Know exactly what is in Higher Geography, see your gaps at a glance, and close them one by one before the prelim and the final exam.

This printable checklist turns the whole course into 54 clear “I can…” statements, based on the current Higher Geography course specification. Tick your two global issues, colour a traffic light for each statement, tick it off every time you revise, and watch the reds turn green.

UP TO DATE FOR 2026-27
The course and exam are unchanged for 2026-27: Paper 1, Physical and human environments (100 marks, 1 hour 50 minutes, scaled to 50), Paper 2, Global issues and geographical skills (60 marks, 1 hour 10 minutes, scaled to 30), and a 30-mark assignment written up in 1 hour 30 minutes. Everything in this checklist follows that structure.

WHAT’S INSIDE (18 A4 pages)

• Cover with name, school, target grade (A / B / C / D) and exam date
• How to use, plus the exam at a glance: both papers and the assignment, timings, where the 110 marks come from after scaling, and what each part asks you to do
• My topics: tick your two global issues and write in your case study choices, with the page number for each topic
• Question-type guide: Explain, Describe, Evaluate, Discuss, Analyse, and Account for, with how each is marked, plus tips for the 20-mark map skills question
• 5 checklist pages covering the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, population, rural, urban, all four global issues and the Paper 2 skills. Every statement has Red / Amber / Green circles, Revised x1 / x2 / x3 boxes and an Exam Qs? tick box
• My check-ins: count your greens, ambers and reds three times over the year
• Key terms: 20 must-know words, from albedo and lag time to composite indicator
• Diagrams and skills: every landform, soil and atmosphere diagram to master, plus how to tackle the 20-mark skills question
• My case studies: a page for every named area and city the questions ask about
• Past paper tracker: marks for each section of both papers, total out of 160, percentage and weakest question type for 10 papers, plus a progress graph
• My fix-it list: what went wrong, how you will fix it, and a Fixed box
• Assignment: research checklist, what you can and cannot take into the write-up, a plan, and a write-up checklist showing where all 30 marks come from
• Exam-week checklist: pack your kit, the week before, and on the day
• Notes page

WHO IT’S FOR

• S5 and S6 pupils sitting Higher Geography
• Parents and carers helping at home
• Tutors and teachers looking for a ready-made revision tracker for their own pupils

PLEASE NOTE

• A4 portrait PDF. Prints in colour or greyscale on standard A4 paper.
• An independent revision resource, not an official exam board product. Topics and statements are based on the current Higher Geography course specification published by Qualifications Scotland.

Good luck with your exams!