High Stakes Exam (HSE) student preparation The HSE is set so as to provide a suitable level of challenge for students at the end of year 12 and to support progress towards the final A-level exams. It will examine content and skills taught during year 12. It is a single (2.5 hours) exam divided in to two parts. Summary details Course: GEOGRAPHY Papers: 1. (1.Tectonics / 2.Coasts) + 2. (1.Globalisation / 2.Regeneration) Exam Board: Edexcel Length of paper: 2 hours 30 min (2 x 75 minutes) Number of 4 (A.1 + A.2) / (B.1 + B.2) sections: Date: Tuesday 2 May pm

Section details Section Assessment objectives Revision Section Mark name timings Paper 1 1.Tectonics - (33 + (27 + -what are the physical and human 42) = 33) = -Quake & Volcano impacts; impacts of quakes and volcanic eruptions ? 75 min 60 -Volcanic eruption processes; -what happens in different types of -Hazard risk; volcanic eruption ? -R = H x V / C 2.Coasts – -Beach profiles; -how do beaches vary ? -Coastal systems/Sediment -how do coastal systems work ? cells; -an in-depth understanding of different methods of coastal protection. -Coastal protection;

Paper 2 1.Globalisation – (30 + (25 + -Urban growth reasons & -why do urban areas grow and what 45) = 35) = challenges; problems result ? 75 min 60 -Factors accelerating globalisation; -why has the pace of globalisation been increasing ? 2.Regeneration – -Urban decline / donut effect; -Regeneration options; -what are the consequences of urban decline ? -Regeneration viewpoints;

-Rebranding; -how can urban areas be regenerated?

-how and why do views about

2017 regeneration vary ?

-how and why is reimaging an important part of regeneration ?

2017