Geography


NATURAL HAZARDS

  • Tectonic hazards

  • Earthquakes

  • Volcanic hazards

  • Managing tectonic hazards

  • Tropical storms

  • Managing tropical storms

  • Extreme weather in the UK

  • Climate change


THE LIVING WORLD

  • Ecosystems

  • Tropical rainforests

  • Tropical rainforest management

  • Hot deserts

  • Desertification

  • Desert management


PHYSICAL LANDSCAPES IN THE UK

  • Coastal processes

  • Coastal landforms

  • Coastal management

  • River processes

  • River landforms

  • River flooding

  • River management


URBAN ISSUES & CHALLENGES

  • Global urbanisation

  • Urban growth

  • Opportunities of urban growth

  • Challenges of urban growth

  • LIC/NEE city case study

  • UK city case study

  • Urban sustainability


THE CHANGING ECONOMIC WORLD

  • Development indicators

  • The development gap

  • Causes of the development gap

  • Reducing the development gap

  • NEE case study

  • The UK economy

  • Changes in UK employment

  • UK industry & trade

  • The UK’s changing place in the world


THE CHALLENGE OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  • Resource consumption

  • Food resources

  • Water resources

  • Energy resources

  • The UK’s resource demand

  • Water management

  • Food security

  • Energy security

  • Sustainable resource management


GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS & FIELDWORK

  • Map skills

  • Grid references & scale

  • Graph & data presentation

  • Data collection & sampling

  • Fieldwork methods

  • Data analysis

  • Conclusion & evaluation

  • Fieldwork case studies