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Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 1 and AS Level Revision Guide
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Book Description
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 1 and AS Level Revision Guide is the most student-friendly resource for the 2016 Edexcel A Level and AS Level Geography specifications - written specially to target the demands of revising for these content-heavy linear geography courses. Accessible, clear and thorough, this revision guide engages all your students. Each Student Book section is condensed into interesting, relevant single- or double-page examples. Clearly written
objective open each section, setting out for students what they need to revise, using high-quality photos, maps and diagrams to aid retention of key geographical processes and information. Motivating revision activities and a focus on the exam requirements reinforce the rigorous approach.
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction: Aiming for success
- 1 Tectonic processes and hazards
- Chapter overview
- 1.1 Natural hazards and disasters
- 1.2 Plate tectonics
- 1.3 Understanding earthquakes
- 1.4 Understanding volcanic eruptions
- 1.5 Understanding tsunami
- 1.6 Why do some natural hazards become disasters?
- 1.7 Governance and natural disasters
- 1.8 Geophysical disaster trends and hazard profiles
- 1.9 Multiple-hazard zones
- 1.10 Hazard management theoretical models
- 1.11 Managing the impacts of tectonic hazards
- 2 Glaciated landscapes and change
- Chapter overview
- 2.1 Svalbard – a glaciated landscape
- 2.2 Climate change and glaciation
- 2.3 Past and present ice cover
- 2.4 Periglacial processes and landscapes
- 2.5 Mass balance and glaciers as systems
- 2.6 Glacial movement
- 2.7 The glacier landform system
- 2.8 Glacial erosion and landforms
- 2.9 Glacial deposition and landforms
- 2.10 Glacial meltwater and landforms
- 2.11 Glaciated landscapes 1 – the Lake District
- 2.12 Glaciated landscapes 2 – Everest and the Sagarmatha National Park
- 2.13 Glaciated landscapes 3 – tundra ecosystems
- 3 Coastal landscapes and change
- Chapter overview
- 3.1 Coastal landscapes and systems
- 3.2 Geology and the coast
- 3.3 Waves and beaches
- 3.4 Coastal erosion – processes and landforms
- 3.5 Coastal transport and deposition
- 3.6 Weathering and mass movement at the coast
- 3.7 Sea level change
- 3.8 Holderness and coastal erosion
- 3.9 Coastal flooding
- 3.10 Managing coastal erosion and flooding
- 3.11 Managing coasts in a holistic way
- 4 Globalisation
- Chapter overview
- 4.1 Understanding globalisation
- 4.2 Defining globalisation
- 4.3 The key players in globalisation
- 4.4 TNCs and globalisation
- 4.5 ‘Switched on’ and ‘switched off’ worlds
- 4.6 The global shift: winners and losers
- 4.7 Global interconnections
- 4.8 Towards a global culture?
- 4.9 Closing the development gap?
- 4.10 Rising tensions
- 4.11 Consequences, ethics and sustainability
- 5 Regenerating places
- Chapter overview
- 5.1 Thinking about places
- 5.2 Understanding your place
- 5.3 Changing places – London’s East End
- 5.4 Investigating places
- 5.5 Successful places?
- 5.6 Engaging with places
- 5.7 Investigating the need for regeneration
- 5.8 The role of the government in regeneration
- 5.9 Regenerating rural places
- 5.10 Regenerating urban places
- 5.11 Regeneration – how successful?
- 5.12 Urban regeneration – the players
- 5.13 Rural regeneration – the players
- 6 Diverse places
- Chapter overview
- 6.1 Making the change
- 6.2 The UK’s changing population structure
- 6.3 How population characteristics vary
- 6.4 Investigating connections
- 6.5 How do different people view diverse living spaces?
- 6.6 Perceptions of rural places
- 6.7 Investigating people’s perceptions
- 6.8 Increasing diversity in the UK
- 6.9 Understanding segregation in London
- 6.10 Change, tension and conflict
- 6.11 Managing cultural and demographic issues
- 6.12 Key players in managing urban communities
- 6.13 Key players in managing rural communities
- Glossary
- Revision planner
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