2025 · Question 1
River-basin management · Weather systems and climate data · Urban change and housing · Population structure and change · River landscapes and processes · Rural land use and agricultural change · Cross-sections and relief interpretation · Photograph and graphical interpretation
Global Issues and Geographical Skills · Section 1
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CommonRiver-basin management
Found in 5 of 5 exam years · 5 indexed questions. Rarer does not mean harder.
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We count the exam years containing this skill heading in the same subject and qualification, across the latest five available sittings (2022–2026). Several matching questions in one year still count as one year. This is a question-type match, not a claim that identical wording repeats.
- Common
- 5/5 years
- Uncommon
- 4/5 years
- Rare
- 3/5 years
- Epic
- 2/5 years
- Legendary
- 1/5 years
- Mythic
- 0/5 years
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River-basin management
Apply a named scheme and evaluate social, economic and environmental effects.
Weather systems and climate data
Interpret climatic evidence and explain the physical causes.
Urban change and housing
Use named urban examples and distinguish problems, strategies and effectiveness.
Population structure and change
Use demographic evidence to explain change and its consequences.
River landscapes and processes
Explain erosion, transport or deposition in the appropriate part of the river.
Rural land use and agricultural change
Explain land-use advantages, changes or conflicts with appropriate evidence.
Cross-sections and relief interpretation
Connect the profile or contours with landforms and surface features.
Photograph and graphical interpretation
Describe patterns accurately and support statements with evidence.
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