Oxford International AQA Examinations: International A Level Physical Geography
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English
ISBN
9780198417439
Front Cover
Title Page
Contents
1 Living with hazards
1.1 Hazards in a geographical context
1.2 The structure of the Earth
1.3 Plate tectonics theory
1.4 Plate margins and magma plumes
1.5 Distribution and prediction of volcanic activity
1.6 Impacts of volcanic activity
1.7 Human responses to a volcanic eruption
1.8 Mount Etna, Sicily
1.9 Earthquakes and tsunamis
1.10 Distribution and prediction of earthquakes
1.11 Impacts of seismic activity
1.12 Human responses to seismic hazards
1.13 The nature of storm hazards
1.14 Impacts of storm hazards
1.15 Storm hazards
1.16 Fires in nature
1.17 The Alberta wildfire, 2016
1.18 T.ohoku – a multi-hazard environment
Now practise…
2 Coastal systems and landscapes
2.1 Coasts as natural systems
2.2 Sources of energy in coastal environments
2.3 Sediment sources, cells and budgets
2.4 Weathering, mass movement and runoff
2.5 Marine processes – erosion, transportation and deposition
2.6 Landforms and landscapes of coastal erosion
2.7 Landforms and landscapes of coastal deposition
2.8 Sea level change
2.9 Coastal management
2.10 Coastal processes on the Holderness coast
2.11 Risk and opportunity in Odisha, India
Now practise…
3 Hot desert systems and landscapes
3.1 An introduction to hot deserts
3.2 The characteristics of hot desert environments and their margins
3.3 An introduction to the causes of aridity
3.4 The hot desert water balance and the aridity index
3.5 Energy sources and sediment in hot desert environments
3.6 Weathering processes in hot desert environments
3.7 The role of wind in hot desert environments
3.8 Aeolian landforms in hot desert environments
3.9 The role of water in hot desert environments
3.10 Water-formed landforms in hot desert environments
3.11 The development of characteristic desert landscapes
3.12 The changing extent of hot deserts
3.13 Desertification – areas at risk and causes
3.14 Impacts of desertification on eco systems,landscapes and populations
3.15 Desertification in the Badia, Jordan
3.16 The Mojave Desert, USA
Now practise…
4 Water, carbon and life on Earth
4.1 Systems in physical geography
4.2 The global water cycle
4.3 Changes in the magnitude of the water cycle stores
4.4 The drainage basin system
4.5 The water balance
4.6 The flood hydrograph
4.7 Factors affecting changes in the water cycle
4.8 The global carbon cycle: stores
4.9 The global carbon cycle: transfers
4.10 Changes in the carbon cycle: physical causes
4.11 Changes in the carbon cycle: human causes
4.12 The carbon budget
4.13 Water, carbon and climate change
4.14 Mitigating the impacts of climate change
4.15 Tropical rainforests: the water cycle
4.16 Tropical rainforests: the carbon cycle
4.17 River catchment: the River Exe, Devon
4.18 River catchment field data: the River Exe, Devon
Now practise…
5 Ecosystems under stress
5.1 An introduction to biodiversity
5.2 Ecosystems, development and sustainability
5.3 The nature of ecosystems – energy flows and trophic levels
5.4 Nutrient cycles
5.5 Terrestrial ecosystems
5.6 Biomes
5.7 The tropical rainforest biome
5.8 The savanna grassland biome
5.9 Ecosystems and vegetation succession
5.10 Marine ecosystems
5.11 Urban wasteland ecosystems
5.12 Regional ecological change – Exmoor, UK
5.13 Wadi Wurayah, United Arab Emirates
Now practise…
6 Fieldwork and geographical skills
Your Oxford AQA International AS or A Level Geography
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