Geography 試験対策

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1. 1high影響する配点: 1Plate tectonics & rock cycle

   Believing that the Earth's mantle (layer Y) is entirely liquid rather than solid or semi-molten.

   回避方法: Clarify that while the mantle exhibits plastic flow over geological timescales, it acts as a solid or semi-molten layer under high pressure. Only the outer core is liquid.
2. 2high影響する配点: 6Coastal systems

   Discussing wave erosion and wave deposition along refracted headland-bay coasts as completely isolated, independent processes.

   回避方法: Explain that wave refraction concentrates energy on headlands (causing erosion) while dispersing energy into adjacent bays (causing deposition) simultaneously.
3. 3high影響する配点: 4Graph, chart & data interpretation

   Copying raw data directly from tables and figures into answer scripts without performing mathematical processing or trend identification.

   回避方法: Calculate percentage changes, absolute differences, or identify overall patterns (e.g. 'declining at a decelerating rate') instead of repeating raw numbers.
4. 4medium影響する配点: 3Fieldwork methods & questionnaires

   Using generic, everyday terminology in fieldwork design questions (e.g. 'search on the internet' or 'using Google Maps').

   回避方法: Utilize precise, academic terms such as 'obtaining secondary satellite imagery, GIS databases, or governmental meteorological archives'.
5. 5medium影響する配点: 4Coastal systems & tectonics

   Drawing static, unannotated diagrams of features like tombolos or fold mountains, failing to show the dynamic evolutionary stages.

   回避方法: Provide sequential diagrams (Stage 1 to Stage 3) complete with dynamic arrows and annotations describing geological processes (e.g., spit development, longshore drift).
6. 6medium影響する配点: 3Changing Industrial Location

   Believing that Transnational Corporations (TNCs) relocate to Less Developed Countries (LDCs) with the primary, malicious intent to pollute.

   回避方法: Explain that relocation is driven by spatial optimization, search for cheaper labour/land resources, and proximity to emerging markets, though varying environmental laws may be an incidental factor.
7. 7high影響する配点: 4Hazards and Resilience

   Using non-geographical generalisations (e.g. 'water makes soil heavy') when discussing landslides and slope failures.

   回避方法: Frame slope instability using professional geotechnical terms such as 'increased pore water pressure', 'heightened shear stress', and 'reduced shear strength'.
8. 8medium影響する配点: 4Managing River and Coastal Environments

   Assuming that sustainable river management only encompasses environmental conservation, overlooking economic and social aspects.

   回避方法: Always structure answers around the three pillars of sustainability, showing how hard/soft engineering balances ecology, flood control cost (economic), and public safety (social).