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1 online resource (132 p.) |
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My Revision Notes Ser |
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My Revision Notes Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Book title -- Copyright -- My Revision Planner -- 1 River environments -- 1.1 The hydrological cycle -- Characteristics, stores and transfers -- Features of a drainage basin -- Factors affecting river regimes -- 1.2 Physical processes and river landforms -- Fluvial processes and river channel formation -- Channel shape, valley profile, velocity and discharge along the course of the river Tees -- Changes in river landscapes over the course of a river -- 1.3 The importance of river environments and their management -- Uses of water -- rising demand -- water shortages -- Water quality |
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Flooding -- 2 Coastal environments -- 2.1 Coastal landforms -- Physical processes in coastal areas -- Influences on coastal environments -- Coastal landforms -- 2.2 Distinctive ecosystems develop along particular areas of coastline -- Coastal ecosystems -- Abiotic and biotic characteristics of a named coastal ecosystem -- Threats to coastal ecosystems -- 2.3 Coastal environments are of great importance to people and need to be sustainably managed -- Conflicts between different users -- Causes of coastal flooding -- Coastal management strategies -- 3 Hazardous environments -- 3.1 Natural hazards |
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Characteristics, distribution and measurement -- Causes of tropical cyclone hazards -- Volcanic and earthquake hazards -- 3.2 Hazards have an impact on people and the environment -- Reasons why people live in hazardous environments -- Vulnerability to natural hazards -- Short-term and long-term impacts -- 3.3 Earthquakes present a hazard to many people and need to be managed carefully -- Preparation -- Short-term response and relief -- Longer-term planning -- 4 Economic activity and energy -- 4.1 Economic sectors and employment -- Classifying production into different economic sectors |
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Factors affecting the location of economic activity -- Reasons for change in economic activity -- 4.2 The growth and decline of different sectors -- impacts and resource issues -- Positive and negative impacts of change in economic sectors -- Theories used to explain the relationship between population and resources -- 4.3 Energy resource management -- Energy demand and resource management -- Non-renewable and renewable energy resources -- Managing energy resources sustainably -- 5 Rural environments -- 5.1 Rural environments are natural ecosystems exploited by human activities |
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Distribution and characteristics of the world's biomes -- Ecosystem goods and services -- Human modification of ecosystems: farming systems -- 5.2 Rural environments have contrasting physical, social and economic characteristics and are experiencing significant changes -- Characteristics of a rural environment -- Rural change in developed countries -- Rural change in an emerging country -- 5.3 Rural environments need to adapt to be socially, economically and environmentally sustainable -- Diversification -- Achieving rural sustainability in the Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Summary |
Target success in Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9-1) Geography with this proven formula for effective, structured revision. Key content coverage is combined with exam practice questions and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. With My Revision Notes every student can: - Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner - Consolidate subject knowledge by working through clear and focused content coverage - Test understanding and identify areas for improvement with regular revision |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Guinness, Paul
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| ISBN |
9781398323483 |
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1398323489 |
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