GCSE Geography Key Processes & Case Studies - Paper 1 (AQA)

A fully resourced PowerPoint for Paper 1- Living in the Physical Environment for AQA GCSE Geography. This PowerPoint contains 34 slides with all the key physical processes broken down into 5 easy steps along with examples of what good and bad answers look like. In the final half of the PowerPoint we cover case studies that students will need when completing paper 1.

Key Physical Processes include:
Rivers
-Waterfalls & Gorges

• Meanders & Oxbow Lakes
• Levee formation

Coasts

• Rotational Cliff Slumping
• Headlands and Bays
• Formation of a Sea Stack
• Wave-cut Platforms
• Spits & Bars

Weather Hazards
-Formation of a Hurricane

Case studies include:
Ecosystems - UK Pond
Tropical Rainforest - Malaysia
Hot Desert - Thar Desert
Rivers - River Tees
Coasts - Holderness Coast
Tectonic Hazards - Christchurch vs Haiti
Weather Hazards - Typhoon Haiyan
UK Weather Hazards - Beast from the East