Geography Mock GCSE Exam Topic Tips

Pupils must revise the followng topics:

• Weathering
• River Processes and Landforms (including annotated diagrams)
• River Flooding (causes, effects, methods of flood prevention - include case study)
• Glacial Processes and Landforms
• Weather variables, instruments and units of measurements
• Climatic calculations
• Three types of rainfall (Relief, Frontal and Convectional - include diagram)
• Factors affecting climate
• Weather systems i.e. anticyclones and depressions (to include hurricanes as an intense low pressure system)
• Renewable and non renewable energy (case study oil exploitation and windfarms)
• The greenhouse effect and global warming
• Sustainable energy use
• Industrial employment change
• Primary (farming), secondary (iron/steel and hi tech), tertiary (tourism and retail)