How to get an A/A* in Geography
Longer
answer questions 6-8 marks
- Ensure you know specific detail about your case
studies.
- Try to categorise your responses into economic,
environmental, social or primary/secondary, immediate/long term.
- Well organized – it is best to use PEEL
paragraphs. 4 x PEEL paragraphs for 8 marks and 3 x PEEL paragraphs for 6
marks.
- Clear and fluent expression of ideas in a logical
form; uses a wide range of specialist terms where appropriate.
- Ensure you are aware of what the command word is
asking. If it says describe, then don’t explain. If it says explain how, then
explain the process, don’t explain why. Follow this link to ensure you know
what the command words mean
- Ensure you can do basic map skills: using a grid reference, working out scale,
locating places on a map of the world, being able to locate coastal landforms
on an OS map.
Manage your time – if you worry that you won’t finish, then
answer the longer answer questions first and then come back to the shorter
answer questions – that way, you won’t lose as many marks!!
There is 1 hour and 30 minutes on each paper; you should spend
30 minutes on each question.
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