Državna Matura Geography study plan

Sketch and label the main relief types (tectonic, volcanic, karst, fluvial, glacial, aeolian) and explain the processes that form each in 3-4 sentences per type.

Explain plate boundary types and connect them to the distribution of earthquakes, volcanoes and mountain belts on a blank world outline map.

Describe weathering, mass movement and erosion as linked steps and give one Croatian or regional example of each.

Solve 20 exam-style tasks on landform identification and process sequencing, then correct every error in writing.

Interpret climate graphs and climate classification criteria to assign climate types to 10 unseen stations.

Explain the global circulation of atmosphere, pressure belts, winds and the Coriolis effect, and link them to precipitation patterns.

Distinguish soil horizons, soil-forming factors and major soil orders, and match each to a climate-vegetation zone.

Explain river regimes, drainage patterns, groundwater and lake types, and calculate simple hydrological values such as discharge and runoff coefficient.

Explain biome distribution (tropical rainforest to tundra) using temperature, precipitation and latitude.

Calculate and interpret demographic indicators: birth rate, death rate, natural increase, total fertility rate, infant mortality and dependency ratios.

Draw and explain the demographic transition model and place 6 named countries at correct stages with evidence.

Compare population pyramids and infer migration, ageing and labour-market consequences.

Classify settlements by function, size and position, and explain urban land-use models and urbanisation processes.

Analyse push-pull migration factors and evaluate one case of international migration.

Map agricultural systems (subsistence, commercial, plantation, Mediterranean, intensive rice) to climate and soil conditions and explain their inputs and outputs.

Explain industrial location factors and classify industries by sector, and analyse one industrial region's rise and decline.

Compare transport modes by cost, speed and freight type, and explain the role of hubs and corridors.

Evaluate tourism types and their environmental, social and economic impacts using one mass-tourism and one eco-tourism example.

Interpret economic data (sector shares of GDP and employment, trade balances) to classify economies by development level.

Locate on a blank map the major physical and political units of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Australia/Oceania, and self-test until 90% accuracy.

Compare three macroregions by relief, climate, population and economy in structured notes.

Describe Croatia's relief units, climate types, drainage basins and coastline features with named examples.

Explain Croatia's population trends, settlement hierarchy and regional development disparities using named counties and towns.

Outline Croatia's main economic activities by region (agriculture, industry, tourism, transport) and connect them to natural conditions.

Convert between map scales and calculate real distances and areas from measured map distances.

Read contour lines to describe relief, calculate gradient and draw a simple cross-section.

Interpret thematic maps (choropleth, isoline, dot, flow) and state one strength and one weakness of each.

Explain what GIS layers, raster versus vector data and remote-sensing imagery are used for, and identify three practical applications.

Design a short fieldwork plan: state a hypothesis, choose sampling and data-collection methods, and identify sources of error.

Explain the causes and consequences of at least four global environmental issues (climate change, deforestation, desertification, water scarcity) with data or named examples.

Distinguish renewable from non-renewable resources and evaluate one renewable energy transition case.

Explain globalisation's drivers and its effects on trade, labour, culture and the environment, with one positive and one negative example each.

Interpret sustainable-development indicators and apply them to a named country or Croatian region.

Review weak spots from earlier weeks by redoing 15 previously missed tasks across domains 1-4.

Complete two full timed mock papers under exam conditions and record the score per domain.

Analyse every error by cause (knowledge gap, misread question, calculation slip) and write a targeted fix for each.

Re-drill the three weakest sub-topics with 10 focused tasks each until accuracy exceeds 80%.

Practise exam technique: command-word interpretation, map and graph description structure, and time allocation per task type.

Recite from memory the key facts, place names and definitions you most often forget, using a personal summary sheet.