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Gcse Revision Guide 2009: Development Checklist

This document is a revision guide for GCSE exams covering topics in development, population, coasts, rivers, and agriculture. It provides checklists for students to self-assess their understanding of key concepts, with columns to check off concepts they understand well, need more revision on, or don't understand at all. Case studies and skills are also included that may be covered on the exams.

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Gcse Revision Guide 2009: Development Checklist

This document is a revision guide for GCSE exams covering topics in development, population, coasts, rivers, and agriculture. It provides checklists for students to self-assess their understanding of key concepts, with columns to check off concepts they understand well, need more revision on, or don't understand at all. Case studies and skills are also included that may be covered on the exams.

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GCSE REVISION GUIDE 2009

Development checklist
Understand Need more and know revision Do not understand

I know the position of the north south divide and can explain it I can define LEDC and MEDC I know can define GNP I know a range of development indicators I understand why some development indicators are not very accurate I can give examples of environmental hazards I can explain how environmental hazards affect development I can name some water related diseases I can explain how lack of clean water affects development I understand why clean water is needed to stop disease I know why MEDC's have better water supplies than LEDC's I know the difference between primary and secondary products I can describe the pattern of world trade I can explain the advantages and disadvantages of this pattern of trade I can define fair trade I can explain how fair trade benefits LEDC's using specific examples I can define aid I know 6 different types of aid I can explain the advantages and disadvantages of aid I can explain why some countries need aid using specific examples I understand the difference between short and long term aid I can define sustainable development I can define appropriate technology CASE STUDIES One MEDC and one LEDC development indicators One environmental hazard (water borne disease) Fair Trade - benefits of Short term aid - Ethiopia Long term aid - Aswan Dam Appropriate technology - Water Aid Sustainable development - Water Aid Conditional/tied aid - Aswan Dam

GCSE REVISION GUIDE 2009


Population checklist
Understand Need more and know revision Do not understand

I can name area of high and low population I can explain why some areas are densely populated and some are sparsely populated I can define Birth Rate, Death rate, Infant Mortality and Dependency Ratio I can define DTM I know the five different stages of the DTM and can draw a simple sketch of it I can name countries that are in different stages of the DTM I can read and understand population pyramids I can define migration I can list push and pull factors I can explain what causes migrants to move I know what the advantages and disadvantages of immigration are for both the country and the migrant I know that population change has advantages and disadvantages I know the problems of overpopulation can lead to e.g. famine, desertification I can describe and explain the problems of an ageing population CASE STUDIES UK distribution and density Brazil distribution and density Ageing population UK problems and solutions Population Control - One child policy Rural to Urban Migration Forced migration (refugees) Voluntary (internal migration in the UK) International Migration (Mexicans to the USA) SKILLS I can interpret a chorolpleth and dot map I can read a population pyramid I can interpret a line graph I can work out dependency ratios (0-15 & 60 over/15-60) I can calculate Natural Increase (BR-DR)

GCSE REVISION GUIDE 2009


Coasts
Understand Need more and know revision Do not understand

I know the characteristics of destructive waves I know the characteristics of constructive waves I can describe and explain the four processes of erosion I can describe and explain how weathering (sub aerial processes) contribute towards erosion I can explain the formation of cliffs and wave cut platforms I can explain why some cliffs are more quickly eroded than others I can describe and explain the formation of headlands, bays, caves arches, stacks and stumps I can explain and draw a diagram to show how long shore drift works I can define and describe a spit I can explain how a spit forms I can name four types of coastal defences I can explain how these defences work I can explain the advantages and disadvantages of these coastal defences I can explain that different people have different opinions and why I can list the advantages and disadvantage of developing tourism on the coast CASE STUDIES Erosional features - Dorset Lulworth etc One rapidly eroding coastline - Holderness Spit - Spurn Point Methods of coastal management - Holderness Problems of coastal management - Holderness SKILLS I can recognise coastal erosion features on an OS map I can recognise coastal deposition features on an OS map I can recognise coastal management on an OS map I can recognise coastal features from photographs

GCSE REVISION GUIDE 2009


Rivers checklist
I can label the features of a drainage basin I know the long profile of a river and can describe how it changes as you move downstream I can describe and explain the four processes of erosion I can describe and explain the formation of waterfalls and gorges I know the four methods of transport used by rivers I can explain the formation of meanders, ox-bow lakes, floodplains, levees and deltas I understand why a river deposits its load I know the physical causes of flooding I know the human causes of flooding I can describe hard engineering strategies to manage rivers I can describe soft engineering strategies to manage rivers I can explain why different people have different opinions about flood management CASE STUDIES Erosional features - The River Tees Depositional features - The River Tees Flooding in an MEDC - causes and consequences (Mississippi) Flooding in an LEDC causes and consequences ( Bangladesh) Management strategies SKILLS I can recognise river features on an OS map I can describe the land use near a river on an OS map I can recognise floodplains and describe how they have been utilised for human use I can read a flood hydrograph Understand Need more and know revision Do not understand

GCSE REVISION GUIDE 2009


Agriculture Checklist
I can list inputs, processes and outputs of a farm I can define the following terms: Commercial, subsistence, pastoral, arable, mixed, market gardening, hill sheep farm I can describe the distribution of farming in the UK I can EXPLAIN why how the folowing affect the location of farms: Relief, soils, climate, market, finance, labour, politics and choice. I know a case study of an extensive farm in an MEDC (Hill Sheep - Merthyr) I know a case study of an extensive SUBSISTENCE farm in an LEDC (Fulani Tribe in Sahel) I know a case study of an INTENSIVE MEDC farm (Westmoreland in Netherlands) I know the differences between farming in LEDC's and MEDC's I know how farming has changed in LEDC's I can describe the problems caused by farming in LEDC's : salinisation, soil erosion, desertification. I can explain how to solve farming problems in LEDC's (green revolution, sos hsahel, oxfam, irrigation, pedal pumps, shadufs) I know what the CAP is I can describe how CAP has changed in the past 30 years and WHY I can describe the problems caused by farming in MEDC's : soil erosion, overcultivation, hedgerow removal, surpluses I can explain how to solve these problems: CAP reform, quotas, subsisdies, environmental stewardship schemes CASE STUDIES Merthyr Farm (Hill sheep and changes in farming) UK Westmoorland (Market Gardening/Intensive) MEDC and EU Fulani LEDC subsistence and extensive CAP - Quotas, subsidies, stewardship SKILLS I can describe the main characteristics of farming using a photograph I can describe patterns of farming on a map I can compare two farns and describe how they have changed Understand Need more and know revision Do not understand

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