Geography study guides

A guide to how SQA Advanced Higher Geography is built and assessed: the three skill areas, the 50-mark question paper, the 100-mark project-folio (geographical study and geographical issue), the SCQF level 7 standing and the A to D grading out of 150 marks.

A guide to gathering and processing techniques in SQA Advanced Higher Geography: research and fieldwork design, the physical and human fieldwork techniques, questionnaire and interview design, and evaluating reliability. Worth 10 marks in the question paper and central to the geographical study.

A guide to geographical data handling in SQA Advanced Higher Geography: data types and sampling, graphical and map-based presentation, descriptive statistics, and the inferential tests (Spearman's, Pearson's, chi-squared, regression, nearest neighbour). Worth 20 marks in the question paper.

A guide to map interpretation in SQA Advanced Higher Geography: using the 1:25,000 OS map with grid references and scale, reading relief and landforms, interpreting settlement, communications and land use, and cross-referencing supplementary items. Worth 20 marks in the question paper.

A guide to the SQA Advanced Higher Geography project-folio: the 60-mark geographical study (independent fieldwork investigation), the 40-mark geographical issue (critical evaluation of a current complex issue), and how to plan, write and manage both to meet the SQA submission date.