Similarities and Similarities and DifferencesDifferences

Revision Guide for Revision Guide for

Year 11 Year 11

What do I need to What do I need to know?know?

‘‘Your Place’Your Place’WEST BRIGFORD, WEST BRIGFORD,

NOTTINGHAM. NOTTINGHAM. ENGLANDENGLAND

You know this You know this place very well place very well as you live here, as you live here, go to school go to school here and here and generally spend generally spend a lot of your a lot of your time here. time here. However we However we have looked at have looked at some bits you some bits you might not have might not have thought about – thought about – or even or even noticed…noticed…

A ‘Contrasting A ‘Contrasting Place’Place’

MUMBAI,MUMBAI,INDIAINDIA

Life here is very Life here is very different, scarily different, scarily so. You will so. You will need to develop need to develop a feeling for the a feeling for the way of life in way of life in this ‘alien’ this ‘alien’ environment environment

What are the contrasts What are the contrasts shown within this shown within this

picture?picture?

Eg: greenery, high rise Eg: greenery, high rise flats, slums, modern, old, flats, slums, modern, old, affluent, poor….affluent, poor….

Nottingham and MumbaiNottingham and Mumbai Cities of contrast?Cities of contrast?

Housing type, communication, affluence and the like.

Compare the slums, the CBD, the suburbs in both cities.

De-limiting De-limiting NottinghamNottingham

Map Map

De-limiting: locating precisely where a place is.What do these maps show?

Talk about the communication links.

What are the links with the rest of the world?

De-limiting MumbaiDe-limiting Mumbai

mapmap

Make sure that you can pick out the physical and human factors.

PerceptionsPerceptions

What are your perceptions of What are your perceptions of your place and your your place and your contrasting place?contrasting place?

Where did you get the Where did you get the information from? How information from? How reliable is the source? What reliable is the source? What is the purpose of the source? is the purpose of the source? (advertising, factual, film)(advertising, factual, film)

What are other peoples What are other peoples perceptions?perceptions?

How do they differ and why?How do they differ and why?

If you can answer the If you can answer the following questions you are following questions you are well on the way to well on the way to answering the exam answering the exam questions. questions.

Background Background

UKUK PopulationPopulation Land sizeLand size Population Population

densitydensity Urban Urban

populationpopulation Rural Rural

populationpopulation GDPGDP

IndiaIndia PopulationPopulation Land sizeLand size Population Population

densitydensity Urban Urban

populationpopulation Rural Rural

populationpopulation GDPGDP

For stats visit:

www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

IndustryIndustry

NottinghamNottingham Primary Primary

industryindustry Secondary Secondary

industryindustry Tertiary Tertiary

industryindustry Quaternary Quaternary

industryindustry

MumbaiMumbai Primary Primary

industryindustry Secondary Secondary

industryindustry Tertiary Tertiary

industryindustry Quaternary Quaternary

industryindustry

Physical Geography Physical Geography

NottinghamNottingham ClimateClimate LandscapeLandscape ReliefRelief

Temperate Temperate climateclimate

MumbaiMumbai ClimateClimate LandscapeLandscape ReliefRelief

Monsoon Monsoon climateclimate

HousingHousing

NottinghamNottingham Quality of life Quality of life Type of Type of

housinghousing EducationEducation Prospects Prospects

(Class?)(Class?)

MumbaiMumbai Quality of life Quality of life Type of Type of

housinghousing EducationEducation Prospects Prospects

(Social rank)(Social rank)

Crime Crime

NottinghamNottingham Crime Crime

Mapper Mapper

MumbaiMumbai TerrorismTerrorism

The FutureThe Future

NottinghamNottingham ChangesChanges Population Population

changechange IndustryIndustry HousingHousing

MumbaiMumbai ChangesChanges Population Population

changechange IndustryIndustry HousingHousing

Global linksGlobal links

NottinghamNottingham Personal Personal EconomicEconomic TradeTrade

ImportsImports ExportsExports

MumbaiMumbai Personal Personal EconomicEconomic TradeTrade

Personal impressionsPersonal impressions

NottinghamNottingham Do you know Do you know

what ‘your what ‘your place’ is? place’ is?

What are your What are your views of views of where you where you live?live?

What What influences influences these these opinions?opinions?

How would How would you change you change ‘your place’?‘your place’?

MumbaiMumbai What are your What are your

views of your views of your non-UK place?non-UK place?

Where did you Where did you get those get those views from?views from?

Were your Were your initial opinions initial opinions accurate?accurate?

What were What were your your misconceptionmisconceptions?s?

Other perspectivesOther perspectives

NottinghamNottingham How do How do

peoples peoples views differ?views differ?

Do younger Do younger people have people have a different a different view to older view to older people?people?

How does How does wealth and wealth and education education impact on impact on opinions of opinions of the place?the place?

MumbaiMumbai How does the How does the

view of the view of the rich vary from rich vary from that of the that of the slum dwellers?slum dwellers?

Does Does everyone have everyone have a fair ‘bite at a fair ‘bite at the cherry’?the cherry’?

How do How do different different groups groups opinions of the opinions of the future vary?future vary?

Exam IssuesExam Issues

You will have a series of You will have a series of resources about a UK place and a resources about a UK place and a Contrasting (probably an LEDC Contrasting (probably an LEDC place)place)

YOU WILL NOT HAVE STUDIED YOU WILL NOT HAVE STUDIED THIS PLACE.THIS PLACE. These include- maps, photos, graphs These include- maps, photos, graphs

and view points.and view points. The first questions will be asking The first questions will be asking

you about general issues you about general issues regarding this place- using the regarding this place- using the information supplied.information supplied.

These are called data response These are called data response questions- like the ones we have questions- like the ones we have done through-out the GCSE done through-out the GCSE course. course.

Exam questions for Exam questions for NottinghamNottingham

Describe the location of ‘your Describe the location of ‘your place’. (3 marks)place’. (3 marks)

For ‘your place’, name and For ‘your place’, name and describe three different leisure describe three different leisure facilities or cultural activities facilities or cultural activities which are available for local which are available for local residents and visitors. (3 marks)residents and visitors. (3 marks)

Describe how you feel about Describe how you feel about living in ‘your place’. Give living in ‘your place’. Give reasons for your answer. reasons for your answer. Explain, using examples, why Explain, using examples, why other groups of people may not other groups of people may not feel the same as you about feel the same as you about ‘your place’. (6 marks)‘your place’. (6 marks)

Exam questions for Exam questions for MumbaiMumbai

Describe the location of Describe the location of your non-UK place. (3 your non-UK place. (3 marks)marks)

How strong are the links How strong are the links between ‘your place’ in the between ‘your place’ in the UK and your non-UK place? UK and your non-UK place? (3 marks)(3 marks)

To what extent is ‘your To what extent is ‘your place’ in the UK different place’ in the UK different from your non-UK place? (6 from your non-UK place? (6 marks)marks)

An example of a An example of a resource in the final resource in the final stages of the exam.stages of the exam.

Using only evidence from fig 4, give three ways in which there are links between the cairngorms and other places (3 marks)

Describe one change which Describe one change which has occurred recently in has occurred recently in ‘your place’ or your non-UK ‘your place’ or your non-UK place. (3 Marks)place. (3 Marks)

Explain the impacts of the Explain the impacts of the change which you have change which you have described on different described on different groups of people. (8 groups of people. (8 marks)marks)

Use this table to show Use this table to show similarities and differences similarities and differences between Nottingham and between Nottingham and

MumbaiMumbaieconomeconomyy

poppop environenviron housinghousing

EconomEconomyy

You can You can continue continue this this table for table for all the all the issues issues raised in raised in this this revision revision guideguide

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environenviron

housinghousing

You could try a Venn You could try a Venn diagram to look at the diagram to look at the

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