AQA GCSE Geography Topics

Geography Topics:

Unit 1: Living with the physical environment Section A: The challenge of natural hazards Natural hazards Natural hazards Tectonic hazards Tectonic Plates Volcanoes and earthquakes Earthquakes - Effects and responses Volcanoes - Effects and responses Tectonic hazards - examples Living with tectonic hazards  Weather hazards Global atmospheric circulation Tropical storms Tropical storms - effects and responses UK weather hazards Extreme UK weather - example Climate change Climate change - the evidence Climate change - causes Effects of climate change Managing climate change Section B: The living world  Ecosystems Ecosystems Global ecosystems  Tropical rainforests Tropical rainforests Tropical rainforests - biodiversity Tropical rainforests - adaptations Tropical rainforests - deforestation Deforestation - case study Tropical rainforests - sustainable management Hot deserts Hot deserts  Hot deserts - biodiversity Hot deserts - adaptations Development in hot deserts - case study Desertification Cold environments Cold environments - tundra and polar Cold environments - biodiversity  Development in cold environments - case study Cold environments - sustainable management Section C: Physical landscapes in the UK The UK physical landscape The UK physical landscape Coastal landscapes in the UK  Coastal weathering and erosion Coastal landforms caused by erosion  Coastal transportation and deposition  Coastal landforms caused by deposition  Identifying coastal landforms UK coastal landscape - example Coastal management strategies  Coastal management - example  River landscapes in the UK The river valley Erosion, transportation and deposition  River landforms - erosion River landforms - meanders River landforms - deposition  Identifying river landforms UK river landscape - example  River discharge and flooding Hard vs soft engineering  Flood management - example  Glacial landscapes in the UK Glacial erosion Glacial landforms Glacial deposition Identifying glacial landforms UK glacial landscape - example Land use in glacial landscapes Tourism in glacial landscapes Tourism in glacial landscapes - example  Unit 2: Challenges in the human environment  Section A: Urban issues and challenges  Urban issues and challenges Urbanisation  Urban growth - opportunities and challenges Urban growth - case study UK cities Change in UK cities Change in UK cities - case study Sustainable urban living Traffic management  Section B: The changing economic world The changing economic world Measuring development  Economic development  Development and the DTM Causes of uneven development Reducing the global development gap Increasing development - tourism Increasing development - TNCs Economic development in India Economic development in the UK Section C: The challenge of resource management Resource management Global distribution of resources Food in the UK Managing the UK's water Energy in the UK Food Global demand for food Food insecurity  Increasing food production  Sustainable food supply  Water Global demand for water Water insecurity  Increasing water supply Sustainable water supply  Increasing water supply - examples Energy Global demand for energy Energy supply Increasing energy supply Sustainable energy Increasing energy supply - examples Unit 3: Geographical applications Section A: Issue evaluation  Issue evaluation Issue evaluation  Section B: Fieldwork  Fieldwork Fieldwork Analysing and concluding  Evaluating   Geographical skills Answering questions  Labelling Comparing Maps Ordnance Survey maps Charts and graphs Statistics