A-Level Geography: Course Overview

A-Level Geography: Course Overview

1. Agriculture

   • Introduction to Agriculture Factors that affect the distribution of Agriculture Agricultural land use Changes in Agricultural Impact of Agriculture on the physical environment

2. Coastal Processes

   • Coastal Deposition Features of Coastal Erosion Coastal Erosion Processes Beach Terminology Wave processes Coastal transportation

3. Deltas, Estuaries and changes to Coastal Areas

   • Deltas and Estuaries Sea level change Human influences at the coast

4. Ecosystems

   • Ecosystem Processes Food webs and ecosystem interactions Ecosystem productivity Succession in ecosystems Types of succession The Tropical Rainforest Managing the Tropical Rainforest

5. Environmental Hazards

   • Causes and Effects of Global Warming Solutions to global warming Acid rain Ozone depletion

6. Introduction to Weather and Climate

   • The Basics Heating of the Atmosphere Energy transfers and insolation Atmospheric circulation and motion

7. Urban Profiles

   • Urbanisation Urban Models Central place and Bid-rent theories Models from Burgess and Hoyt Models for the developing world Problems and solutions: more developed countries Developed country: Bristol's urban re-generation Problems and solutions: less developed countries Urban rural interdependence

8. Weather Conditions

   • United Kingdom Weather and Climate Types of monsoons Other types of winds Atmospheric moisture and precipitation Dew, frost and fog Lapse rates and microclimate

9. World Development

   • Measuring Differences in Development Global inequalities Successes in the developing world Reducing inequalities

10. Natural Hazards

    • Earth's Structure Natural hazards Tectonic processes Plates and plate movement Earthquakes Formation of volcanoes Volcanic hazards Tropical cyclones Mass movements Managing hazards

11. Population

    • Population Statistics and Distribution Population change via natural change Population change via migration Migration case studies Population characteristics Population growth Population models

12. River Processes and Management

    • River Processes River channel landforms The graded river and base level River flooding and management

13. River Profiles

    • The Hydrological Cycle Drainage basins Storm hydrographs and river discharge The water balance Channels The long profile

14. Soils

    • Introduction to Soils and Soil Formation Soil profiles Soil structure, formation and type Human impact on soils

15. Tourism

    • Growth in Tourism Impact of tourism Case Study: Goa Case Study: Zimbabwe Case Study: Bristol Case Study: Snowdonia