Higher Geography CfE 2015/2016

Have people finished the course now? We finished the course about 2 weeks before the easter holidays and we still have 3 weeks left after the holidays for revision.

I bought the How to Pass book at the start of the year and it has been useless, probably been used about twice. It doesn't even contain any questions.

I've started revising for the exam already and there is so many things to remember :0

Help!!! Any tips for revising for Higher Geography? Having a really hard time trying to get all the facts into my head?
Any idea is much appreciated! Thanks


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I'm exactly the same!! Stressing so much about it 😭

I've been doing so much revision, but there's so much content to learn that as I'm learning sections I forget parts of other topics. I'm focusing on areas which I find more difficult such as the physical side because I find human and global issues easier. Try to focus on parts of the course which are going to be in the exam and not things which are irrelevant.

I like to summarise a section on one bit of paper by making a poster or a mind map. I find flash cards really useful for geography.

Practising past paper questions is really useful too and especially drawing diagrams to support explanations as it's good to get into the habit of that.

Yes, I have been doing so much revision too. I feel like geography is all I have been doing.

Thanks for the suggestion, I will try.

Do you think that the stuff in the 2015 cfe higher paper will come up? or do you think it will be all different questions?

Yeah, I've abandoned my other subjects at the moment haha.

My teacher thinks that different questions will come up, however there is a possibility that things that came up last year could show up. My teacher predicted a question on soils, glacial deposition, land-use conflicts, but it's hard to tell.

Haha. Do you do english as well. I do. Its the day before Geography. I don't know how I am going to manage. Haha. I also think the rural topic might come up.

Have you finished the course? What was your assignment on?

I did higher english last year as I'm in sixth year. English before geography sounds awful, just make sure you manage your time and you'll do fine

We finished the course about 2 weeks before the easter holidays, so we're just revising now. Have you finished the course?

My assignment was comparing the quality of life between the inner-city and suburbs. I feel like it went okay, but it's hard to tell with assignments.

I know, I am dreading it but like you said if i manage my time I should be fine. You are very lucky you have done english. Are you doing advanced english?

Thats very similar to mine although was coming the environmental quality across a transect of the CBD, Inner city and suburbs.

I thought the assignment was really hard. I didn't feel like we had very much time.

Does anyone have any predications about what the physical environments formation question will be on? Last year they had the formation of a stack and a sandpit which I'm quite envious of. I'm worrying about it because of the amount of possible features it could be on. I'm leaning to it being on a glacial feature but I'm not sure which one, then again, it could also be a soils formation question.

My predictions (although I obviously can't make any assumptions):

Physical Environments
Atmosphere (less likely to appear, in my opinion)
(Global heat budget/oceanic circulation/ITCZ)

Hydrosphere
(Hydrological cycle)

Biosphere
(Podzol/Gley)

Lithosphere
Probably depositional/fluvio-glacial (Terminal Moraine/Drumlin/Eskers/Outwash Plain)
(Rural Land Use Conflicts in a glaciated upland area)

I think Hydrosphere, Biosphere and Lithosphere are most likely to appear; although I think Lithosphere may be worth 10 marks meaning there would only be one other PhysEnv. question.


Human Environments
Population
(Migration)

Rural
(Causes and impact of Rural Land Degradation)

Urban
(LEDC Traffic/MEDC Housing)

I think there may be 2 rural questions (10 marks) and one urban question (5 marks)


Global Issues (Dev. & Health and Climate Change only)
Development & Health
(Causes of Malaria/Development Indicators)

Global Climate Change
(Causes of climate change/Impact of climate change)

Remember these are only my predictions having looked at the Specimen and 2015 Papers; although I am fully aware that the content of these do not necessarily dictate or indicate what will appear this year.

Hope this helps!

You missed out Brown Earth soil which could also come up. X


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Aww sorry I thought you were outlining the biosphere course. Just making sure that you knew that was in course 😂


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My predictions (although I obviously can't make any assumptions):

Physical Environments
Atmosphere (less likely to appear, in my opinion)
(Global heat budget/oceanic circulation/ITCZ)

Hydrosphere
(Hydrological cycle)

Biosphere
(Podzol/Gley)

Lithosphere
Probably depositional/fluvio-glacial (Terminal Moraine/Drumlin/Eskers/Outwash Plain)
(Rural Land Use Conflicts in a glaciated upland area)

I think Hydrosphere, Biosphere and Lithosphere are most likely to appear; although I think Lithosphere may be worth 10 marks meaning there would only be one other PhysEnv. question.


Human Environments
Population
(Migration)

Rural
(Causes and impact of Rural Land Degradation)

Urban
(LEDC Traffic/MEDC Housing)

I think there may be 2 rural questions (10 marks) and one urban question (5 marks)


Global Issues (Dev. & Health and Climate Change only)
Development & Health
(Causes of Malaria/Development Indicators)

Global Climate Change
(Causes of climate change/Impact of climate change)

Remember these are only my predictions having looked at the Specimen and 2015 Papers; although I am fully aware that the content of these do not necessarily dictate or indicate what will appear this year.

Hope this helps!