High Stakes Exam (HSE) Student Preparation

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 sections: / 4 (A.1 + A.2) / (B.1 + B.2)
Date: / Tuesday 2 May pm

Section details

Section name / Assessment objectives / Revision / Section timings / Mark
Paper 1 / 1.Tectonics -
-Quake & Volcano impacts;
-Volcanic eruption processes;
-Hazard risk;
2.Coasts –
-Beach profiles;
-Coastal systems/Sediment cells;
-Coastal protection; / -what are the physical and human impacts of quakes and volcanic eruptions ?
-what happens in different types of volcanic eruption ?
-R = H x V / C
-how do beaches vary ?
-how do coastal systems work ?
-an in-depth understanding of different methods of coastal protection. / (33 + 42) =
75 min / (27 + 33) = 60
Paper 2 / 1.Globalisation –
-Urban growth reasons & challenges;
-Factors accelerating globalisation;
2.Regeneration –
-Urban decline / donut effect;
-Regeneration options;
-Regeneration viewpoints;
-Rebranding; / -why do urban areas grow and what problems result ?
-why has the pace of globalisation been increasing ?
-what are the consequences of urban decline ?
-how can urban areas be regenerated?
-how and why do views about regeneration vary ?
-how and why is reimaging an important part of regeneration ? / (30 + 45) =
75 min / (25 + 35) = 60

2017