GCE A Level - Geography

Course summary

Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards- Tectonic processes, a study of the causes of tectonic hazards, the impact of tectonic activity on people, and responses to tectonic hazards. Topic 2: Landscape Systems, Processes and Change - An integrated study of processes, land forms and landscapes. A study of one landscape system and the physical and human processes influencing change over time and space. Choose one from: Option 2a: Glacial Landscapes and Change Option 2b: Coastal Landscapes and Change. Dynamic Places Topic 3: Globalisation - A study of globalisation, its causes and consequences for different people and places. Topic 4: Shaping Places - A study of how and why places are shaped and changed, the meanings and identities attached to different places and the consequences for different people. Choose one from: Option 4a: Regenerating Places Option 4b: Diverse Places. Physical Systems and Sustainability. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity - Water cycle, human and natural factors that impact on water cycling, consequences for water security and future water conflicts. Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security - Carbon cycle, human and natural factors impacting on carbon cycling, the consequences for ecosystems and management strategies. Human Systems and Geopolitics Topic 7: Superpowers - Superpowers, the reasons for shifting economic and political power, the impacts of superpowers, influence of superpowers in governing the global commons. Topic 8: Global Development and Connections. Choose one from: Option 8a: Health, Human Rights and Intervention Option 8b: Migration, Identity and Sovereignty.