How well did you do in the trial exams ?

How well did you do in the trial exams?

Feedback (Higher paper)Grade

Score (50)A* 44A 39B 34C 30D 25E 23

Feedback (Foundation paper)Grade

Score (50)C 35D 31E 27F 24G 21

What can we learn from the trial exams?

River Landscapes

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What the examiner said ...

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Wasteful World

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Targets: River Landscapes• Know features of the drainage basin• Know the difference between river channel

characteristics & landforms• Explaining landforms: Include process,

explanation (annotated diagram), FULL logical sequence.

• Underline command words & key words from question stem. E.g. Explain one PHYSICAL and one HUMAN cause of flooding (link to the HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE).

• Know your CASE STUDIES. Include facts & FIGURES from a range of examples for Level 3.

Targets: Wasteful World• Describing distributions: Identify pattern (e.g.

Clusterings / Uneven); identify anomalies; use MAP EVIDENCE

• Explain using case study examples: Make sure reasons are given (e.g. Germany)

• Describing: Write FULL sentences and separate each point so the examiner can clearly see.

• Do not confuse solutions to energy wastage with recycling

• Make sure that you have a range of examples for solutions to energy wastage to reach Level 2+ E.g. CHP; wind turbines; British Gas; Local councils

• Know the difference between DESCRIBE (What?) & EXPLAIN (Why?)

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