BGE S1–S3 Geography: Third and Fourth Levels
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English
ISBN
9781510471535
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Contents
Introduction
1 Map skills
1.1 Locational knowledge on a global map
1.2 Maps: what are they and why do we use them?
1.3 Map symbols on an OS map
1.4 Reading an OS map
1.5 Four-figure grid references on an OS map
1.6 Six-figure grid references on an OS map
2 Weather
2.1 What is weather and climate?
2.2 How do we measure weather?
2.3 What are clouds and how do they influence our weather?
2.4 Air masses affecting the UK
2.5 Forecasting the weather
2.6 Anticyclones: areas of high air pressure
2.7 Depressions: areas of low air pressure
3 Coasts
3.1 What shapes our coastline?
3.2 Processes of coastal erosion
3.3 Features of coastal erosion
3.4 Features of coastal erosion and OS maps
3.5 Landforms of coastal deposition
3.6 Land use in a coastal area: a case study of the Moray Firth coast
3.7 Coastal round-up
4 Rivers
4.1 What is a river and how do they work?
4.2 How do rivers erode, transport and deposit materials?
4.3 Features found in the upper course of a river
4.4 Features found in the middle and lower courses of a river
4.5 Why are rivers so important to people? A case study of the River Clyde
4.6 How do I conduct a river fieldwork enquiry?
5 Glaciation
5.1 What is a glacier and how do they move?
5.2 How do glaciers change landscapes?
5.3 Landscapes of glacial erosion: corries
5.4 Landscapes of glacial erosion: U-shaped valleys
5.5 Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park: a case study
5.6 How do people use glaciated landforms within LLTNP?
5.7 Land-use conflicts within an upland glaciated area
5.8 How are land-use conflicts managed within an upland glaciated area?
6 Population
6.1 How do we know populations are changing?
6.2 Population distribution: why do people live where they do?
6.3 Population pyramids: what can models tell us about population structure?
6.4 What is the future for our population?
7 Urban environments
7.1 What are settlements and how do they grow?
7.2 How does land use vary within a city?
7.3 Urban environments on a map
7.4 Developments within a city
7.5 Traffic congestion: why is it such a problem?
7.6 How is traffic congestion managed in Glasgow? A case study
7.7 Urban town planning enquiry
8 Natural regions
8.1 The equatorial rainforest climate
8.2 The equatorial rainforest and how it is used
8.3 Land degradation within an equatorial ecosystem
8.4 What is the impact of land degradation and how is it managed?
8.5 The tundra
8.6 Human activity within the tundra environment
8.7 How are human activities managed within the tundra?
9 Natural hazards
9.1 Natural hazards: what are they and why should we be concerned?
9.2 What is happening below the Earth’s surface?
9.3 How do tectonic plates move?
9.4 Volcanoes: what do we know?
9.5 Mount Merapi: a case study of a volcanic eruption
9.6 Earthquakes: what do we know?
9.7 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami: a case study
10 Climate change
10.1 What is climate change?
10.2 Physical causes of climate change
10.3 Human causes of climate change
10.4 Global effects of climate change
10.5 How can climate change be managed at a national and international level?
10.6 Local effects of climate change
10.7 How can climate change be managed at a local level?
10.8 How eco-friendly is your school?
11 Development
11.1 What is development?
11.2 How can we measure development?
11.3 The global divide between the rich and poor
11.4 What impact does gender inequality have on development?
11.5 How can disease hinder development?
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