Exam Question Booklet

This booklet  has a vast selection of possible exam questions (remember we cannot predict everything and things may be worded differently!). The more you do then the more confident you will feel for the exam – remember feedback from the teacher is key to see how you are progressing.

Please note that the marks for each question in the booklet tend to be what the SQA would ask for. However, they may be less (for example may not be worth 12 marks but 8). Knowing more is better than knowing less – I have made them for worst case scenario!

The numbers for each question correspond to your question tracker grid  – if you did well at a question attempt then green, you did ok but still room for improvement then amber, you really need to work on developing your skills and knowledge in this area then red. The model answers below from class have a number so you can see what question they refer to.

Higher Geography Practice Questions

Practice Question Tracker Higher

SQA Past Papers = https://www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm?subject=Geography&level=NH

Model Answers

Here are the model answers that we have created in class (please note that this will build up over time). Some refer to the booklet (numbered ones) and some may refer to certain past papers or specimen paper.  Remember number of marks may be different – booklet gives the worst case scenario (what is most it could be worth).

Population 

42. Census Issues within the developing world = 42CensusIssues

46/47/48. Causes and Impacts of Forced Migration Case Study = SyriaMigration

Specimen Paper Question 9 – Consequences of Underpopulation = Specimen Paper underpopulation

Rural

52/53. Land Use Conflicts + Control Strategies in Lake District = 5253LakeDistrict

54. Impacts of Rural Land Degradation in Sahel = ImpactsofDesertification

55. Management of Rural Land Degradation in Sahel and evaluate effectiveness = 55MangagingandEvaluate

Urban 

56/57a) Favelas in Rio – issues and strategies = Rio Favela Issues and Solutions

58. Edinburgh – Housing Strategies and evaluate effectiveness = Edinburgh Urban

60. Edinburgh – Traffic Strategies and evaluate effectiveness = Edinburgh Urban

Lithosphere

1-9. Coastal Formations = Coastal Formations

10-15. Glacial Erosion Formations = Glaciation Formations

16-18. Glacial Deposition Formations = Glaciated Deposition Formations

Atmosphere

33. Insolation Variations – surplus at Equator and deficit at poles = Insolation Variations model answer

34. Energy redistribution – atmosphere = Atmosphere model answer

36. Energy redistribution – oceans and atmosphere = Ocean and Atmosphere Model Answer

37. Global Heat Budget = Global Heat Budget Model Answer

38+39 = ITCZ (Specimen Paper and 2016 past Paper) = ITCZ SPECIMEN AND 2016

Hydrosphere

25. Movement of water within a drainage basin = Discuss the movement of water within a drainage basin

26. Factors affecting hydrological cycle = Explain the human and physical factors that may affect the hydrological cycle

30. Urban v Rural Flood Hydrograph = Urban v Rural Hydrograph

 

Development and Health 

62. Issues with Single Indicators = Indicators Practice Answers

63. Uneven Development between Developing Countries = model answer unenven development between countries

65. Malaria Control Strategies and Effectiveness = Malaria Practice Question

66. Primary Healthcare – explain strategies and evaluate effectiveness = Primary Healthcare Model Answer

More Development and Health practice questions and advice = DevHealthQs

Skills

77. 2019 Skills Question = 2019