Cambridge International AS & A Level Geography Third Edition
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Language
English
ISBN
9781036010454
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Structure of the syllabus
Core Physical Geography
Topic 1 Hydrology, river processes and hazards
1.1 The drainage basin system
1.2 River channel processes and landforms
1.3 River flood hazards and impacts
Topic 2 Atmospheric processes and global climate change
Introduction to the atmosphere
2.1 Energy budgets
2.2 Weather processes and phenomena
2.3 Global warming and climate change
Topic 3 Earth processes and mass movements
3.1 Plate tectonics
3.2 Tectonic processes and landforms
3.3 Mass movement hazards and impacts
Core Human Geography
Topic 4 Population and migration
4.1 Global population
4.2 Population structure
4.3 Migration
Topic 5 Water resources and management
5.1 Global water resources
5.2 Factors influencing water resources at the regional/ national scale
5.3 Management of water resources at the regional/ national scale
Topic 6 Urban areas and management
6.1 Urban growth
6.2 Urban structure and change
6.3 Sustainable urban development
Advanced Physical Geography
Topic 7 Tropical environments
7.1 Tropical climates
7.2 Processes and landforms in tropical environments
7.3 Vegetation, soils and ecosystems in tropical environments
7.4 Changes and challenges in tropical environments
Topic 8 Coastal environments
8.1 Coastal processes
8.2 Characteristics and formation of coastal landforms
8.3 Coral reefs
8.4 Physical and human challenges to the coastal environment
Topic 9 Hazardous environments
9.1 Earthquake and volcanic hazards and impacts
9.2 Tropical cyclone hazards and their impacts
9.3 Wildfire hazards and their impacts
9.4 Challenges in multiple-hazard environments
Topic 10 Arid environments
10.1 Arid climates
10.2 Processes and landforms in arid environments
10.3 Vegetation and soils in arid environments
10.4 Changes and challenges in arid environments
Advanced Human Geography
Topic 11 Climate change: impacts and governance
11.1 Our future global climate
11.2 Projected socio-economic impacts of climate change
11.3 Governance of climate change
Topic 12 Environmental issues and management
12.1 Energy supplies
12.2 Pollution and environmental degradation in rural areas
12.3 Pollution and environmental degradation in urban areas
Topic 13 Trade, aid and tourism
13.1 Global trade patterns and change
13.2 International organisations involved in trade and aid
13.3 International tourism
Topic 14 Disease and geography
14.1 Distribution of diseases
14.2 Pathogenic diseases, their spread and impacts
14.3 Monitoring and response to pathogenic disease
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgements
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