15 exam-style questions with model answers, plus 20 quick multi-choice questions — every question on the site for this standard, grouped by the 5 pages of notes they come from.
Write a full answer before you reveal the model one — that comparison is where the marks come from. Every block links back to the notes that teach it.
Identify a contemporary New Zealand geographic issue and explain why it qualifies under the standard's definitions.
Describe in detail the spatial dimension of your issue, using specific information.
Fully explain why the way an issue is defined at the start determines what can be concluded at the end.
Describe the nature of the geographic issue you have studied.
Describe the nature of the issue in detail, using specific information, and explain what the evidence does and does not establish.
Fully explain, showing insight, what the pattern of your issue reveals about how the environment and people interact in that place.
Explain the different viewpoints individuals or groups hold about your issue.
Explain in detail, using specific information, the viewpoints of two groups who disagree, and account for why they disagree.
Fully explain the viewpoints held on your issue, incorporating the beliefs, values and perspectives that produce them.
Describe how one viewpoint on your issue has changed over time.
Explain how and why one viewpoint on your issue has changed over time, using specific information.
Fully explain a change in viewpoint on your issue, showing insight into what actually drives such changes.
Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different courses of action for your issue, and recommend one with a reason.
Justify your recommended course of action with detailed reasons.
Fully justify your recommended course of action, demonstrating why it is better than any other.