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Full Description
Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education for full syllabus coverage.
Rely on a course with international focus and examples and case studies from around the world, which has been especially written to cover the Cambridge International AS & A Level Geography syllabus for examination from 2018 (9696).
- Build geographical skills with clear guidance and practice, including advice on fieldwork
- Ensure complete coverage with the core syllabus and all the human and physical geography options included
- Provide an international focus with examples and case studies from around the world
Contents
Contents Introduction Structure of the syllabus Core Physical Geography Topic 1: Hydrology and fluvial geomorphology 1.1 The drainage basin system 1.2 Discharge relationships within drainage basins 1.3 River channel processes and landforms 1.4 The human impact Topic 2: Atmosphere and weather 2.1 Diurnal energy budgets 2.2 The global energy budget 2.3 Weather processes and phenomena 2.4 The human impact Topic 3 Rocks and weathering 3.1 Plate tectonics 3.2 Weathering and rocks 3.3 Slope processes 3.4 The human impact Core Human Geography Topic 4: Population 4.1 Natural increase as a component of population change 4.2 Demographic transition 4.3 Population'resource relationships 4.4 The management of natural increase Topic 5: Migration 5.1 Migration as a component of population change 5.2 Internal migration (within a country) 5.3 International migration 5.4 A case study of international migration Topic 6 Settlement dynamics 6.1 Changes in rural settlements 6.2 Urban trends and issues of urbanisation 6.3 The changing structure of urban settlements 6.4 The management of urban settlements Advanced Physical Geography Options Topic 7: Tropical environments 7.1 Tropical climates 7.2 Landforms of tropical environments 7.3 Humid tropical (rainforest) ecosystems and seasonally - humid tropical (savanna) ecosystems 7.4 Sustainable management of tropical environments Topic 8: Coastal environments 8.1 Coastal processes 8.2 Characteristics and formation of coastal landforms 8.3 Coral reefs 8.4 Sustainable management of coasts Topic 9: Hazardous environments 9.1 Hazards resulting from tectonic processes 9.2 Hazards resulting from mass movements 9.3 Hazards resulting from atmospheric disturbances 9.4 Sustainable management of hazardous environments Topic 10: Hot arid and semi-arid environments 10.1 Hot arid and semi-arid climates 10.2 Landforms of hot arid and semi-arid environments 10.3 Soils and vegetation 10.4 Sustainable management of hot arid and semi-arid environments Advanced Human Geography Options Topic 11: Production, location and change 11.1 Agricultural systems and food production 11.2 The management of agricultural change 11.3 Manufacturing and related service industry 11.4 The management of change in manufacturing industry Topic 12: Environmental management 12.1 Sustainable energy supplies 12.2 The management of energy supply 12.3 Environmental degradation 12.4 The management of a degraded environment Topic 13: Global interdependence 13.1 Trade flows and trading patterns 13.2 International debt and international aid 13.3 The development of international tourism 13.4 The management of a tourist destination Topic 14: Economic transition 14.1 National development 14.2 The globalisation of economic activity 14.3 Regional development 14.4 The management of regional development Appendix Resources for the Geographical Skills Workbook Index Acknowledgements
