GCSE 9-1 Geography AQA: Revision Guide Second Edition
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English
ISBN
9781382029117
Contents
Introduction – Helping you succeed
Unit 1 – Living with the physical environment
Section A – The challenge of natural hazards
1 Natural hazards
1.1 What are natural hazards?
5 Ecosystems
5.1 Example: A small-scale UK ecosystem – freshwater pond
5.2 How does change affect ecosystems?
5.3 Introducing global ecosystems
9 UK landscapes
9.1 Skills Focus: The UK’s diverse landscapes
2 Tectonic hazards
2.1 Plate tectonics theory
2.2 Distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes
2.3 Physical processes at plate margins
2.4 The effects of earthquakes
2.5 Responses to earthquakes
2.6 Living with the risks from tectonic hazards
2.7 Reducing the risks from tectonic hazards
2.8 Skills Focus: Dispersion graphs
3 Weather hazards
3.1 Global atmospheric circulation
3.2 Where are tropical storms formed?
3.3 The formation and structure of tropical storms
3.4 How might climate change affect tropical storms?
3.5 Example: Cyclone Idai – a tropical storm
3.6 Reducing the effects of tropical storms
3.7 Weather hazards in the UK
3.8 Extreme weather in the UK
3.9 The Somerset Levels floods, 2014
3.10 Skills Focus: OS map (1:25 000) and photo skills
4 Climate change
4.1 What is the evidence for climate change?
4.2 What are the natural causes of climate change?
4.3 What are the human causes of climate change?
4.4 Managing climate change – mitigation
4.5 Managing climate change – adaptation
4.6 Skills Focus: Graphs and charts
Section B – The living world
6 Tropical rainforests
6.1 Physical characteristics of rainforests
6.2 Adaptation and biodiversity in rainforests
6.3 Case Study: Causes of deforestation in Malaysia
6.4 Case Study: Impacts of deforestation in Malaysia
6.5 The value of tropical rainforests
6.6 Sustainable management of tropical rainforests
6.7 Skills Focus: Graphs
7 Hot deserts
7.1 Physical characteristics of hot deserts
7.2 Adapting to hot desert environments 52 Skills Focus: Clmate graphs
7.3 Case Study: Opportunities for development in hot deserts
7.4 Case Study; Challenges of developing hot deserts
7.5 Causes of desertification in hot deserts
7.6 Reducing the risk of desertification in hot deserts
8 Cold environments
8.1 Physical characteristics of cold environments
8.2 Adapting to cold environments 58 Skills Focus: Climate graphs
8.3 Case Study: Opportunities for development in cold environments
8.4 Case Study: Challenges of developing cold environments
8.5 Value of cold environments as wilderness areas
8.6 Managing cold environments
Section C – Physical landscapes in the UK
10 Coastal landscapes
10.1 Wave types and their characteristics
10.2 Weathering and mass movement
10.3 Coastal processes
10.4 Coastal erosion landforms
10.5 Coastal deposition landforms
10.6 Example: Coastal landforms at Swanage
10.7 Skills Focus: Photos and OS maps
10.8 Managing coasts – hard engineering
10.9 Managing coasts – soft engineering
10.10 Managing coasts – managed retreat
10.11 Example: Coastal management at Lyme Regis
11 River landscapes
11.1 Changes in rivers and their valleys
11.2 Fluvial (river) processes
11.3 River erosion landforms
11.4 River erosion and deposition landforms
11.5 Example; River landforms on the River Tees
11.6 Skills Focus: Photos and OS maps
11.7 Physical and human factors affecting flood risk
11.8 Managing floods – hard engineering
11.9 Managing floods – soft engineering
11.10 Example: Managing floods at Banbury
12 Glacial landscapes
12.1 The role of ice in shaping the UK’s landscapes
12.2 Glacial erosion landforms
12.3 Glacial transportation and deposition landforms
12.4 Skills Focus/Example: Photos and OS maps
12.5 Economic opportunities in glaciated upland areas
12.6 Conflicts in glaciated upland areas
12.7 Example: Managing tourism in the Lake District
Unit 2 – Challenges in the human environment
Section A – Urban issues and challenges
13 The urban world
13.1 An increasingly urban world
13.2 Factors affecting the rate of urbanisation
13.3 Case Study: Introducing Rio de Janeiro
13.4 Case Study: Social opportunities in Rio
13.5 Case Study: Economic opportunities in Rio
13.6 Case Study: Managing the challenges of urban growth
13.7 Case Study: Managing water, sanitation and energy
13.8 Case Study: Social challenges – access to health and education
13.9 Case Study: Challenges of social and environmental issues
13.10 Case Study/Example: Planning for Rio’s urban poor
13.11 Skills Focus/Case Study: Line chart and satellite image
16 The development gap
16.1 Our unequal world
16.2 Measuring development
16.3 The Demographic Transition Model
16.4 Changing population structures
16.5 Causes of uneven development
16.6 Uneven development – wealth and health
16.7 Uneven development – international migration
16.8 Reducing the development gap
16.9 Reducing the gap – aid and intermediate technology
16.10 Reducing the gap – fair trade
16.11 Reducing the gap – debt relief and loans
16.12 Reducing the development gap – tourism
16.13 Skills Focus: Atlas maps and graphs
19 Resource management
19.1 The global distribution of resources
19.2 Provision of food in the UK (1)
19.3 Provision of food in the UK (2)
19.4 Provision of water in the UK (1)
19.5 Provision of water in the UK (2)
19.6 Provision of energy in the UK (1)
19.7 Provision of energy in the UK (2)
19.8 Skills Focus: OS map and decision-making exercise
14 Urban change in the UK
14.1 Where do people live in the UK?
14.2 Case Study: Introducing Bristol
14.3 Case Study: How can urban change create opportunities? (1)
14.4 Case Study: How can urban change create opportunities? (2)
14.5 Case Study: How can urban change create opportunities? (3)
14.6 Case Study: Urban change – challenges (1)
14.7 Skills Focus/Case Study: Graphs and statistical skills
14.8 Case Study: Urban change – challenges (2)
14.9 Case Study: Urban change – challenges (3)
14.10 Case Study/Example: Urban regeneration in Bristol (1)
14.11 Case Study: Urban regeneration in Bristol (2)
15 Sustainable urban development
15.1 Planning for urban sustainability
15.2 Sustainable traffic management strategies
Section B – The changing economic world
17 Nigeria: a newly emerging economy
17.1 Case Study: Exploring Nigeria (1)
17.2 Case Study: Exploring Nigeria (2)
17.3 Case Study: Balancing a changing industrial structure
17.4 Case Study: The impacts of transnational corporations
17.5 Case Study: Nigeria in the wider world
17.6 Case Study: The impacts of international aid
17.7 Case Study: Managing environmental issues
17.8 Case Study: Quality of life in Nigeria
17.9 Skills Focus /Case Study: Graphs and statistical skills
18 The changing UK economy
18.1 Changes in the UK economy
18.2 A post-industrial economy
18.3 UK science and business parks
18.4 Example: Environmental impacts of industry
18.5 Changing rural landscapes in the UK
18.6 The UK’s changing transport infrastructure (1)
18.7 The UK’s changing transport infrastructure (2)
18.8 The north–south divide
18.9 The UK in the wider world (1)
18.10 The UK in the wider world (2)
18.11 Skills Focus: OS map skills and aerial photo interpretation
Section C – The challenge of resource management
20 Food management
20.1 Global food supply
20.2 Factors affecting food supply
Skills Focus: Bar graphs
20.4 Increasing food supply
20.5 Example: The Indus Basin Irrigation System
20.6 Sustainable food production (1)
20.7 Sustainable food production (2)
20.3 Impacts of food insecurity
21 Water management
21.1 Global water supply
21.2 Factors affecting water availability
Skills Focus: Bar graphs
21.4 How can water supply be increased?
21.5 The Lesotho Highland Water Project
21.6 Sustainable water supplies
21.7 Example: The Wakal River Basin project
21.3 Impacts of water insecurity
22 Energy management
22.1 Global energy supply and demand
22.2 Factors affecting energy supply
Skills Focus: Bar graphs
22.4 How can energy supply be increased?
22.5 Example: Gas – a non-renewable resource
22.6 Sustainable energy use
22.7 The Chambamontera micro-hydro scheme
22.3 Impacts of energy insecurity
Unit 3 – Geographical applications: Issue evaluation and Fieldwork
23 Issue evaluation
23.1 Preparing for Paper 3 – the Issue evaluation
23.2 The Christchurch earthquakes
23.3 The Issue evaluation exam
23.4 The Issue evaluation mark scheme
24 Fieldwork
24.1 Fieldwork and the six stages of enquiry
24.2 Strand 1 – Developing questions for your enquiry
24.3 Strand 2 – Selecting, measuring and recording data
24.4 Strand 3 – Processing and presenting fieldwork data
24.5 Strand 4 – Analysing fieldwork data
24.6 Strand 5 – Reaching conclusions
24.7 Strand 6 – Evaluating your geographical enquiry
24.8 How to approach skills-based questions
24.9 How to approach the 4-, 6- and 9-mark questions
Glossary
Command words
Ordnance Survey map symbols
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