CXC Study Guide: Geography for CSEC®
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Language
English
ISBN
9780198413899
Front Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
1 Natural systems
1.1 Theory of plate tectonics
1.2 Types of plate boundary
1.3 The Caribbean and adjacent plate boundaries
1.4 Occurrence and distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes
1.5 Occurrence and distribution of island arcs, ocean trenches,fold mountains and major faults
1.6 Intrusive and extrusive volcanic features
1.7 The rock cycle
1.8 Weathering
1.9 Mass movement
1.10 Limestone – formation, characteristics and processes
1.11 Limestone landforms
1.12 Limestone landforms in the Caribbean
1.13 Weather and climate in the Caribbean
1.14 Factors affecting weather and climate
1.15 Equatorial and tropical maritime climates
1.16 Caribbean weather systems
1.17 Hurricanes
1.18 Global warming –evidence and causes
1.19 The effects of global warming
1.20 Reducing the impact of global warming
1.21 Ecosystems
1.22 Tropical rainforest biome
1.23 Positive and negative impacts of human activities in tropical rainforest biomes
1.24 Soil
1.25 The hydrological cycle
1.26 Drainage system –fluvial processes
1.27 River landforms
1.28 Coastal system – wave processes
1.29 Coastal landforms
1.30 Drainage patterns
1.31 Coral reefs
1.32 Mangrove wetlands
1.33 Natural hazards and natural disasters
Unit 1 Practice exam questions
2 Human systems
2.1 Global population distribution and density
2.2 Population distribution and density in the Caribbean
2.3 Population change
2.4 Population structure
2.5 Population growth case studies
2.6 Urbanisation in the Caribbean
2.7 Problems of urbanisation in the Caribbean: Kingston, Jamaica
2.8 Controlling urbanisation in the Caribbean
2.9 International migration in the Caribbean
2.10 Economic sectors in the Caribbean
2.11 Resources and their locations
2.12 Primary sector case study: fishing
Primary sector case study: crude oil and natural gas in Trinidad and Tobago
2.14 Secondary sector casestudy: food processing in the Caribbean (CARICOM)
2.15 Tertiary sector case study: tourism in the Caribbean
2.16 Tourism case studies: Jamaica and Belize
2.17 Quaternary sector casestudy: ICT industries and call centres
2.18 Agriculture in the Caribbean
2.19 Characteristics of commercial farming in Jamaica
2.20 Recent changes in Caribbean commercial agriculture
2.21 Characteristics of commercial sugar cane farming in the Caribbean: Guyana
2.22 Challenges facing the Caribbean economies
2.23 Environmental degradationin the Caribbean as a resultof economic activities
Unit 2 Practice exam questions
Index
Back Cover
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