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A-Level Geography revision: Human Geography. Learning objectives, key points, worked examples and practice questions across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and CCEA.
📌 Key Points
Key Fact: Urbanisation: % urban pop increasing; megacities >10M; counterurbanisation (rich to rural); reurbanisation (gentrification)
Key Fact: DTM: Stage 1 (high BR/DR), 2 (falling DR), 3 (falling BR), 4 (low BR/DR), 5 (BR<DR); Pyramids: expanding, stationary, contracting
Key Fact: Migration: push (war, poverty, enviro) vs pull (jobs, safety, services); Lee's model
Key Fact: Development: HDI (health, education, income); GNI per capita; inequality (Gini, Lorenz)
Key Fact: Globalisation: time-space compression; TNCs; global supply chains; winners/losers
Key Fact: Sustainability: Brundtland def; ecological footprint; SDGs 17 goals
🎯 Learning Objectives
- Analyse urbanisation trends: megacities, counterurbanisation, reurbanisation, suburbanisation
- Understand population change: demographic transition model, population pyramids, migration (push/pull)
- Evaluate development indicators: HDI, GNI, literacy, life expectancy; inequalities
- Explain globalisation: flows of capital, labour, goods, ideas; TNCs, supply chains
- Assess sustainability: ecological footprint, SDGs, resource management
💡 Worked Example
Exam-Style Question
Question: Explain how a country's position in the Demographic Transition Model affects its population pyramid shape
Model Answer:
Stage 2 (e.g. Nigeria): high BR, falling DR -> wide base (many young), narrow top (few elderly), pyramidal. Stage 4 (e.g. UK): low BR, low DR -> narrower base, wider top, columnar. Stage 5 (e.g. Japan): BR<DR -> contracting base, bulge at top, inverted pyramid
❓ Practice Questions
Model answers are being added progressively - questions marked ✗ don't have one yet. Cross-check with your teacher or the official mark scheme.
Questions:
- Compare urbanisation in LIC vs HIC✗ answer coming soon
- Interpret a population pyramid for Stage 3✗ answer coming soon
- Explain push/pull factors for rural-urban migration✗ answer coming soon
- Evaluate HDI vs GNI as development measures✗ answer coming soon
- Assess impacts of a TNC in a host country✗ answer coming soon
🎬 Video Resources
- Human Geography - Overview -- YouTube Search
- Human Geography - Exam Questions -- YouTube Search
📄 Past Papers & Exam Resources
🔗 Further Reading & Resources
- Physics & Maths Tutor - Human Geography -- Free notes, worksheets, and past paper questions by topic
- Dr Frost Maths - Human Geography -- Free resources, slides, and interactive questions
- BBC Bitesize - Human Geography -- BBC Bitesize revision resources
📚 Lesson Plan (50 minutes)
- Starter (5 min): Recall prior knowledge of human geography with quick questions.
- Teaching (15 min): Work through each of the learning objectives, explaining principles step by step.
- Key points review (5 min): Revisit the key points together, confirming understanding.
- Worked example (10 min): Model the example question: Explain how a country's position in the Demographic Transition Model affects its population pyramid shape. Solution: Stage 2 (e.g. Nigeria): high BR, falling DR -> wide base (many young), narrow top (few elderly), pyramidal. Stage 4 (e.g. UK): low BR, low DR -> narrower base, wider top, columnar. Stage 5 (e.g. Japan): BR<DR -> contracting base, bulge at top, inverted pyramid
- Practice (10 min): Students attempt the practice questions independently; circulate and support.
- Plenary (5 min): Review answers and address misconceptions.
🏠 Homework
- Compare urbanisation in LIC vs HIC
- Interpret a population pyramid for Stage 3
- Explain push/pull factors for rural-urban migration
- Evaluate HDI vs GNI as development measures
- Assess impacts of a TNC in a host country
🧾 Assessment
Check practice answers against the model answer; use the built-in practice questions as formative assessment.