GCSE Geography revision. It’s a piece of CAKE. At the very least it can be made easier! These four simple steps will help prepare you for GCSE Geography exam success:
Commit to revision. Don’t put it off. Put a plan in place for when you will revise geography. Below is a template to get you started. Want to know how long before your exam? Take a look at the exam countdown clock found on each papers page.
AUDIT
Audit your strengths and the areas you need to work on. In other words, you need to identify your priorities for revision. Either look at the exam specification or use a checklist (usually called a PLC), to see where you are now. Once you’ve done this go back to your revision plan and identify what you need to revise. It’s really important that you revisit your learning regularly so build this into your plan.
KNOWLEDGE
Build your knowledge. You’re now ready to revisit your learning. There are lots of different ways of revising. You need to choose one that works for you. Take a look at the revision techniques we’ve put together and choose one that will work for you.
EVALUATE
Evaluate your learning. How do you evaluate your learning? Take regular quizzes and complete past exam questions. Get family members on board to quiz you regularly. It will help build your memory. There are lots of GCSE geography revision quizzes on the internet. For example: You also need to work on your exam technique so make sure you have a go at plenty of exam questions. Your teacher can provide you with these.
- Commit
- Audit
- Knowledge
- Evaluate
Commit to revision. Don’t put it off. Put a plan in place for when you will revise geography. Below is a template to get you started. Want to know how long before your exam? Take a look at the exam countdown clock found on each papers page.
AUDIT
Audit your strengths and the areas you need to work on. In other words, you need to identify your priorities for revision. Either look at the exam specification or use a checklist (usually called a PLC), to see where you are now. Once you’ve done this go back to your revision plan and identify what you need to revise. It’s really important that you revisit your learning regularly so build this into your plan.
KNOWLEDGE
Build your knowledge. You’re now ready to revisit your learning. There are lots of different ways of revising. You need to choose one that works for you. Take a look at the revision techniques we’ve put together and choose one that will work for you.
EVALUATE
Evaluate your learning. How do you evaluate your learning? Take regular quizzes and complete past exam questions. Get family members on board to quiz you regularly. It will help build your memory. There are lots of GCSE geography revision quizzes on the internet. For example: You also need to work on your exam technique so make sure you have a go at plenty of exam questions. Your teacher can provide you with these.
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This revision timetable is a good place to start, setting out time and allocating a slot for each subject brings that balance and organisation to your revision. REMEMBER to give yourself some OWN time.
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To get started with Geography we have put together revision mats for some of our key topics, breaking down the information for yourselves. This would work well for notes on cue cards for revision purposes. It is about reading over and remembering key areas of information.
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We have attached a range of revision resources to support your learning in Geography during the revision period! Please help yourselves to the files and displaying them at home will support your knowledge of the different topics
GEOGRAPHY CASE STUDIES:
The files offer INFOGRAPHICS of case studies that we have covered throughout the GCSE course, you will find these for each exam paper. |
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If you are struggling with revision currently, do not stress. We have offered you below some top tips to help you get ahead of the revision process.