I create revision resources aimed at A Level (and GCSE) students focusing on English Literature (AQA), Geography (Edexcel), Sociology and 1st year university Law students.
I create revision resources aimed at A Level (and GCSE) students focusing on English Literature (AQA), Geography (Edexcel), Sociology and 1st year university Law students.
Overview
These notes can be used for A Level Geography revision. They focus on the physical perspectives of global hazards and contain relevant theory, statistics, graphs and case studies.
Key topics covered
Plate tectonics
Tectonic Hazards
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Tsunamis
Landslides
Meteorological Hazards
-Climate change
- Flooding
Floodplains
Key Case Studies
The Essay
This resource contains the entire essay, data presentation and methods table required for the A Level Edexcel Geography coursework. This coursework piece was awarded a final grade of an A.
The title of this essay is ‘How does the risk of coastal erosion vary along the North Beach in Tenby?’. The essay contains 4 sub-sections to structure the report.
Sub-questions:
What is the background on Tenby’s geology?
What factors influence erosion rates?
Compare data results along the North beach?
Has coastal management affected erosion rates along North beach?
The Data Collection
This resource contains data presentation for the coursework piece. The types of data collected are from along a coastline (Tenby, Wales). The data is presented in a variety of forms, including radar graphs, maps, line graphs and charts.
Types of data collected include techniques:
Bi-polar
CISA
Cliff profile
Field sketches
Chi squared
photographs
Methods
This resource contains the methods document for the coursework. Included in the methods table is:
Primary or secondary data
Location, timing, sample size
Why was this data required?
How was this data collected?
Why was data collected in this way?
Weaknesses with this data collection method
What risks were present and how were they reduced?