AQA A-level Geography Fifth Edition
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Language
English
ISBN
9781398312272
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Title Page
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Contents
Introduction
Part 1 Physical Geography
Chapter 1 Water and carbon cycles
1.1 Systems frameworks and their application
1.2 The water cycle
1.3 The carbon cycle
1.4 Water, carbon, climate and life on Earth
Chapter 2 Hot desert systems and landscapes
2.1 Introduction to hot deserts and their margins
2.2 Systems and processes in hot deserts
2.3 Arid landscape development in contrasting parts of the world
2.4 Desertification
2.5 Quantitative and qualitative skills in hot deserts
Chapter 3 Coastal systems and landscapes
3.1 Introduction to coastal systems and landscapes
3.2 Systems and processes in coastal environments
3.3 Coastal landscape development
3.4 Coastal management
3.5 Quantitative and qualitative skills in coastal landscapes
Chapter 4 Glacial systems and landscapes
4.1 Introduction to glacial systems and landscapes
4.2 The nature and distribution of cold environments
4.3 Systems and processes in glaciers and glacial landscapes
4.4 Human occupation and development
4.5 Quantitative and qualitative skills in glaciated landscapes
Chapter 5 Hazards
5.1 The concept of a hazard in a geographical context
5.2 Plate tectonics
5.3 Volcanic hazards
5.4 Seismic hazards
5.5 Storm (typhoons, hurricanes) hazards
5.6 Fires in nature
Chapter 6 Ecosystems under stress
6.1 Ecosystems and processes
6.2 Ecosystems and sustainability
6.3 Marine ecosystems
6.4 Biomes
Part 2 Human Geography
Chapter 7 Global systems and global governance
7.1 Globalisation
7.2 Global systems
7.3 International trade and access to markets
7.4 Global governance
7.5 The ‘global commons’
7.6 Globalisation critique
Chapter 8 Changing places
8.1 The nature and importance of places
8.2 Changing places: relationships and connections
8.3 Changing places: meaning and representation
8.4 Representations of place and the use of quantitative and qualitative sources
8.5 Place studies
Chapter 9 Contemporary urban environments
9.1 Patterns of urbanisation since 1945
9.2 Urban forms
9.3 Social and economic issues associated with urbanisation
9.4 Urban climate
9.5 Urban drainage
9.6 Urban waste and its disposal
9.7 Other contemporary urban environmental issues
9.8 Sustainable urban development
Chapter 10 Population and the environment
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Environment and population
10.3 Environment, health and well-being
10.4 Population change
10.5 Principles of population ecology applied to human populations
10.6 Global population futures
Chapter 11 Resource security
11.1 Resource development
11.2 Natural resource issues – Energy
11.3 Natural resource issues – Mineral ores
11.4 Natural resource issues – Water
11.5 Water security
11.6 Energy security
11.7 Mineral security
11.8 Resource futures
Part 3 Skills and Fieldwork Investigation
Chapter 12 Geographical skills and fieldwork
12.1 Qualitative skills and quantitative skills
12.2 Specific skills
12.3 Fieldwork investigation
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgements
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