurate site and situation descriptions.
• 49 THE RIGHT DATA Students learn to choose suitable data collection methods for specific aims.
• 51 ON THE MAP Students learn to use maps to present numerical information.
• 53 ANALYSIS OR CONCLUSION? Students learn to write effective analyses.
• 55 IN CONCLUSION Students learn to write effective conclusions.
• 57 EVALUATION Students learn to evaluate investigations effectively.

Section 6 - Preparing For The Examination

• 59 IN THE EXAM ROOM Students identify and learn to avoid common mistakes made in examinations.
• 61 KNOWING THE BASICS Students ensure they are able to demonstrate a number of basic geographical skills required in examinations.

• 62 APPENDIX Case Study Profile Proforma.

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