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This year in your HSC Geography course you’ve learned how to appreciate geographical perspectives about the contemporary world. You’ve specifically studied biophysical and human processes, interactions and trends. Your course included fieldwork and various case studies, combined with an assessment of the geographers’ contribution to understanding our environment and demonstrating the relevance of geographical study.
The HSC Geography Syllabus was last revised in 2009. Doing past exam papers from 2009 onward will give you a good idea of what to expect in your final exams. We’ve got HSC Geography past papers from 2002 onwards to help you.
We’ve organised the past papers by course and year, naming the links as accurately as possible. If you find any errors, please let us know.
Sometimes, there is only a marking guide available, in others, the marking guide contains sample answers as well. The table usually shows each question and the criteria with each mark or mark range.
3 Tips to Help you Prepare for Your HSC Geography Exam
- Practice Geo Skills. The key to acing the multiple-choice section in the exam is knowing how to demonstrate the skills on pages 15 and 16 of the HSC Geography syllabus. Some are easier than others, but it’s oh so easy to make silly mistakes and you don’t want to get caught out unnecessarily. We suggest practising all skills consistently and long before you get to ‘crunch’ time. That way you’ll give yourself plenty of time to learn from your mistakes. Also, always double check your answers.
- Create Your Own Evidence Study Sheets. Case studies, stats and examples – you must memorise these so that you can tie them in with every essay and long short answer question. The best way is to create a one page ‘cheat sheet’. Divide it into three columns. List every topic in the first, the best stats in the second and appropriate real life examples in the last. Don’t forget to research online and include your own contemporary examples for topics that don’t require a set case study.
- Practice Your Essay Structure. Do this for every dot point in the syllabus. This will help you write concise responses without ‘waffling’ by the time you get to the exam. You don’t have to be a brilliant English writer in Geography. Essays are straight forward and to the point. Aim to write essays that are 800-900 words long. Completing HSC Geography past papers will also give you the practice you need.
3 Tips to Help you Ace Your HSC Geography Exam
- Use Syllabus Terminology. Use accurate terminology as is used in the HSC Geography syllabus. Get name-dropping… “suburbanisation, exurbanisation, topography, biodiversity.” Markers are always impressed when you demonstrate you are familiar with the syllabus.
- Examples are Uber-Important. Integrate evidence wherever you can, both for short answers and even more so in essays. Don’t only use examples from your text book or class work – integrate examples you’ve researched online which make you stand out from the pack. Remember to base all your Geography terminology and processes on your examples.
- Doublecheck all Mathematical-type Answers. This especially relates to numerical-based skills questions, like area and grid references, latitude and longitude and distance. It’s easy to make silly mistakes under exam conditions. Check and check again.
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2021 Geography Answers
2021 Geography Exam Paper
2020 Geography Answers
2020 Geography Exam Paper
2019 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/04926ed5-ff32-4257-9d65-14dbf1701c8e/2019-hsc-geography-mg.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-04926ed5-ff32-4257-9d65-14dbf1701c8e-mXDWvNd
2019 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/c18efd7a-a500-43c3-a498-3621ea6a0fc0/2019-hsc-geography.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-c18efd7a-a500-43c3-a498-3621ea6a0fc0-n5j2iP2
2018 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/4d8112fe-0376-436a-8989-301e17e6044c/2018-hsc-geography-mg.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-4d8112fe-0376-436a-8989-301e17e6044c-ms-7MUn
2018 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/589fb2b7-639c-4bb6-b3d0-96ca144aca52/2018-hsc-geography.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-589fb2b7-639c-4bb6-b3d0-96ca144aca52-mCzMf1l
2017 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/9863ceaa-8343-46ab-a84b-233b0fdca88d/2017-hsc-mg-geography.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-9863ceaa-8343-46ab-a84b-233b0fdca88d-m00s9Z6
2017 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/362fd011-debd-4b91-83a6-0def3567ae50/2017-hsc-geography.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-362fd011-debd-4b91-83a6-0def3567ae50-m0Qs66H
2016 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/5c21176c-d8eb-4df0-9d4b-d1725973cdd4/2016-hsc-mg-geography.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-5c21176c-d8eb-4df0-9d4b-d1725973cdd4-lCls4aD
2016 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/b7a649da-e8a4-4f70-a1ca-2a6014b8021f/2016-hsc-geography.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-b7a649da-e8a4-4f70-a1ca-2a6014b8021f-lP2BYti
2016 Geography Sample Writing Booklethttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/d36d677f-5004-4c2f-aad3-c5d736826a8f/geography-hsc-sample-writing-booklet-s3.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-d36d677f-5004-4c2f-aad3-c5d736826a8f-lHV31Xg
2015 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/ca720255-104f-4b0c-a659-0578e49664a1/geography-hsc-mg-2015.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-ca720255-104f-4b0c-a659-0578e49664a1-lG915R4
2015 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/bcc9cc4d-c37e-4a27-9864-760d2e55d6d5/geography-hsc-exam-2015.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-bcc9cc4d-c37e-4a27-9864-760d2e55d6d5-mp2BEOs
2014 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/afb6f950-e5f7-471d-85ba-2699625b7f75/geography-hsc-mg-2014.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-afb6f950-e5f7-471d-85ba-2699625b7f75-lG979aV
2014 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/1d2003e0-ec37-422e-a6bf-9e4580ecbfd8/geography-hsc-exam-2014.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-1d2003e0-ec37-422e-a6bf-9e4580ecbfd8-lG96fV7
2013 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/3e3bce88-b10f-407f-bb6b-8981aba0a6af/geography-hsc-mg-2013.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-3e3bce88-b10f-407f-bb6b-8981aba0a6af-lG9A-iI
2013 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/fcaec3e9-40a1-490b-9a73-f107052ebd2b/geography-hsc-exam-2013.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-fcaec3e9-40a1-490b-9a73-f107052ebd2b-lG9AZU9
2012 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/51c539e4-549f-4649-8129-969bac8dc462/geography-hsc-mg-2012.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-51c539e4-549f-4649-8129-969bac8dc462-lG9CRVl
2012 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/833d5837-378f-4bbf-8805-6359ae16cc62/geography-hsc-exam-2012.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-833d5837-378f-4bbf-8805-6359ae16cc62-lG9CQXS
2012 Geography Notes From Marking Centrehttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/432a0f24-a2e2-4c27-9f7f-950756aaaf25/geography-hsc-notes-2012.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-432a0f24-a2e2-4c27-9f7f-950756aaaf25-lG9CQpg
2012 Geography Sample Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/b084ca7d-b9fa-4fd2-87e7-693f691ebab9/geography-hsc-sa-2012.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-b084ca7d-b9fa-4fd2-87e7-693f691ebab9-lG9CRBM
2011 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/5ed9959e-f3ac-4012-9b8b-38d8a27ecad1/geography-hsc-mg-2011.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-5ed9959e-f3ac-4012-9b8b-38d8a27ecad1-lG9F7NZ
2011 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/435b79d7-c78f-4f95-a52f-3c90aab16fce/geography-hsc-exam-2011.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-435b79d7-c78f-4f95-a52f-3c90aab16fce-lG9F71I
2011 Geography Sample Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/a287aa0f-e143-4a4d-a599-2592db80a604/geography-hsc-sa-2011.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-a287aa0f-e143-4a4d-a599-2592db80a604-lG9F89i
2010 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/33cf1326-47e4-4b10-826f-6ee005b65ead/geography-hsc-mg-2010.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-33cf1326-47e4-4b10-826f-6ee005b65ead-lGcDTbW
2010 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/df962d44-b3fa-4a57-b037-f7b445e190b5/geography-hsc-exam-2010.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-df962d44-b3fa-4a57-b037-f7b445e190b5-lGcDSP-
2010 Geography Sample Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/41e3c33c-dbbf-4e4c-bd40-5eb6b1d0f557/geography-hsc-sa-2010.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-41e3c33c-dbbf-4e4c-bd40-5eb6b1d0f557-lGcDTo-
2009 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/cd6967ff-d2b6-4955-a665-05296c4f78e8/geography-hsc-mg-2009.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-cd6967ff-d2b6-4955-a665-05296c4f78e8-lGcFe9q
2009 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/13f8a8b1-3e8d-4da5-8920-dfc6bd8fa798/geography-hsc-exam-2009.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-13f8a8b1-3e8d-4da5-8920-dfc6bd8fa798-lGcFdUF
2009 Geography Sample Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/fa21d6d4-7cf5-4e0a-8dd0-d1f80b72cb98/geography-hsc-sa-2009.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-fa21d6d4-7cf5-4e0a-8dd0-d1f80b72cb98-lGcFeoT
2008 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/50a12b66-91d8-49a0-b8c7-cb634c6d6b3f/geography-hsc-notes-2008.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-50a12b66-91d8-49a0-b8c7-cb634c6d6b3f-lGcvFNL
2008 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/eed9d13b-c707-4525-8dc3-0bb943359a8c/geography-hsc-exam-2008.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-eed9d13b-c707-4525-8dc3-0bb943359a8c-lGcvFvA
2007 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/926ffb82-2c8e-447f-9709-2ce080ea6403/geography-hsc-notes-2007.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-926ffb82-2c8e-447f-9709-2ce080ea6403-lGcwtdT
2007 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/06240ee1-4a38-42d2-8bf7-e23f80d6cec5/geography-hsc-exam-2007.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-06240ee1-4a38-42d2-8bf7-e23f80d6cec5-lGcws.U
2006 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/8e3bb793-5665-42cf-b318-bd14d6fef088/geography-hsc-notes-2006.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-8e3bb793-5665-42cf-b318-bd14d6fef088-lGdkaBg
2006 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/96d07659-c4f8-4141-bf3b-2c71a6ccda43/geography-hsc-exam-2006.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-96d07659-c4f8-4141-bf3b-2c71a6ccda43-lGdkagm
2005 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/43c13c35-5430-44d5-abb7-740b00b5a2b5/geography-hsc-notes-2005.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-43c13c35-5430-44d5-abb7-740b00b5a2b5-lGdjkkR
2005 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/d68c0567-5d6e-4b3e-8f2d-32c78a16ee7d/geography-hsc-exam-2005.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-d68c0567-5d6e-4b3e-8f2d-32c78a16ee7d-lGdjk3x
2004 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/0330a492-4fb4-46a2-ade3-77a1c25d5bbc/geography-hsc-notes-2004.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-0330a492-4fb4-46a2-ade3-77a1c25d5bbc-lGd7H9i
2004 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/857b987d-11db-4bab-baf7-07240acf292c/geography-hsc-exam-2004.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-857b987d-11db-4bab-baf7-07240acf292c-lZQGKJn
2003 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/6b54a160-bbdc-4dd0-910b-e4ac6dc5a5f4/geography-hsc-notes-2003.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-6b54a160-bbdc-4dd0-910b-e4ac6dc5a5f4-lGd8EtS
2003 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/1aea25f2-4064-4e7b-bba9-715be3597c0a/geography-hsc-exam-2003.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-1aea25f2-4064-4e7b-bba9-715be3597c0a-lGd8Ebs
2002 Geography Answershttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/deb2e305-d918-4fa4-9a64-21e7ac6ddcc2/geography-hsc-notes-2002.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-deb2e305-d918-4fa4-9a64-21e7ac6ddcc2-lGdeRPP
2002 Geography Exam Paperhttps://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/wcm/connect/546e12bf-66c5-4921-9d7d-1e16396df7c0/geography-hsc-exam-2002.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-546e12bf-66c5-4921-9d7d-1e16396df7c0-lGdeRz4
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