Transcript Year 8 – Geography Revision Guide Name: Class

Year 8 – Geography Revision Guide
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Topic 1: Where will I Live?
Topic 2: Wild Weather!
Topic3: All the People
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Define: site, settlement and
urban.
Define weather and climate –
know the differences.
Define: population, population
distribution and density.
Reasons for early settlers to
choose a site and the advantages
and disadvantages of each site.
Causes of the weather e.g. Sun,
water cycle and air masses.
World population growth and
current statistics.
Precipitation and types of rainfall
e.g. Relief, convectional and
frontal.
Define: birth rate, death rate and
natural increase. Examples of
how they chance population.
Measuring and forecasting the
weather e.g. Weather maps.
DTM – Demographic Transition
Model.
Impacts of high pressure systems
in summer and winter.
Differences between populations
in LEDCs and MEDCs.
Impacts of low pressure systems
(depressions).
Case Study – China’s population
distribution and density.
Land-use Models and Patterns
e.g. Burgess Model and Hoyt
Model.
Why and where Hurricanes
happen.
Case Study – China’s One Child
Policy.
Different types of shops and the
impacts of out of town shopping
centres.
Case study of a Hurricane e.g.
LEDC and MEDC.
Types of settlement and
hierarchy: hamlet, village, town,
city, capital.
Know the functions of a
settlement and reasons for
settlement growth.
To know the different services
available in different types of
settlement.
Zone of assimilation and discard.
Population Structure and
Population Pyramids?
Ageing Population?
Year 8 – Geography Revision Guide
Topic 4: Changing Climates
Topic 5: All at sea
Hints and tips:
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Sources of information:
1.
Exercise book and notes.
2.
Library books/ revision guides.
3.
Internet:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesi
ze/geography
http://www.geography.learnontheinterne
t.co.uk/index.html
http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks3/ge
ography/
Reading Climate Graphs.
What is the coast
Six factors that change climate
around the world e.g. Latitude,
ocean currents.
How does the coast get
changed?
Climatic zones e.g. Polar, arid,
temperate, tropical, mountains
and Mediterranean.
Difference between Greenhouse
effect and Global warming.
Examples of greenhouse gases.
Causes of climate change (An
Inconvenient Truth)
Effects of climate change (An
Inconvenient Truth)
Evidence for the human causes
of climate change e.g. Link
between CO2 and temperature
rise.
Solutions to climate change at
different scales e.g. Local,
National and International.
Types of erosion
Formation of stacks, arches and
caves and cliffs
Transport – “longshore drift”
Depositional features – spits &
tombolos
Case study of an area being
eroded
How can we manage/reduce
erosion?
Use of the coast; how do people
make use of the coastline?
4.Quizes:www.realgeography.wiki
spaces.com - made for you
by the Geography
department!!!!!
5. TV and film documentaries.
You only remember 15% of what you
read. So reading through your notes is
not enough. You need to use the
information in different ways e.g. making
mind maps, flash cards, posters and
discussing information with family and
friends. The best way to revise is to
teach others!
Some good advice:
a)
Have a revision timetable
b)
Schedule in breaks/ relaxation
c)
Give yourself enough time (the night before simply is not
enough time)
d)
Eat well, keep hydrated and allow yourself enough sleep.