AQA A-level Geography Year 13 revision

Topic 1: Hazards

There are 8 parts: we start with hazard concepts, and finish with multi-hazard environments.

1. 1.1Hazard concepts: hazard, risk, disaster, vulnerability and the disaster risk equation27 questions
2. 1.2Hazard perception and responses: Park's curve, Degg's model and the hazard management cycle69 questions
3. 1.3Plate tectonics theory: Earth structure, plate margins, hotspots and evidence41 questions
4. 1.4Tectonic hazards and managementFree 14 questions
5. 1.5Volcanic hazards: types, processes, impacts and secondary hazards26 questions
6. 1.6Seismic hazards and tsunamis: causes, magnitude, impacts and secondary effects33 questions
7. 1.7Storm and wildfire hazards8 questions
8. 1.8Multi-hazard environments: case study of interacting hazards and risk32 questions

Topic 2: Ecosystems under stress

Ecosystems under stress explores how ecosystems work, and how human activity and climate change are threatening them.

We will study ecosystems as systems, global biomes, succession and biodiversity.

Then we examine tropical rainforests, Arctic tundra and coral reefs under stress, and how ecosystems can be managed and conserved.

1. 2.1Ecosystems as systems: trophic levels, energy flow and nutrient cycling (Gersmehl model)Free 86 questions
2. 2.2Biomes: global distribution, climate, soils and vegetation72 questions
3. 2.3Succession and ecosystem change: seral stages, climax communities and disturbance77 questions
4. 2.4Biodiversity: patterns, threats and ecosystem services33 questions
5. 2.5Tropical rainforest under stress: deforestation, impacts and sustainable management25 questions
6. 2.6Arctic tundra under stress: fragility, climate change and resource development79 questions
7. 2.7Marine ecosystems under stress: coral reefs, bleaching, acidification and overfishing36 questions
8. 2.8Managing ecosystems: conservation, protected areas and a local-scale ecosystem case study69 questions

Topic 3: Global systems and global governance

It builds on what you learned at AS in Changing places, and takes it further.

There are 12 parts: we start with globalisation and trade, and finish with ocean governance.

1. 3.1Globalisation and tradeFree 14 questions
2. 3.2Globalisation: causes, indicators (KOF index) and the global shift31 questions
3. 3.3Transnational corporations and global production networks25 questions
4. 3.4Global migration patterns and flows: voluntary, forced, internal and internationalFree 32 questions
5. 3.5Impacts of migration on origin and destination areas: remittances, demography, economy and society30 questions
6. 3.6Patterns of global trade: flows, trading blocs and access to marketsFree 30 questions
7. 3.7Free trade, protectionism, tariffs, WTO and trade disputes36 questions
8. 3.8Winners and losers: economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts of globalisation and anti-globalisation responses23 questions
9. 3.9Global governance institutions: UN, WTO, IMF, World Bank, G7/G20 and NGOs34 questions
10. 3.10Global commons and governance14 questions
11. 3.11Antarctica as a global commons: Antarctic Treaty System, Madrid Protocol and pressures32 questions
12. 3.12Ocean governance: UNCLOS, EEZs, high seas and conflicts29 questions

Topic 4: Contemporary urban environments

It builds on what you learned at AS in Changing places, and takes it further.

There are 7 parts: we start with urbanisation processes and global urban trends, and finish with contrasting city case studies.

1. 4.1Urbanisation processes and global urban trends: rural-urban migration, megacities and world cities64 questions
2. 4.2Urban change: deindustrialisation, suburbanisation, counter-urbanisation and re-urbanisation77 questions
3. 4.3Urban regeneration and rebranding: strategies, partnerships and evaluation67 questions
4. 4.4Urban form, inequality and sustainability50 questions
5. 4.5Urban climate, drainage and wasteFree 55 questions
6. 4.6Urban pollution and air quality: sources, impacts and management70 questions
7. 4.7Contrasting city case studies: one city in a lower-income/emerging country and one in a higher-income country35 questions

Topic 5: Population and the environment

There are 6 parts: we start with population and the environment, and finish with causes and spread of disease.

1. 5.1Population and the environmentFree 53 questions
2. 5.2Population change: fertility, mortality, migration and the demographic transition model66 questions
3. 5.3Population structure: pyramids, ageing, youth bulge and dependency ratios66 questions
4. 5.4Population policies and strategies: pronatalist, anti-natalist and case study64 questions
5. 5.5Disease classification and global patterns: communicable and non-communicable, epidemiological transitionFree 37 questions
6. 5.6Causes and spread of disease: vectors, environment, diffusion and globalisation30 questions

Topic 6: Resource security

It builds on what you learned at AS in Water and carbon cycles, and takes it further.

There are 13 parts: we start with resource security, and finish with renewables, nuclear and energy transition.

1. 6.1Resource security14 questions
2. 6.2Natural resources: classification, distribution, reserves and resource frontiers26 questions
3. 6.3Mineral resources: security of supply, rare earths and environmental impacts24 questions
4. 6.4Resource stewardship: circular economy, recycling and sustainable resource management32 questions
5. 6.5Water insecurity: physical and economic scarcity, water stress and water poverty29 questions
6. 6.6Causes of water insecurity: population growth, climate, pollution and demand67 questions
7. 6.7Water conflicts and transboundary rivers: players and geopolitics65 questions
8. 6.8Sustainable water supply strategies: dams, desalination, groundwater, transfers and conservation40 questions
9. 6.9Water management case study: large-scale versus community-based solutions60 questions
10. 6.10Global energy supply and demand: energy mix, consumption patterns and players34 questions
11. 6.11Energy security and geopolitics: pathways, risks and national strategies35 questions
12. 6.12Unconventional fossil fuels: tar sands, shale gas and deepwater oil29 questions
13. 6.13Renewables, nuclear and energy transition: sustainable energy futures38 questions

Topic NEA: Geography fieldwork investigation

It builds on what you learned at AS in Geographical skills and fieldwork, and takes it further.

There are 8 parts: we start with choosing a title and aims, and finish with writing up the independent investigation.

1. NEA.1Choosing a title and aims: linking to the specification and forming research questions and hypothesesFree 27 questions
2. NEA.2Fieldwork planning: sampling strategies, risk assessment, ethics and pilot studies70 questions
3. NEA.3Primary data collection: quantitative and qualitative methods in physical and human geography75 questions
4. NEA.4Secondary data and GIS: sourcing, evaluating and using data72 questions
5. NEA.5Data presentation: graphs, maps and cartographic and ICT techniques59 questions
6. NEA.6Statistical analysis: Spearman's rank, chi-squared, t-test, Mann-Whitney U, central tendency and dispersion65 questions
7. NEA.7Analysis, conclusions and evaluation: reliability, validity and limitations38 questions
8. NEA.8Writing up the independent investigation: structure, word limit, referencing and reflection33 questions

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