Extreme Environments Revision Day

Attempt to answer all questions read the questions carefully Respond to the command words Use information from maps, charts, photo’s

and extracts

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Exam board Advice 2011• Read through the whole question before writing answers. Don’t repeat

the same point.

• Highlight command words along with any other key words in the questions, and write answers which are relevant to the question asked;

• Use the mark allocations in brackets as a guide to the amount of detail or number of responses required.

• Answer 1 to 2 mark questions quickly. Do not spend too much time.

• Be specific, be focused. Do not include all facts about the chosen topic or area.

• In 4 and 6 marks questions, develop each point wherever possible rather than writing lists of simple, basic points.

• Look carefully at all maps, graphs, diagrams and extracts. Use appropriate facts and statistics from resources to back up an answer.Refer to the details, don’t just copy it!

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Revision task 1Deserts

Location – Latitude, Tropics, western, coastal, trade wind, Pressure Zones, convection, falling stable dry air.

Climate – temperature, rainfall, pattern of climate, High pressure, Arid, Diurnal Change (day and night), Isolation, Evaporation

Landforms – Processes, erosion, transportation, deposition, weathering, freeze thaw, exfoliation, Diurnal temperature change, Abrasion wind, water, Saltation, traction, sand blasting, Windward, Leeward, Deflation, Rock Pedestal, Yardang, Zeugen, Canyon, Wadi, Blow out, Sand dune.

Adaptation – Cactus, Thorn bush, ephemeral, Aloe, pleated stems, thick stems, no leaves, thorns, spines, wide roots, waxy coating, Camels, Fennec fox, gerbil, long legs, nocturnal, long eyelashes, wool back, bare stomach, tough lips, long ears.

People - Tureg (Mali), Bedouin (North Africa, Egypt, Arabia), San bush men (Kalahari, Botswana), Nomadic, Pastoralist, Indigenous people, Traditional, traders, goats, camels, Oasis, Caravan routes, tents, Small windows, flat roof, water tanks, seasonal rain, seasonal pasture.Pressures, Problems, futures – Conflict over land, Climate change, water supply, less rain, more population, desertification, overgrazing, Water supply, irrigation, rainfall harvesting, Demi-lunes (Mali) Crop Circles (Saudi Arabia), Engergy production, oil, gas, solar, war and conflict, energy supply, Southern Europe, Algeria, Extreme sports, damage and pollution, Dakar Rally,

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Mountains

Location – Plates, Eurasian, Indo-Australian, Converging, Collision boundary, Tethys sea, sedimentary rock, Fold, Rising

Climate – Altitude, Sub-Zero, Arid, Frozen, Freeze thaw weathering, Low energy environment, slow plant growth, Albedo.

Landforms – Processes, erosion, transportation, deposition, weathering, freeze thaw, Frost shattering, Diurnal temperature change, Accumulation, meting, Plucking, Abrasion, Glacier, corrie, arête, Sharp edges ridge, Pyramidal peak, scree, terminal moraine, glacial lake

Adaptation – Low lying plants, moss, lichen, Yaks, Cashmere hair goats, Snow leopard, Eagles, White coat, thick fur, fine hair, hooves.

People - Sherpas, Nepalese, Nepal, Buddhist monks, Back packers, Tourists, Mountain climbers, expedition. Expedition guides, guardians, Sacred, Sky burial, remote, Cataracts, traditional lifestyle, Oxygen tanks, insulating clothing, strong boots, thick socks, sunglasses, Small cooker, High energy food, ropes, crampons, ladder. Pressures, Problems, futures – Altitude sickness, Khumu cough, Frost bite, Cataracts, snow blindness, Tourism, disrespect, loss of culture, crime, expeditions, Litter, pollution, recycling, Sagmartha National park, Protection, fuel wood, Income, economic development, health care, schools, sponsorship. Climate change, GLOF, drought, India, Thailand, China, Pakistan, Third pole.

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Pass the buck mind maps• Add ideas to the stems• Use connectives to develop your ideas

Deserts

location

Climate

Landforms

adaptation

People

Pressure problems

Mountains

location

Climate

Landforms

adaptation

People

Pressure problems

Connectives

because which leading to

therefore however whereas

this means that alternatively similarly

as Due to causing

Connectives &command word practice

• Name• Identify• Describe• Explain • Suggest reasons

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State 8

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Resources - How to use

them

• Practice marking• How do I phrase opinion statements –

comparing• Case studies