Geographical Skills
7 modules covering map reading, graphs, statistics and fieldwork craft — every skill for the 2027 exams, taught step by step on the oasis island survey sheet
Your route through the unit.
Start anywhere — M1 is the gentlest way in.Module S1
S1: Map Reading Foundations
Grid references, symbols, compass directions, bearings, scale, distance, area and latitude/longitude — hands-on with the Oasis Island survey sheet.
Module S2
S2: Relief & Cross-Sections
Contours, heights, cross-sections, gradients and slopes — see the third dimension in the flat sheet, then describe relief and drainage the exam way.
Module S3
S3: Map Interpretation & Decision-Making
The map as an argument: pin where photos were taken, appraise sites with admissible evidence, describe routes the exam way, judge what counts as map evidence — and run the full decision-making exercise on the levels grid.
Module S4
S4: Graphs & Charts I
Bars, lines, climate graphs, pies, pictograms, histograms and population pyramids — read them fast, draw them to the examiner's tolerance, and choose the right one every time.
Module S5
S5: Graphs & Charts II
The specialist charts: scatter and best fit, triangular, kite, dispersion, rose and radial, proportional symbols, flow lines, isolines, choropleths, hydrographs and systems — and when to choose each one.
Module S6
S6: Numbers & Statistics
Averages, percentages, ratios, significant figures, interpolation and extrapolation — plus the judgement skills: reading tables like a detective, defending conclusions with data, and spotting dodgy statistics.
Module S7
S7: Photos, Sources & GIS
The evidence desk: choose and read the four photo species, climb the annotation ladder, describe any photo band by band, decode cartoons, put sources on trial — then stack GIS layers and read the outputs like a planner.