Exam (elaborations) Physical geography4230

1 Tectonics (earthquakes and volcanoes) 10 2 Meteorology (weather and climate) 15 3 Geomorphology (rivers and coasts) 23 Human and environmental geography 29 4 Demography (population and settlement) 29 5 Economy (transport and industry) 32 6 Environment (sustainability and stewardship) 37 Location knowledge 40 Fieldwork 56 Exam Practice Answers 59 Physical geography 60 1 Tectonics (earthquakes and volcanoes) 60 2 Meteorology (weather and climate) 65 3 Geomorphology (rivers and coasts) 73 Human and environmental geography 79 4 Demography (population and settlement) 79 5 Economy (transport and industry) 84 6 Environment (sustainability and stewardship) 89 Location knowledge 93 322103_C1_Comm_Ent_Geo_EPQA_ Page 3 5/5/22 11:12 AM f-0119a /104/HO02560/work/indd Progress Geo KS3_ 4 8/24/18 5:23 PM Copyright: Sample material 4 I hope you find this book a useful tool for improving your marks in geography. Your teacher may ask you to answer some of the questions in class or as homework. You could also try some yourself as revision before your examination. The book is split into the different topic areas covered in the syllabus. At the end of the book there is some advice on the coursework which you prepare as part of your examination. It would be a good idea to use these practice questions in combination with the Common Entrance 13+ Geography Revision Guide. You could revise a chapter from the guide and then test yourself using the questions in this book. Remember to check your answers in the Exam Practice Answers section. If you find that you are getting some answers wrong, ask your teacher to explain the correct answers to you. The Common Entrance 13+ Geography exam The Common Entrance 13+ Geography exam is one hour long. The paper is split into four sections: ● location knowledge ● Ordnance Survey ● physical geography ● human and environmental geography You should answer all the questions in all four sections. The location knowledge and Ordnance Survey sections are each worth 10–15 marks and the physical geography and human and environmental geography sections are each worth 25–30 marks. Another 20 marks come from your fieldwork investigation. This makes a total of 100 marks. Your Common Entrance paper will be marked by the senior school that you hope to attend. The school will work out your final percentage and turn this into a grade (A, B, C, etc.). The percentage required to