Geography A Level Content

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Glaciation Pack A
What is a glacier 1,
How are glaciers useful to humans 2,
How does snow become ice and wher...
23  cards
Glaciation Pack B
What is a cirque corrie glacier 1,
What is a valley glacier 2,
What is a piedmont glacier 3
18  cards
Glaciation Pack C
Where is ice now and why 1,
Where was ice 20 000 years ago 2,
What are the three states of equi...
6  cards
Glaciation Pack D
How does ice move by basal sliding 1,
What is enhanced basal creep 2,
What is regelation flow 3
11  cards
Glaciation Pack E
What role does moving ice play in...,
What is weathering 2,
What are the three types of weath...
33  cards
Glaciation Pack F
What is a cirque 1,
What makes a hollow deep enough t...,
Why is freeze thaw weathering imp...
34  cards
Glaciation Pack G
How does material get into or ont...,
How does material become part of ...,
How is material transported in an...
19  cards
Glaciation Pack H
What is till 1,
What three types of till exist 2,
What is ablation till 3
15  cards
Glaciation Pack I
What does moraine refer to 1,
Where are the 5 types of moraine ...,
What causes a lateral moraine 3
33  cards
Glaciation Pack J
Where in the uk was there upland ...,
Where was there ice sheet erosion...,
Where are periglacial lowlands in...
16  cards
Glaciation Pack K
What are the characteristics of p...,
What are the processes that cause...,
How does ground ice formation hap...
18  cards
Glaciation Pack L
What are 5 ways that humans use g...,
What is an example of a direct an...,
What percentage of glaciers have ...
29  cards
Glaciation Pack M
What are glofs 1,
How are glofs caused 2,
What are the impacts of glofs 3
14  cards
Glaciation Pack N
Where are periglacial landscapes 1,
What is permafrost 2,
What are the characteristics of p...
12  cards
Glaciation Pack O
What are the processes and landfo...,
What are the processes and landfo...,
What time frame are glaciers meas...
15  cards
1.3.1 Relationships and Connections
What does endogenous mean 1,
What does exogenous mean 2,
What is a lived experience 3
47  cards
1.3.2 Meaning and Representation
What does the meaning of a place ...,
What were the events of the stock...,
What were some of the online comm...
25  cards
1.3.3 Changes Over Time in the Economic Characteristics of Places
What is the clark fisher model 1,
What is the primary sector 2,
What is the secondary sector 3
54  cards
1.3.4 Economic Change and Social Inequalities in Deindustrialised Urban Places
• Consequences of the loss of traditional industries in urban areas including the cycle of deprivation, social exclusion, and lower pollution levels • Consequences of loss of secondary industries in urban areas including unemployment • Government policies in deindustrialised places including retraining, economic (local to global), environmental policies and stimulating tertiary growth and investment by foreign MNCs
55  cards
1.3.5 The Service Economy (Tertiary) and its Social and Economic Impacts
What is tertiarisation 1,
How has employment in services ch...,
How has gdp from tertiary sectors...
59  cards
1.3.6 The Twenty-First Century Knowledge Economy and its Social and Economic Impacts
• Knowledge economy clusters including education, research, culture / creative industries, digital / IT companies, science and biotechnology • Locational factors encouraging cluster growth including proximity to universities and research institutes, government support, planning regulations and infrastructure • Impacts of quaternary industry clusters on people and places including place making and marketing, demographic change and global connectivity
47  cards
1.3.7 The Rebranding Process and Players in Rural Places
• Diversification in the post-productive countryside is achieved through re-imaging and regenerating rural places through recreation, heritage, media and event management that have been driven by local groups and external agencies • The consequences of rebranding on the perceptions, actions and behaviours of people, including those in other places who choose to relocate there, changes to businesses and the local community
45  cards
1.3.8 Rural Management and the Challenges of Continuity and Change
• Managing rural change and inequality in diverse communities including issues of housing, transport and service provision, including digital connectivity • Ongoing challenges in rural places where regeneration / rebranding are absent or have failed or have created conflict • New challenges of managing change in some rural communities associated with counter-urbanisation and second home ownership, and possible actions
29  cards
1.3.9 The Rebranding Process and Players in Urban Places
• Re-imaging and regenerating urban places through sport / music stadia, cultural quarters, festivals, industrial heritage and flagship developments • Re-imaging and regenerating urban places through external agencies including governments, corporate bodies and community groups • The way in which the urban place has been re-imaged and regenerated impacts on the actions and behaviours of individuals, groups, businesses and institutions
17  cards
1.3.10 Urban Management and the Challenges of Continuity and Change
• Re-imaging and regenerating affects the social and economic characteristics of urban places and may create conflicting perceptions • Ongoing challenges in urban places where regeneration / rebranding are absent or have failed or are causing overheating • New challenges of managing change in some urban communities associated with the Covid-19 pandemic and economic change
63  cards
Water Cycle Pack A
What three things greatly impact ...,
What are the main uses of water 2,
In what general ways can humans a...
13  cards
Water Cycle Pack B
What are the flows in the water c...,
What are the 6 main stores in the...,
How does the world s water cycle ...
10  cards
Water Cycle Pack C
Why does the amount of water in t...,
What are eustatic changes 2,
What causes the changes in the am...
19  cards
Water Cycle Pack D
What causes clouds 1,
What causes rain in general 2,
What is the bergeron findeisen th...
12  cards
Water Cycle Pack E
What is the vegetation like in th...,
Are there seasons for temperature...,
What type of precipitation falls ...
19  cards
Water Cycle Pack F
What is a hydrograph 1,
What does a hydrograph show 2,
What are the characteristics of a...
22  cards
Water Cycle Pack G
What is a flood 1,
How does prolonged rainfall cause...,
What is an example of prolonged p...
20  cards
Water Cycle Pack H
How can seasonal variation cause ...,
How do el nino cause water defici...,
How do la nina cause water defici...
19  cards
Water Cycle Pack I
What are the case studies for aqu...,
What is the case study for cloud ...,
What are the case studies for def...
14  cards
Water Cycle Pack J
What is an aquifer 1,
What is an unconfined aquifer 2,
What is a confined aquifer 3
19  cards
Carbon Cycle Pack A
What characteristics do systems h...,
What are the stores in the carbon...,
How do feedback cycles happen in ...
22  cards
Carbon Cycle Pack B
How does the fast carbon cycle wo...,
How does the slow carbon cycle wo...,
How long does the slow carbon cyc...
5  cards
Carbon Cycle Pack C
How does photosynthesis in the ca...,
How is acid rain a part of the ca...,
How does acid rain in the carbon ...
16  cards
Carbon Cycle Pack D
What are the carbon stores in eac...,
What are examples of trfs 2,
What are examples of grasslands 3
21  cards
Carbon Cycle Pack E
What is peat 1,
How much global land surface do p...,
How much carbon is stored in glob...
25  cards
Carbon Cycle Pack F
How are fossil fuels created 1,
How does combustion of fossil fue...,
How does urbanisation change the ...
18  cards
Carbon Cycle Pack G
What is the energy budget 1,
What are the ghgs present in the ...,
How does the natural greenhouse e...
15  cards
Carbon Cycle Pack H
What is desertification 1,
What are the natural causes of de...,
What are the human causes of dese...
21  cards
Migration Pack A
How is mechanised agriculture a p...,
What are examples of mechanised a...,
What is land grabbing 3
28  cards
Migration Pack B
How is enchanted farm and plush a...,
How is the gk housing ngo a respo...,
How is paradise heights a respons...
20  cards
Migration Pack C
What is globalisation 1,
What is the short definition of g...,
What is a hyperconnected world 3
36  cards
Migration Pack D
What is the total number of peopl...,
What causes international out mig...,
How does poverty cause internatio...
31  cards
Migration Pack E
How can migration increase the po...,
What are the examples of migrants...,
How can migration reduce inequali...
27  cards
Migration Pack G
What is a refugee 1,
What is an internally displaced p...,
How many people were forced to fl...
21  cards
Migration Pack H
What are the impacts of displacem...,
What are the impacts of refugees ...,
How many refugees are in europe 3
22  cards
Migration Pack H2
What un agenda aims to support mi...,
What un article protects migrants 2,
What un article protects refugees 3
49  cards
Migration Pack I
What are the benefits of globalis...,
What are the challenges of global...,
How many people live in absolute ...
14  cards
Oceans Pack 1
What is global governance 1,
What is a system 2,
What is a wicked problem 3
52  cards
Oceans Pack 2
What are the characteristics of g...,
What were the oceans laws like pr...,
What were ocean laws like between...
44  cards
Oceans Pack 3
What is the strategic value of th...,
What is the strategic value of th...,
What is the strategic value of th...
20  cards
Oceans Pack 4
What is the area under unclos 1,
Who regulates the area 2,
What does sovereignty of ocean re...
28  cards
Oceans Pack 5
What is time space convergence 1,
What is trade 2,
What can be traded 3
54  cards
Oceans Pack 6
How does the ocean enable internet 1,
What are the economic benefits of...,
What are the social benefits of m...
38  cards
Oceans Pack 7
What is overexploitation 1,
Why is there overexploitation 2,
How does population cause overexp...
33  cards
Oceans Pack 8
Where is the great barrier reef 1,
What are the key facts about the ...,
How does unesco protect the gbr 3
24  cards
Tectonics Pack A
How do plates move by internal he...,
How do plates move by ridge push 2,
How do plates move by slab pull 3
21  cards
Tectonics Pack B
What is the global distribution o...,
What are the characteristics of e...,
What are the statistics for earth...
25  cards
Tectonics Pack C
What magma properties does the ty...,
What are the two types of volcano 2,
What are the properties of a shie...
18  cards
Tectonics Pack D
What are the examples of primary ...,
What are examples of primary envi...,
What are the examples of secondar...
56  cards
Tectonics Pack E
What is an earthquake 1,
What is a fault 2,
How do earthquakes form 3
19  cards
Tectonics Pack F
What is the background of the ind...,
What were the causes of the india...,
What were the events in the india...
55  cards
Tectonics Pack G
What is a disaster 1,
What is the risk equation 2,
What is risk 3
15  cards
Tectonics Pack H
What is the hazard disaster manag...,
What does the hdmc diagram look l...,
What will immediate relief be aff...
13  cards
Tectonics Pack I
What indicators change before an ...,
How can earthquakes be monitored 2,
Why can t earthquakes be predicted 3
20  cards
3.4.1 The Classification and Distribution of Energy Resources
• Classification of energy resources • Global distribution of fossil fuel stocks and reserves • Alternatives to conventional fossil fuel sources
46  cards
3.4.2 Physical Factors Determining the Supply of Energy
• Geological factors including physical reserves of fossil fuels and active areas for geothermal energy • Climatic factors including insolation rates and wind strength and reliability • Relief factors including suitable locations for dam construction and hydropower • Locations with favourable conditions for sustainable energy generation from waves, tides and biofuels
12  cards
3.4.3 The Changing Demand for Energy
• Changing global patterns of energy demand • Economic factors influencing the demand for energy • Demographic and social factors influencing the demand for energy • Technological factors influencing the demand for energy
12  cards
3.4.4 The Global Management of Oil and Gas
• Managing the imbalance between the supply of and demand for oil and gas through transfers, storage and pricing • Management of oil and gas exploration and production by MNCs and national governments • Management of oil supplies by OPEC and national governments
60  cards
3.4.5 Problems and Limitations with Energy Supply
What was the deepwater horizon oi...,
What were the impacts of the deep...,
What are the impacts of the canad...
38  cards
3.4.6 Energy Mixes and Development
What is appropriate technology at 1,
What are features of appropriate ...,
What does appropriate technology ...
79  cards
3.4.7 The Need for Sustainable Solutions to Meet the Demand for Energy
What are the sustainable energy s...,
What is cop 21 doing 2,
What are the limitations of cop 21 3
36  cards
3.5.1 Global controls on climate
What are the four layers of the a...,
How far above earth s surface doe...,
What are the heights of the 4 sec...
80  cards
3.5.2 World's Major Climate Types
How does the tri cellular model g...,
How does the tri cellular model g...,
How does the tri cellular model g...
35  cards
3.5.3 Climate and Weather of the UK
What are the characteristics of t...,
What are the factors that affect ...,
How does temperature vary between...
63  cards
3.5.4 Extreme Weather Events
What happened in the sweden wildf...,
What happened in the greece wildf...,
What happened in the china india ...
37  cards
3.5.5 Impacts and Management of Climatic Hazards
What is a climatic hazard 1,
What does the impact of a climati...,
What is needed for tropical cyclo...
69  cards
3.5.6 Impacts of Human Activities on the Atmosphere of Urban Areas at Local and Regional Scales
How does weather in urban areas c...,
What is an urban climate 2,
What is the urban plume like in l...
57  cards
3.5.7 People, Climate and the Future
What is the greenhouse effect 1,
How does the greenhouse effect ha...,
How much has the atmospheric conc...
84  cards

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Eduqas A Level Geography Topics: 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5

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