Past admissions interview questions for Geography
If I were to visit the area where you live, what would I be interested in? (Oxford University Website)
What do you think about those who regard global warming as nonsense? (Oxbridge Applications)
Are fair trade bananas really fair? (Oxbridge Applications)
Imagine you are hosting the BBC4 Radio Show on New Year's Day, what message would you send to the people using this programme? (Oxbridge Applications)
Explain cliff formation after looking at a photograph. How can computers aid geographers in understanding such processes? (Oxbridge Applications)
What is the relevance of physical geography to human geography? (Oxbridge Applications)
Are there any articles you’ve read in the paper recently that are relevant to physical geography? (Oxbridge Applications)
If I would describe maps as an example of unreal realism. How would you react to that statement? (Cambridge interview, The Student Room)
Compare the effects of live 8 to those of live aid. (Cambridge interview, The Student Room)
Where's our local limestone deposit? (Cambridge interview, The Student Room)
Compare avian influenza to hurricanes. (Oxford interview, The Student Room)
Define risk? (Oxford interview, The Student Room)
What would make anyone want to settle in a place such as Iceland? (Oxford interview, The Student Room)
Would anything remain in Geography if we took the notion of place away? (Oxford Interview Questions)
Give and explain some environmental impacts of industrial agriculture? (Oxford Interview Questions)
Why should we conserve? (Oxford Interview Questions)
Where should physical and human geography be looked at together? (Oxford Interview Questions)
What are the issues surrounding world debt? (Oxford Interview Questions)
How does drama relate to geography? (Oxford Interview Questions)
Why do you think Bavaria has the lowest breastfeeding rate in Germany? (Oxford Interview Questions)
How does Geography relate to A Midsummer Night’s Dream? (Oxford Interview Questions)
What is the role of maps in modern day society? (Oxford Interview Questions)
What is the population of Croydon? (Oxford Interview Questions)
Is nature natural? (Oxford Interview Questions)
what did I notice about vegetation on the side of the a34 Newbury bypass? (I went past there on the way to oxford) (Oxbridge Applications)
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