Higher Geography CfE 2015/2016

Original post by Robinson301115

i need some help to am take higher geography to and would like help, although its more about the study stress and the fact there are so many topics so could you help thanks :smile:

There is quite a lot of topics, however if you break it up and focus on what should come up then it's a lot more manageable.

My school gave us booklets that have a topic list with aims set by the SQA on questions and what they can ask e.g. in rural the only things that can come up are the impact and management of rural land desertification, so no introduction type stuff is needed.

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Is anyone revising from the Leckie and Leckie book alone? My jotter notes are quite patchy (partly my fault, partly teacher's fault) but I'm paranoid the revision guide isn't comprehensive enough (like the How to Pass book).

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Original post by emma_georgia998

Is anyone revising from the Leckie and Leckie book alone? My jotter notes are quite patchy (partly my fault, partly teacher's fault) but I'm paranoid the revision guide isn't comprehensive enough (like the How to Pass book).

That book looks a lot better than the How to Pass which is awful. You can see how well your notes are if you do past papers and then mark them. The mark schemes are a good indication of the sorts of detail an answer requires. I'm not revising from any revision guides, only using my class notes and we got a revision booklet which has an a page for every single topic.

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molly221

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Original post by emma_georgia998

Is anyone revising from the Leckie and Leckie book alone? My jotter notes are quite patchy (partly my fault, partly teacher's fault) but I'm paranoid the revision guide isn't comprehensive enough (like the How to Pass book).

This is all I am using as well as the hodder Gibson geography model paper book x

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Original post by ashleymacleod

That book looks a lot better than the How to Pass which is awful. You can see how well your notes are if you do past papers and then mark them. The mark schemes are a good indication of the sorts of detail an answer requires. I'm not revising from any revision guides, only using my class notes and we got a revision booklet which has an a page for every single topic.

Okay thanks, getting past paper book today... Bit late I know 😁

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Original post by molly221

This is all I am using as well as the hodder Gibson geography model paper book x

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Okey doke, the course specifications online were very vague about what you have to know and I've found the Leckie and Leckie book super helpful x

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Mystery.

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Original post by ashleymacleod

There is quite a lot of topics, however if you break it up and focus on what should come up then it's a lot more manageable.

My school gave us booklets that have a topic list with aims set by the SQA on questions and what they can ask e.g. in rural the only things that can come up are the impact and management of rural land desertification, so no introduction type stuff is needed.

What about factors which lead to desertification like soil and wind erosion?

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Original post by Mystery.

What about factors which lead to desertification like soil and wind erosion?

My teacher said you don't need to learn them because they aren't in the statements for the exam produced by the SQA.

We were taught the processes for soil and wind erosion and the causes of desertification, however my teacher told us that they won't be in the exam and that they were just background information. There are no questions in the specimen, exemplar or practice papers on it. That topic should cover effects of desertification and the management strategies and their effectiveness.

In the SQA course assessment specification it says under rural 'The impact and management of rural land degradation related to arainforest or semi-arid area.'
http://www.sqa.org.uk/files_ccc/CASHGeography.pdf

I'm guessing this is right, but if anyone has anything else to add then feel free to.

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tiff4ny

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hi everyone, I really need a reliable answer to this so any help would be really great;
I struggle with physical geography, I prefer human and I'm generally better at the human side, my question is about the formations which could come up; say the factors influencing the formation of a soil came up, would a formation question still come up for either glaciation or coasts?

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Original post by tiff4ny

hi everyone, I really need a reliable answer to this so any help would be really great;
I struggle with physical geography, I prefer human and I'm generally better at the human side, my question is about the formations which could come up; say the factors influencing the formation of a soil came up, would a formation question still come up for either glaciation or coasts?

Yeah the formation question could come up however i believe it will be a glacier one as the 2015 exam paper has 2 coastal formations and the SQA are obliged to question the whole course as quickly as possible, so yes both can and probably will as physical has 4 main topics and generally only 3 come up so my guess would be yes however make sure you study everything to be sure.

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It would be so good if there were more past papers because I've done them all and the 4 practice papers I got in a book :/

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ROC10

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How's everyone feeling for Friday? :smile:

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molly221

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Original post by ROC10

How's everyone feeling for Friday? :smile:

So unprepared due to English tomorrow

What about you
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Original post by molly221

So unprepared due to English tomorrow. What about you

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Original post by ROC10

How's everyone feeling for Friday? :smile:

I feel pretty prepared as this is my first exam and I've sort of not revised for my other subjects as much oops.

I've been over things I hate like hydrosphere, but I'm still wishing that it doesn't come up :/

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