A-Level Geography: Course Overview

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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