Skeleton Version of the EDUQAS B Geography GCSE

What you have covered in class Unit title 1. 1 Urbanisation in contrasting global cities 1. 2 Urban and rural processes and change in the UK 1. 3 A global perspective on development issues 2. 1 Coasts and coastal management 2. 2 Rivers and river management 2. 3 Weather and climate 2. 4 Climate Change 3. 1 How ecosystems function 3. 2 Ecosystems under threat 3. 3 Water resources and management 3. 4 Desertification

1. 1 Urbanisation in contrasting global cities Where are they? (region, nation, continent, global) Mumbai and Sydney Why did the city grow? Ways of life: cultural, social and economic Sydney: Creating sustainable environments Mumbai: slum clearance housing projects mass transit schemes Challenges of infrastructure, waste disposal and housing

1. 2 Urban & rural Processes in the UK Sub urbanisation Urbanisation What changes are happening and why are they happening? Reurbanisation Counter urbanisation infill How a city has different zones: CBDs, suburbs, affluent and deprived zones, multi-purpose zones Why has retail in CBDs declined? What makes a sustainable urban community? (must mention transport) Urban & rural UK (Part 1 Urban) Should you build on brownfield or greenfield sites? Why has ethnic segregation happened in UK cities and how can it be managed?

1. 2 Urban & rural Processes in the UK What impacts do sporting events have on localities? What are the impacts of tourism on rural honeypot sites? Urban & rural UK (Part 2 Rural) What are the impact of commuters on rural villages? How is technology changing retail?

1. 3 A global perspective on development issues How can we measure development? What is the best way to measure it? What drives globalisation? How is the UK affected by it? The impact of 1 short term and 1 long term aid project Globalisation and development How does global trade work between LICs & NICs? How does fair trade work? Why do MNCs locate in LICs What are the advantages and disadvantages of this and globalisation in an LIC? Why have NICs developed? The positive and negative impacts of this to NICs

2. 1 Coasts and coastal management What different opinions do different stakeholders have about managing the coast? Coasts What are the advantages and disadvantages of different hard and soft engineering strategies? How has climate change influenced the coast in an LIC and in a HIC? How are these landforms made? Beaches, spits, caves/ arches/ stacks and stumps, wave cut notches and platforms, headlands/ bays and estuaries How do people influence coastal processes for economic benefit?

2. 2 Rivers and river management What different opinions do different stakeholders have about managing rivers? What are the effects of river floods on different groups of people? How are these landforms made? V-shaped valleys, waterfalls, gorges, meanders, ox bow lakes, floodplains, estuaries Rivers What are the advantages and disadvantages of different hard and soft engineering strategies? How can river management affect the river downstream? How are rivers and flooding influenced by people, geology, vegetation and seasons?

2. 3 Weather and Climate What causes all the variety in the UK’s climate? (inc. latitude, altitude, global circulation, distance from the sea) What are the main features of semi arid and tropical rainforest climates? Weather and Climate The causes, impacts and responses of one High pressure and one low pressure extreme weather event What are the features of global atmospheric circulation and world climate zones?

2. 4 Climate Change What are the effects of climate change on water supplies and wildlife and habitats? What has the climate been like in the quaternary period? Climate Change What are the human and the natural causes of climate change? What international, government and personal responses have their been to climate change? What different opinions do people have about climate change?

3. 1 How ecosystems function and 3. 2 Ecosystems under threat Sand dune ecosystem as an example of a small scale ecosystem: what are its characteristics, what benefits does I bing to the local community and how can it be managed? What are the characteristics of the biotic/ abiotic parts, the energy/ nutrient flows, food webs of the semi arid and tropical rainforest ecosystems What are the advantages and challenges of managing the tropical rainforest and semi arid ecosystems? How can they be managed sustainably? Ecosystems How have humans damaged tropical rainforest and semi arid ecosystems? How do humans use and modify for their advantage?

3. 3 Water Resources and management Why has the demand for water changed over time and place? (population change, modern agriculture, consumerism) What are the international issues of water management of national borders? What are the causes and effects of over abstraction in both HICs and LICs? Water Resources and management How has one country dealt with an imbalance of supply and demand for water?

3. 4 Desertification How do natural factors cause desertification? (climate, unreliable rain) How do small scale responses desertification work? (magic stones, drip irrigation, drought tolerant crops) Desertification What are the international responses to desertification? What are the human causes of desertification?