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Contents

Section A Physical geography

Topic 1 River environments

1.1 The world’s water supply

1.2 Physical processes and river landforms

1.3 River environments and their management

Fieldwork – fields

Summary

Exam guidance

Exam-style questions

Topic 2 Coastal environments

2.1 Coastal landforms

2.2 Distinctive coastal ecosystems

2.3 Managing coastal environments

Fieldwork – coastal environments

Summary

Exam guidance

Exam-style questions

Topic 3 Hazardous environments

3.1 Hazardous places

3.2 Impact of hazards

3.3 Earthquakes

Fieldwork – hazardous environments

Summary

Exam guidance

Exam-style questions

Section B Human geography

Topic 4 Economic activity and energy

4.1 Economic sectors and employment

4.2 Impacts and resource issues due to economic sector shifts

4.3 Sustainable energy management

Fieldwork – economic activity and energy

Summary

Exam guidance

Exam-style questions

Topic 5 Rural environments

5.1 Ecosystem exploitation

5.2 Characteristics of rural environments

5.3 Sustainable rural change

Fieldwork – rural environments

Summary

Exam guidance

Exam-style questions

Topic 6 Urban environments

6.1 Urban growth

6.2 Urban resource management

6.3 Sustainable urban change

Fieldwork – urban environments

Summary

Exam guidance

Exam-style questions

Section C Global issues

Topic 7 Fragile environments and climate change

7.1 Threats to fragile environments

7.2 Desertification, deforestation and climate change

7.3 Managing threats to fragile environments

Summary

Exam guidance

Exam-style questions

Topic 8 Globalisation and migration

8.1 Global connections

8.2 The impacts of globalisation

8.3 Managing migration and tourism

Summary

Exam guidance

Exam-style questions

Topic 9 Development and human welfare

9.1 Defining and measuring human welfare

9.2 Uneven development

9.3 Sustainably managing uneven development

Summary

Exam guidance

Exam-style questions

Glossary

Index

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