This resource has been comprehensively updated to cover all eight options of Units A2 1 and A2 2 of the current CCEA A2 Geography specification. It has been through a thorough quality assurance process and is endorsed by CCEA.

Following the same content as the specification, the text is illustrated throughout with full colour maps, graphs, photographs and diagrams.

It also features questions of examination standard and a glossary of keyterms for each option. In line with the specification, both local and global case studies are included to give students a well-rounded understanding of the scope of geographical issues.

CONTENTS:

Unit A2 1: Physical Processes, Landforms and Management

Option A Plate Tectonics - Theory and Outcomes

Plate Tectonics: Margins and Landforms

Volcanic Activity and its Management

Seismic Activity and its Management

Option B Tropical Ecosystems - Nature and Sustainability

Locations and Climates of Major Tropical Biomes

Management and Sustainability in Arid/Semi-Arid Tropical Ecosystems

Management and Sustainability in the Tropical Forest Environment

Option C Dynamic Coastal Environments

Coastal Processes and Features

Regional Coastlines

Coastal Management and Sustainability

Option D Climate Change - Past and Present

Natural Climate Change Processes

Lowland Glacial Landscapes

Current Global Climate Change: Human Causes and Impacts

Managing Global Climate Change

Unit A2 2: Processes and Issues in Human Geography

Option A Cultural Geography

Cultural Geography

Migration

The Geographies of Cyberspace

Option B Planning for Sustainable Settlements

Sustainable Development

Urban Planning and Design in Relation to Sustainability

Traffic and Transport

Option C Ethnic Diversity

The Definition of Ethnicity

The Processes that Create and Maintain Ethnic Diversity

Ethnic Conflict

Option D Tourism

The Changing Nature of Tourism

Challenges and Management of Mass Tourism

Ecotourism: Opportunities, Challenges and Regulation

Glossary

Format Häftad Omfång 500 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Colourpoint Creative Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2017-11-06 ISBN 9781780731193