1. Wallace Hall Academy ‘How to Pass Higher Geography’ Mr Miller

2. Wallace Hall Academy Contents 1.Course Content 2.Timelines for delivery of the course 3.NABs 4.Final Exam 5.Homework and Planners 6.Revision Techniques 7.Support for students/parents

3. Wallace Hall Academy Course Content The Course content is divided into the physical and human environments, and the interactions which take place between them. A range of geographical methods and techniques is taught through actual fieldwork or simulated fieldwork in the classroom. Opportunities are provided for candidates to make use of a range of maps, including OS maps at a variety of scales.

4. Wallace Hall Academy Physical Environments Unit (Higher) a)Atmosphere - The characteristics of the atmosphere, climate and weather. b) Hydrosphere -The water cycle and the role of water in the formation of landforms and landscapes. c) Lithosphere - The lithosphere displays a range of landforms. Examples will include Limestone, Glaciated and Coastal Landscapes. d) Biosphere - Soils and vegetation can be viewed as ecosystems, the interacting components will be investigated.

5. Wallace Hall Academy Human Environments Unit (Higher) a)Population geography - Population change and structure vary spatially and over time. b) Rural geography - Rural populations are involved in a variety of agricultural systems. c) Industrial geography - Areas of industrial concentration contain a range of manufacturing and other economic activities. d) Urban geography - Urban settlements provide a range of employment, services and residential opportunities which may be located in different parts of the settlement.

6. Wallace Hall Academy Environmental Interactions Unit (Higher) Rural land resources - Rural land resources are the product of the interaction of a wide range of physical factors modified by human activity. Development and health - Inequality of social and economic development is a major feature of the contemporary world. Levels of health and the incidence of disease are major indicators of levels of development. Such indicators may be explained geographically by reference to a variety of interacting processes. Detailed course content :- http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/Geography_Higher_3rd _edition_August%202008.pdf

7. Wallace Hall Academy Timelines for delivery of the course UnitNABS4 ExamPrelim LithosphereAug-Nov Year 1Physical Environments: March Year 1Jan Year 2 HydrosphereOct-Dec Year 1October Year 1March Year 1Jan Year 2 AtmosphereNov – Feb Year 1March Year 1Jan Year 2 Rural Land Resources Aug – March Year 1 Environmental Interactions: March Year 1Jan Year 2 IndustryApril – May Year 1December Year 1Jan Year 2 UrbanMay – June Year 1Jan Year 2 RuralAug - Sept Year 1Human Environments:Jan Year 2 BiosphereOct – Nov Year 2Jan Year 1Jan Year 2 PopulationDec – Jan Year 2Jan Year 2 Development & Health Dec –March Year 2 Jan Year 2

8. Wallace Hall Academy NABs Unit assessment Assessment for each of the Units on Physical Environments and Human Environments consists of a 45 minutes holistic assessment involving restricted responses. Assessment of the Unit Environmental Interactions, also lasts 45 minutes and requires extended responses.

9. Wallace Hall Academy Final Exam Paper 1 Physical and Human Environments TOTAL MARKS 100 Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Section A — four compulsory questions Section B — two optional questions — Physical Environments Section C — two optional questions — Human Environments *OS mapping will be assessed in at least one question in Paper 1, Section A. Questions in Sections B and C might also contain OS mapping questions.

10. Wallace Hall Academy Final Exam Paper 2 Environmental Interactions TOTAL MARKS 100 Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Candidate will answer two questions: Rural land resources Development & health

11. Wallace Hall Academy Homework and Planners 1.Homework is set each week. 2.Students be expected to record homework in their planners. 3.Homework will also be saved in :- http://geomoto.wikispaces.com/ This website can be readily accessed by parents and students online. http://geomoto.wikispaces.com/ 4.Homework will consist of written exercises, research tasks, past exam questions and revision for class tests.

12. Wallace Hall Academy Homework and Planners 5. Students will be expected to record their progress in the Geography section of their planners. 6.Past exam questions and model answers on all units covered are available on http://geomoto.wikispaces.com/ and the class are expected to access these and prepare for NABs and prelims using them. http://geomoto.wikispaces.com/ 7. LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK.

13. Wallace Hall Academy Revision Techniques Students will be expected to engage fully with open ended tasks, for example writing up their report on the Yorkshire Dales trip or gathering notes on features of Glacial Erosion. Reference to experiences and features seen during Fieldtrips and general research will boost exam marks.

14. Wallace Hall Academy Revision Techniques Past exam questions and marking schemes provide questions which will mirror the final exam questions are found at:- http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/38864.html Exam style questions and model answers on all topics and mapwork can be found at:- http://geomoto.wikispaces.com/ Notes, diagrams and revision questions are available at:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/geography/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/secondary/geo graphy/

15. Wallace Hall Academy Support for students/parents Talk about Homework each week and find a routine that allows for all reasonable tasks to be completed. Agreeing a Revision Plan and writing a Revision Timetable can be helpful. Practice the exam questions for the topics you have covered on the websites mentioned. Share answers.

16. Wallace Hall Academy Support for students/parents Prepare for the revision tests that will be sat in class each week. Share your results – are things going well? Communicate with each other, hurdles can be overcome while they are still small. Small consistent steps will have the most impact. Tortoise v Hare.

17. Wallace Hall Academy ‘How to Pass Higher Geography’ Mr Miller