SACE Geography Stage 2 Notes

These are the 20 revision notes inside the SACE Geography Mastery Pack. Open any note to see what it covers before you buy.

1. Grid references, area references, direction and latitude/longitude on topographic mapsStage 2 · Geographical skills and fieldwork (exam Section 1)

   Map skills

2. Scale: calculating distance, route length and area from a 1:25 000 mapStage 2 · Geographical skills and fieldwork (exam Section 1)

   Map skills

3. Contours, relief, spot heights and drawing or reading cross-sectionsStage 2 · Geographical skills and fieldwork (exam Section 1)

   Map skills

4. Describing a route with direction, distance, elevation and land coverStage 2 · Geographical skills and fieldwork (exam Section 1)

   Map skills

5. Site, situation and settlement pattern: how physical features shape land useStage 2 · Geographical skills and fieldwork (exam Section 1)

   Map interpretation

6. Photographs, satellite images and old maps: comparing representations and change over timeStage 2 · Geographical skills and fieldwork (exam Section 1)

   Map interpretation

7. Hypotheses and inquiry questions: writing testable fieldwork hypothesesStage 2 · Geographical skills and fieldwork (exam Section 1)

   Fieldwork

8. Primary data-collection techniques, sampling, validity and limitationsStage 2 · Geographical skills and fieldwork (exam Section 1)

   Fieldwork

9. Evaluating and choosing visual representations: choropleth, proportional symbols, graphs and transectsStage 2 · Geographical skills and fieldwork (exam Section 1)

   Data presentation

10. Ecosystem components and functions: water, soil, atmosphere and vegetationStage 2 · Topic 1: Ecosystems and people (exam Section 2)

    Ecosystems and people

11. Ecosystem services: provisioning, regulating, cultural and supportingStage 2 · Topic 1: Ecosystems and people (exam Section 2)

    Ecosystems and people

12. Land-cover change, land degradation and biodiversity loss: causes and case studiesStage 2 · Topic 1: Ecosystems and people (exam Section 2)

    Ecosystems and people

13. The ecological footprint, biocapacity and how they are measuredStage 2 · Topic 1: Ecosystems and people (exam Section 2)

    Ecosystems and people

14. Why footprints vary between countries, and strategies to reduce themStage 2 · Topic 1: Ecosystems and people (exam Section 2)

    Ecosystems and people

15. Birth rates, death rates, total fertility rate and natural changeStage 2 · Topic 3: Population change (exam Section 2)

    Population trends

16. Population structures and pyramids: ageing and youthful populationsStage 2 · Topic 3: Population change (exam Section 2)

    Population trends

17. Consequences of population structures and government responsesStage 2 · Topic 3: Population change (exam Section 2)

    Population trends

18. Global population distribution, migration types and push-pull factorsStage 2 · Topic 3: Population change (exam Section 2)

    Movement of people

19. Impacts of migration at origin and destination, and responses to forced migrationStage 2 · Topic 3: Population change (exam Section 2)

    Movement of people

20. Command words, map evidence and case-study use in the 60-mark e-examStage 2 · Exam technique

    Command words and case studies