Skills for Exam Success Geography

A comprehensive exam guide and practice book catering to all students of Junior Cycle Geography.

Skills for Exam Success Geography – Junior Cycle Geography

Skills for Exam Success Geography is a comprehensive exam guide and practice book catering to all students of Junior Cycle Geography.

It builds skills and perfects exam technique through exam tips, annotated sample answers and exam-style questions that fulfil the Learning Outcomes.

  • Exam-focused hints and reminders from experienced teachers and examiners help hone exam technique and skills
  • GeoSkills questions and tips provide practice and confidence with maps, photographs, graphs and other data
  • Sample answers with marking schemes and annotations throughout give clear direction in answering techniques to maximise marks
  • Includes OS maps at various scales: 1:50 000, 1:25 000 and 1:10 000

A unique and focused way of preparing for the Junior Cycle Geography exam

This book is created as a resource that allows teachers to take a step back, confident that their students can guide themselves through each question and apply the knowledge and exam skills they learned in the classroom.

  • Comprehensive examination guide and practice book catering for all students of Junior Cycle Geography
  • Each chapter begins with a list of the Learning Outcomes covered
  • GeoSkill tips are given where a question that requires a geographical skill appears. These guide students and give them the confidence to attempt questions on unfamiliar maps, diagrams and charts
  • Learning Checklists break the Learning Outcomes down for revision
  • Guide to the exam includes practical advice and an Exam Dictionary
  • Each chapter structures the revision of topics through questions, many of which use the language of the exam
  • Students are prompted to complete innovative mind maps, which will be invaluable study aids
  • To reflect the examination, questions that require students to use case studies are provided throughout
  • Exam Hints help students interpret and attempt questions and maximise marks