Monday, October 10, 2011

Getting ready for Exams

For your examination, to prep yourself the fastest way, fill in the blanks for the the following headers for each topic.
For Rivers:
Erosion and deposition= river energy, water speed, volume and gradient.
River energy= factors for speed and volume.
River management=Detailed description, advantage, disadvantage, example (Singapore River)
River features= if you cannot memorise all, then remember deltas and floodplains.
For coast:
Constructive wave = strong swash, weak backwash, gentle gradient
Destructive wave = Direct opposite of constructive wave
Coastal features = cliff and platform, headland and bays, spit and tombolo. At least remember the before and after format.
Coastal movement = longshore drift.
Coastal management = hard and soft engineering, same as river management.
Consumption of food:
3 A and 1 F for LDC and DC which is affordability, availability, accessiblity and food security. Both accessiblity and availability are linked.
S.O.M. = starvation (LDC), obesity (DC) and malnutrition (DC and LDC)
Production of food:
Green Revolution = must include about description, 2 advantages, 2 disadvantage and talk about HYV (high yield variety) rice.
GM food (genetically modified food) = follow the requirements for green revolution.
Social factor = land fragmentation, land tenure