1. How to answer 6 mark questions (GCSE)?
The questions are level marked.
This means that the detail of your answer counts rather than making 6 separate points.

2. Level 1 answers 1/2 marks out of 6 The answer is BASIC
It contains descriptions rather than explanations
It does not contain case study examples

3. Level 2 answers 3/4 marks out of 6 The answer is CLEAR
It contains descriptions and some explanations
It does contain case study examples in a basic way. It may not include statistics (data).

4. Level 3 answers 5/6 marks out of 6 The answer is DETAILED
It contains descriptions and thorough explanations
It contains case study examples and uses data to back up points that have been made.

5. When you answer a question that requires a longer answer, remember the PEEL technique.
Make your POINT E
Give your EVIDENCE E
EXPLAIN your evidence L
If possible, LINK to your next statement or the original point.

6. GCSE Geography Unit 1: Challenges for the planet
Explain how fossil fuels have caused the increase in CO2 emissions. (6)

7. Make your point
The growth of the world population and the economic growth of newly industrialized countries such as India and China explain an increase in the use of fossil fuels. There are many more cars on the road.

8. Give and explain your evidence
For instance, in China 75 per cent of energy produced in power stations comes from coal, the fossil fuel which releases the largest amount of carbon dioxide. For example, in Delhi, India, the number of cars has grown from half a million in 1970 to 5 million in Cars use fossil fuels to power them.

9. Link – link back to the point
Therefore, the rise of the amount of carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere is explained by the increased use of fossil fuels.

10. The growth of the world population and the economic growth of newly industrialized countries such as India and China explain an increase in the use of fossil fuels.
For instance, in China 75 per cent of energy produced in power stations comes from coal, the fossil fuel which releases the largest amount of carbon dioxide.
There are many more cars on the road(1).
For example, in Delhi, India, the number of cars has grown from half a million in 1970 to 5 million in 2008(1). Cars use fossil fuels to power them.
Therefore, the rise of the amount of carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere is explained by the increased use of fossil fuels.