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What has come up on the Geography papers (2022–2026), topic by topic, with step-by-step practice at Common Level.

Common Level

Geography, Common Level(6 marks)

Three quick ones from the Geography topics that come up most.

(a)An aerial photo taken at an angle, showing the horizon, is?
  1. Vertical
  2. Oblique
  3. Plan view
(b)Which is a renewable energy source?
  1. Natural gas
  2. Coal
  3. Wind
(c)Which most improves a young person's life chances in a developing country?
  1. Free primary schooling
  2. Marrying at the age of 14
  3. Leaving school early for work
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(a) Oblique

(b) Wind

(c) Free primary schooling

Your turn: pick the answer for each one.

Common Level

200 flash cards and 120 step-by-step drill questions at Common Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 5 Geography Common Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
OS map skills banker5 of 52026
Energy resources banker5 of 52026
Tourism and transport banker5 of 52026
Aerial photographs banker5 of 52026
Rivers banker5 of 52026
Rural and urban settlement banker5 of 52026
Weather instruments and charts banker5 of 52026
Life chances of young people banker5 of 52026
Migration banker5 of 52026
Population and the DTM most years4 of 52026
Mass movement most years4 of 52026
Primary activities and resources most years4 of 52025
Aid to developing countries most years4 of 52026
Plate tectonics and fold mountains most years4 of 52026

More topics: Urbanisation and urban change, Weathering and karst, Economic development, Earthquakes, Coasts, Glaciation, Soils, Climate, Globalisation, Secondary activities, Climate change, Rock types, Significant weather events, Volcanoes, Rock exploitation, Managing surface processes.

Try three

OS map skills, 3 marks

A church is 4 tenths east of easting 23 and 7 tenths north of northing 51, in sub-zone R. Grid reference?

  1. R 237 514
  2. R 517 234
  3. R 234 517
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R 234 517

Easting first: 23 plus 4 tenths = 234. Then northing: 51 plus 7 tenths = 517. Put the sub-zone letter in front: R 234 517.

Rural and urban settlement, 3 marks

A town has a cathedral, three secondary schools and a hospital. Which functions do these show?

  1. Mining, fishing and forestry
  2. Religious, educational, medical
  3. Industrial, defensive and port
Show the answer

Religious, educational, medical

A function is a service or activity a settlement provides. Churches, schools, hospitals, shops, factories and harbours on a map or photo show a town's functions.

Life chances of young people, 3 marks

Compared with a teenager in Ireland, one in Malawi is more likely to?

  1. Leave school early to work
  2. Go on to third-level college
  3. Live to over 80 years of age
Show the answer

Leave school early to work

Many families in Malawi need children's work on farms or in markets. School fees, distance to school and too few teachers also cut schooling short.

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