Cambridge GCSE Geography revision

Topic 1.1: Population dynamics

We will go through it step by step.

1. 1.1.1Population dynamics and structure: growth, the demographic transition, pyramids, density and over- or under-population61 questions

Topic 1.2: Migration

We will go through it step by step.

1. 1.2.1Migration: push and pull factors, types of migration and its impacts19 questions

Topic 1.5–1.6: Settlements, service provision and urban settlements

Topic 1.5–1.6: Settlements, service provision and urban settlements.

There are 2 parts: we start with urban change and sustainability, and finish with UK city case study (London or Bristol).

1. 1.5–1.6.1Urban change and sustainability49 questions
2. 1.5–1.6.2UK city case study (London or Bristol): location, migration, opportunities and challenges35 questions

Topic 1.7: Urbanisation

There are 2 parts: we start with urbanisation and megacities, and finish with A city in an LIC or NEE.

1. 1.7.1Urbanisation and megacitiesFree 55 questions
2. 1.7.2A city in an LIC or NEE: Rio de Janeiro case study21 questions

Topic 2.1: Earthquakes and volcanoes

There are 2 parts: we start with tectonic hazards, and finish with managing tectonic hazards.

1. 2.1.1Tectonic hazardsFree 16 questions
2. 2.1.2Managing tectonic hazards: monitoring, prediction, planning and protection, with contrasting HIC and LIC case studies40 questions

Topic 2.2: Rivers

There are 2 parts: we start with river landscapes, and finish with river flooding and management.

1. 2.2.1River landscapes60 questions
2. 2.2.2River flooding and management: hydrographs, causes, impacts and a UK flood management scheme77 questions

Topic 2.3: Coasts

There are 3 parts: we start with coastal landscapes, and finish with coral reefs.

1. 2.3.1Coastal landscapesFree 65 questions
2. 2.3.2Coastal management: hard and soft engineering, managed retreat and a UK coastal case study38 questions
3. 2.3.3Coral reefs: distribution, characteristics, value, threats and sustainable management24 questions

Topic 2.4: Weather

We will go through it step by step.

1. 2.4.1Weather: measuring and recording weather with a weather station60 questions

Topic 2.5: Climate and natural vegetation

There are 5 parts: we start with global atmospheric circulation and climate zones, and finish with hot deserts and cold environments.

1. 2.5.1Global atmospheric circulation and climate zones78 questions
2. 2.5.2Global biomes: distribution, climate, soils and ecosystem interdependence77 questions
3. 2.5.3Ecosystems and tropical rainforestsFree 27 questions
4. 2.5.4Tropical rainforest deforestation: causes, impacts and sustainable management case study41 questions
5. 2.5.5Hot deserts and cold environments18 questions

Topic 3.1: Development

There are 3 parts: we start with development and the development gap, and finish with globalisation and transnational corporations.

1. 3.1.1Development and the development gapFree 64 questions
2. 3.1.2Reducing the development gap: aid, debt relief, fair trade, microfinance and intermediate technology86 questions
3. 3.1.3Globalisation and transnational corporations: causes, impacts and a TNC case study31 questions

Topic 3.2: Food production

There are 2 parts: we start with food in detail, and finish with drought.

1. 3.2.1Food in detail: food security, increasing supply and sustainable food27 questions
2. 3.2.2Drought: causes, impacts and management42 questions

Topic 3.3: Industry

We will go through it step by step.

1. 3.3.1Economic change in the UK19 questions

Topic 3.4: Tourism

We will go through it step by step.

1. 3.4.1Tourism in an LIC or NEE: Jamaica case study23 questions

Topic 3.5: Energy

There are 2 parts: we start with resource management, and finish with energy in detail.

1. 3.5.1Resource management: food, water and energyFree 38 questions
2. 3.5.2Energy in detail: energy security, increasing supply and sustainable energy23 questions

Topic 3.6: Water

We will go through it step by step.

1. 3.6.1Water in detail: water security, increasing supply and sustainable water25 questions

Topic 3.7: Environmental risks of economic development

There are 3 parts: we start with evidence for and causes of climate change (natural and human), and finish with biodiversity, ecosystem services and threats to ecosystems.

1. 3.7.1Evidence for and causes of climate change (natural and human)75 questions
2. 3.7.2Managing climate change: mitigation (carbon capture, renewables, international agreements) and adaptation strategies70 questions
3. 3.7.3Biodiversity, ecosystem services and threats to ecosystems39 questions

Topic S: Geographical skills (Paper 2)

There are 4 parts: we start with map skills, and finish with using GIS, satellite images, aerial photographs and annotated photo or sketch interpretation.

1. S.1Map skills: OS maps, grid references, scale, distance, contours, relief and cross-sectionsFree 79 questions
2. S.2Graphical skills: bar, line, pie, scatter, histogram, choropleth, isoline, flow-line and proportional symbol maps, population pyramids and climate graphs83 questions
3. S.3Numerical and statistical skills: mean, median, mode, range, interquartile range, percentages, percentage change, ratios and Spearman's rank70 questions
4. S.4Using GIS, satellite images, aerial photographs and annotated photo or sketch interpretation36 questions

Topic F: Fieldwork and alternative to coursework (Paper 4)

There are 4 parts: we start with the enquiry process, and finish with presenting, analysing, concluding on and evaluating fieldwork data, including unfamiliar fieldwork questions.

1. F.1The enquiry process: questions, hypotheses, risk assessment, sampling methods and ethical considerationsFree 40 questions
2. F.2Physical fieldwork (river or coast): data collection methods such as channel width, depth, velocity, beach profiles and sediment size86 questions
3. F.3Human fieldwork (urban or rural): land-use surveys, environmental quality surveys, pedestrian and traffic counts and questionnaires74 questions
4. F.4Presenting, analysing, concluding on and evaluating fieldwork data, including unfamiliar fieldwork questions77 questions

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