GCSE GEOGRAPHY

COURSE OUTLINE

1. Landforms and Natural Hazards - Rivers, Coasts, water Pollution, Glaciation, Earthquakes and volcanoes

2. Human Geography - Population, Settlement, Urban patterns and changes, Transport

3. Economic Geography - Employment stuctures, Primary/Secondary/Tertiary activities

4. Weather and Climate - Britain's weather and climate, World climates, Climatic problems

5. World Vegetation - Rainforests, Savannah, Mediterranean vegetations

6. Fragile Environments - deforestation, soil erosion, desertification and wetlands

7. World Studies - European Union, France, USA, Brazil, World development and trade

8. Geographical Skills - Map projections, Geographical Informatioon Systems