Geography Oxford & Cambridge University Interview Questions

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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