Overview
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
Teacher Resource CD, Revision Guide and Geographical Skills Workbook also available, contact your sales representative or Customer Services.
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