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GCSE: Geography

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1,617 GCSE Geography essays

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    Why did so many people die in the 2010 Haiti earthquake?

    5 star(s)

    An excellent review of the main physical and human factors affecting the impacts of the Haiti earthquake. Very good use of geographical terminology and statistics. Some useful…

    • Essay length: 1206 words
    • Submitted: 16/01/2013
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Katie Price 29/12/1999
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    Why do similar kinds of hazards have different impacts in different places?

    5 star(s)

    An excellent comparison of the different impacts of two similar hazard events. Well written with good use of data.
    5 stars…

    • Essay length: 1222 words
    • Submitted: 12/01/2009
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Eleanor Wilson 08/01/2013
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    Land Use Change In Northampton!

    5 star(s)

    An excellent review of a variety of urban issues, covering 2 specific cases - the superpub and Morrisons. The student shows very detailed knowledge of the area, with…

    • Essay length: 5209 words
    • Submitted: 20/08/2003
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Katie Price 29/12/1999
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    Mexico to USA Migration Case Study

    4 star(s)

    A generally good essay looking at Mexico - USA migration. However in places it is very generalised and instead needs focus in specifically on Mexico and the USA.
    4…

    • Essay length: 1638 words
    • Submitted: 21/03/2012
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Eleanor Wilson 08/01/2013
    • Reviewed by: (?) thumbsup 20/04/2012
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    Sea Defence. Which is better: hard or soft engineering?

    4 star(s)

    A generally very good review of hard and soft engineering techniques. Small tweaks as outlined in the comments would allow make this into a very strong answer.
    4 stars…

    • Essay length: 489 words
    • Submitted: 12/03/2012
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Eleanor Wilson 01/12/2012
    • Reviewed by: (?) skatealexia 12/07/2012
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    Case Study: Gambias Youthful Population. What are the positive and negative impacts?

    4 star(s)

    A very good case study of youthful population in The Gambia. A good use of data however this could be strengthened by comparison with other countries and also use…

    • Essay length: 625 words
    • Submitted: 18/01/2011
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Eleanor Wilson 08/01/2013
    • Reviewed by: (?) skatealexia 17/08/2012
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    Earthquakes in MEDC's and LEDC's

    4 star(s)

    Overall a good review of the impacts resulting from two similar earthquakes. Some weaknesses in the structuring of the essay but otherwise very good.
    4 stars…

  8. Marked by a teacher

    Migration within a countrys borders have greater negative impacts at their origin than their destination. Discuss.

    4 star(s)

    Over all a good attempt to answer the question, using relevant examples and geographical terminology. A more detailed analysis of the evidence in the conclusion would have strengthened this…

    • Essay length: 1344 words
    • Submitted: 16/09/2012
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Molly Reynolds 18/12/1999
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    Managing Road Traffic in Singapore

    4 star(s)

    High quality spelling, punctuation and grammar, including appropriate terminology. Excellent use of relevant statistics to support key points. The source of the stats should be mentioned - this…

    • Essay length: 523 words
    • Submitted: 29/08/2012
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Katie Price 29/12/1999
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    Why did so many people die in the Kobe Earthquake?

    4 star(s)

    This answer contains useful information about the Kobe earthquake, including its causes, impacts and the responses to it. It could be improved by being more focused on the question…

    • Essay length: 1297 words
    • Submitted: 05/07/2010
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Nigel Fisher 16/02/2012

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