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Cambridge AS & A Level Geography

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AS Level subject content in Cambridge AS & A Level Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
Syllabus section554 practice questions25 lessons

Overview

Topics 1-6: studied by all candidates; examined in Papers 1 (physical) and 2 (human) and assumed knowledge for Papers 3 and 4.

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  • Energy budgets: radiation, albedo and the greenhouse effect

    35 min

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  • Global energy transfers: cells, winds, jet streams and ocean currents

    40 min

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  • Population distribution, density and growth, and population-resource relationships

    40 min

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  • Population indicators and the components of population change

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  • Global water resources and the human water cycle

    45 min

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  • Plate tectonics: plates, evidence and driving forces

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  • Hydrographs and stream morphometry

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  • The drainage basin as a system

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  • Settlement hierarchy, primate cities and settlement theories

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  • Urbanisation, counter-urbanisation and urban growth

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  • Water supply, demand and water security

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  • Population policies and pro- and anti-natalist theories

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  • Population structure and the demographic transition model

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  • River channel processes and landforms

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  • Tectonic processes and landforms

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  • Urban structure, land-use zones and changing urban activities

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  • Atmospheric moisture, stability and precipitation

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  • Evidence for and causes of climate change

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  • Managing water resources and demand

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  • Mass movements: types, causes, impacts and management

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AS Level subject content: sample question

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The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher today than before the industrial era.

Is the statement true or false?

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