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BGE S1-3
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Map Skills |
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Brazil and the Amazon Rainforest |
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Natural Hazards |
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Development and Health |
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National 4 & 5
There are three units in National 4 & 5 Geography; Physical Environments, Human Environments and Global Issues.
| Physical Environments |
Glaciation |
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Coasts |
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Weather |
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| Global Issues |
Environmental Hazards |
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Health |
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National 4 candidates work is internally assessed through unit assessments and an added value unit.
National 5 candidates have two forms of assessment – a question paper worth 80 marks and an assignment worth 20 marks. Both are externally marked by the SQA.
Access to SQA Past Papers is available at: SQA Past Papers - Geography N5
Higher
| Physical Environments |
Atmosphere |
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Biosphere |
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Hydrosphere |
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Lithosphere |
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| Global Issues |
Development and Health |
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Climate Change |
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Application of Geographical Skills
The final section in the exam paper worth 10 marks Candidates use their geographical skills to analyse and interpret large quantities of data from graphs, tables, pictures, charts and diagrams.
Higher candidates have two forms of assessment – a question paper worth 60 marks and an assignment worth 30 marks. Both are externally marked by the SQA.
Access to SQA Past Papers is available at: SQA Past Papers - Geography Higher
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