LGCSE Geography study plan

Explain how tectonic plate boundaries produce contrasting landforms (fold mountains, rift valleys, island arcs), giving one named example of each

Describe the processes of weathering, mass movement and erosion and classify eight given landscape features by the dominant process that formed them

Sketch and label the long profile and cross profile of a river valley and a glaciated valley, annotating three differences

Define 15 core landform terms (e.g. abrasion, solifluction, spits, arete) in your own words without copying a textbook

Compare the formation of limestone, chalk and granite landscapes and state one distinctive land use for each

Explain the causes of low pressure and high pressure and link each to typical weather conditions

Interpret a simple synoptic chart by identifying fronts, isobars and pressure centres and predicting the weather that follows

Explain how latitude, altitude, distance from the sea and ocean currents modify local climate

Distinguish natural and enhanced greenhouse effects and explain three feedback loops that amplify warming

Evaluate two mitigation strategies and two adaptation strategies, stating one strength and one limitation of each

Describe the structure and location of two contrasting biomes and explain how climate controls their vegetation

Explain how nutrient cycling, energy flow and decomposition differ between a tropical rainforest and a deciduous woodland

Explain how deforestation, desertification and soil erosion degrade ecosystems and describe one named management response to each

Interpret population pyramids and the demographic transition model to classify four named countries by stage

Calculate natural increase, birth rate, death rate and dependency ratio from given raw figures

Explain three push and three pull factors behind rural-urban migration using a named case study

Compare the costs and benefits of population growth and ageing populations for two named countries at different development levels

Classify economic activities into primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary sectors and explain how the balance shifts with development

Explain how globalisation, transnational corporations and containerisation reshape employment and trade patterns

Evaluate one named development aid or fair trade project, giving two benefits and two criticisms

Explain the causes and consequences of urban sprawl, congestion and housing pressure in a named city

Evaluate two urban management strategies such as green belts, brownfield regeneration or congestion charging

Describe the causes of river flooding and compare hard and soft flood management approaches

Explain coastal erosion processes and evaluate two named coastal defence schemes

Read four-figure and six-figure grid references, measure bearing and distance, and interpret contour patterns to describe relief

Construct and interpret a scatter graph, a choropleth map and a climate graph from supplied data

Design a small fieldwork investigation: state a hypothesis, sampling strategy, data collection method and one source of error

Explain what GIS layers, buffering and overlays do and give one real use for each

Condense each of the nine domains into a single revision card with the five most examinable facts

Complete two full past-style papers under timed conditions and mark them strictly

Rewrite your three weakest answers using the mark scheme to practise command words and structure

Recite the case studies (name, location, data, outcome) for all nine domains from memory