Hello, #Vivers! Most of the entrance exams to higher education, in the social sciences and humanities itinerary, have Geography as a specific subject. This subject is specific to the ESO and Baccalaureate itinerary. In general, it is a subject that requires the student to master a series of specific techniques. Today, our Geography teacher, Elena, explains the 7 keys to properly preparing the Geography exam, a video that can be very useful for secondary school, high school, EvAU, EBAU or PCE UNEDasiss selectivity students, or access to training cycles of superior grade.
The 7 keys to doing a good EvAU EBAU or PCE UNEDasiss Geography Selectivity exam
1. Learn to solve practical exercises:
The Geography subject is theoretical and practical. Its exercises are fundamentally based on theory, but it is preferable to follow a script when approaching them.
There is a great variety of practical ones, we could say almost infinite, but nevertheless there is a series of them that are the ones that are repeated the most in exams and are the most characteristic of each topic.
The exercises that you should look at performing whenever you study geography are the following, and we can divide them into: graphs (climograms, population pyramids, river regimes, cliseries and sectorials) and maps (hatched or choropleths and weather maps). .
If you take these practices into account and study how they are carried out, you will have a lot to gain in Geography.
2. Know the definitions:
We have commented that Geography is theoretical and practical. In the theory section you can obtain endless definitions.
The definitions always appear in the exams of this subject, but we must study them or even extract them from the syllabus since they can clarify the content of what we are talking about a lot. A good geographer has to know how to define anything. So that we don't have to memorize them all, it is best that we understand what it means and define them in our own words.
3. Learn the political map of Spain and Europe:
Maps in Geography are basic. We can remember what we have studied throughout our lives and if not, let's take the opportunity to get to know Spain and Europe.
You have to learn the Spanish Autonomous Communities and provinces and the countries and capitals of Europe, so that we can even see the positive side and see the useful side for future trips, etc.
Geography students for PCE UNEDasiss normally have special problems memorizing these maps. To study them, atlases can be used, but if we want to use new technologies, there are interactive maps on the Internet that would make our study easier.
4. Learn the Spanish physical map:
As we have said before, maps are something basic and important. Just as you have to learn the political map, you have to recognize the relief of Spain. For example, the most important rivers, the highest peaks, mountain systems...
We can use both the atlas and interactive games on the Internet.
5. Correct management of geographical vocabulary:
Even if we are not geographers, we must know how to explain ourselves adequately, using a rich vocabulary adapted to the subject. I give an example so that it is clear: "the provinces at the top of the map", this form is not correct, it should be said "the provinces of the north of the peninsula or the provinces of the north of the peninsula." This is achieved by reading the topics and listening to the teacher so that we can see how he expresses himself.
6. Take care of order and cleanliness:
If you have to answer long questions referring to certain sections of a topic, you must try to take care of the wording; It has to have an order and take care of coherence between the parts. In addition to submitting the exam clean, without any blemishes. To do this, think before answering, organize your ideas or even use a blank sheet of paper to clarify yourself.
7. Check for spelling mistakes:
Geography has many words in capital letters such as rivers, mountain systems, provinces,... (Ebro River, Central System, Cáceres,...) so review the exam before handing it in to rectify any errors you find, we do not want to lose points in this way.
We hope that it has been useful to you and that you can get the most out of it when preparing your EvAU/EBAU/PAU or PCE UNED Selectivity Geography exams, or FP access tests. If you want to practice with real exams, visit our page exam models, and if you want to be aware of the latest news about our school and the activities we carry out, visit our Insta profile. I'll see you in class!
