A-Level Geography Cheat Sheets (One Page Summaries)

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PHYSICAL

Water and Carbon Cycles

  • Water cycle as a system
  • Carbon stores and fluxes
  • Photosynthesis and respiration
  • Human interference (deforestation/farming)
  • Feedback loops (positive/negative)

PHYSICAL

Coastal Systems and Landscapes

  • Sediment cells and budgets
  • Erosional landforms (stacks/stumps)
  • Depositional landforms (spits/bars)
  • Sea level change (Eustatic/isostatic)
  • Coastal management (Hard/soft engineering)

PHYSICAL

Hazards

  • Seismic hazard causes
  • Volcanic hazard impacts
  • Tropical storm formation
  • Wildfire management
  • Disaster perception and response

HUMAN

Global Systems and Governance

  • Dimensions of globalisation
  • TNC Influence
  • World Trade Organisation role
  • Antarctica as a global common
  • International security and law

HUMAN

Changing Places

  • Inside vs Outside perspectives
  • Endogenous and exogenous factors
  • Gentrification in urban areas
  • Place representation in media
  • Qualitative vs Quantitative data