I literally just relied on Powerful Geography 2 textbook and Global Interactions textboom and basically sumarised with reference to the syllabus. The skills (mainly multiple choice) has not really been impacted/changed by the new syllabus so past syllabus papers for skills will still be relevant. There is a sample exam on the geography syllabus page, CSSA and Independent both made geo trial exams this year, so maybe ask your teacher if they can purchase either (if you did one of them, buy the other). I think some companies also have recently released summary books based off the new syllabus. For me, I've just been doing mindmaps, making essay plans for different scenarios, and just memorisiing my case studies with statistics, e.c.t. Also, my teacher is saying that since NESA is really pushing this notion of suatainability to be the main driving force of the new syllabus, if I were you, I would be putting a few of the UN Sustainability Goals (UNSDG's) into your mind in regards to your case studies, as I bet markers will be eating that up if you include them, especially for your Global Sustainability case study, as that will back up your points. Make sure you are able to coherently and concisely sum up each of your case studies into its location, spatial pattern, character and linkages - by having a template for these five ideas, you can optimise your exam time, as you don't have to struggle in the exam to condense such broad topics into a few sentences, allowing you to focus more on the main part of your responses; your explainations and examples. For the Section III structured extended response and Section IV standalone extended response, one will be on Ecosystems and Global Biodiversity and the other on Rural and Urban Places (GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY WILL NEVER BE THE CORE MODULE IN EITHER SECTION III OR IV). If you are aiming to well, make sure you are referring to geographic terminology:
Ecosystems and Global Biodiversity:
- Biomass
- Ecological integrity
- Vulnerability
- Resilience
- Dynamic Equilibrium
Rural and Urban Places
- Settlement patterns; dispersed, nucleated or linear
- Settlement heirarchy
- Urbinisation
- Interdependence on rural and urban places
- Sphere of influence (i.e. How significant?)
- Demographics
Basically, just know all your case studies in enough detail to be able to write up to 20 marks worth of an extended response (could be broken up into parts if in section III)
Have some essay plans ready, noting that answering the question doesn't require as much 'flair' compared to other essay subjects such as English; GET TO THE POINT! Make sure you include the location and spatial data as unlike other subjects, the case studies are not drawn from a specific elective (that means that in theory, every single school could be studying different places/case studies - which means that the marker may not know your particular case study in a lot of depth as it definitely won't be a teacher from your school who is marking your exam - HELP THEM OUT! LET THEM GIVE YOU THE MARKS!)
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