CE

Units and topics covered within this course:

Ordnance Survey (OS) mapwork

• 7.1 Direction

• 7.2 Grid references

• 7.3 Distance

• 7.4 Area

• 7.5 Height and relief

• 7.6. Cross-sections

• 7.7 Map symbols

Tectonics (Earthquakes & Volcanoes)

• 1.1 The Earth's structure, tectonic plates and plate boundaries

• 1.2 Types of volcano

• 1.3 Immediate effects of a volcanic eruption

• 1.4 Preparing for and reacting to a volcanic eruption

• 1.5 Why people live near volcanoes

• 1.6 Causes and effects of earthquakes

• 1.7 Preparing for and reacting to a volcanic eruption

• 1.8 Factors determining the severity of damage

• 1.9 Comparing an earthquake or volcano in a LIC with one in a HIC

• 1.10 Case study - 

• 1.11 Case study -

Meteorology (Weather & Climate)

• 2.1 The water cycle (hydrological cycle)

• 2.2 Types of rainfall

• 2.3 Factors affecting temperature

• 2.4 Earth's main climate zones

• 2.5 A humid temperate climate (Britain)

• 2.6 A humid tropical climate

• 2.7 Microclimates

• 2.8 Weather and climate hazards

Geomorphology (Rivers & Coasts)

• 3.1 Types of weathering

• 3.2 Features of the river basin

• 3.3 River processes

• 3.4 Features of the upper course

• 3.5 Features of the lower course

• 3.6 Coastal erosion

• 3.7 Coastal transportation

• 3.8 Coastal deposition

• 3.9 Causes of flooding - river and coastal

• 3.10 Effects of flooding

• 3.12 Costs and benefits of hard and soft engineering

• 3.13 Case study -

• 3.14 Case study - 

• Extension: Rock types

Demography (Population & Settlement)

• 4.1 Population statistics, terminology and factors that affect density

• 4.2 Causes of the UK's increase in population since 1945

• 4.3 The population explosion

• 4.4 Functions of a settlement

• 4.5 Reasons for the site or situation of a settlement

• 4.6 Settlement hierarchy

• 4.7 Settlement patterns

• 4.8 Reasons why some settlements grow and others do not

• 4.9 Case study - East Village in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Economy (Transport & Industry)

• 5.1 Advantages and disadvantages of different modes of transport

• 5.2 Value of transport routes

• 5.3 Containerisation

• Case study - High Speed 2

• Case study - Heathrow Third Runway

• 5.4 Employment structure

• 5.5 Location of an industry

• 5.6 How economic activities can affect the environment

• 5.7 Globalisation

Environment (Sustainability and Stewardship)

• 6.1 Local environmental issues

• 6.2 National environmental issues

• 6.3 National parks

• 6.4 Case study - The Lake District National Park

• 6.5 Global environmental issues