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Printable (pdf) A-level resource sheets (1996 to present)

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1 International tourism
A2
 Tourism
2 Managing Topical Rainforest - The Ecosystem approach
AS
 Ecosystems
3 Agriculture and the UK environment
Agriculture
4 How do countries achieve optimum populations
AS
 Population
5 An idiot’s guide to air masses
AS
 Atmosphere
6 An idiot’s guide to bid rent
AS
 Urban Settlements
7 Birmingham International Airport and the Green Belt
A2
 Urban Settlements
8 Coastal Management
A2
 Coasts
9 The structure of European cities - East versus West
AS
 Urban Settlements
10 Rural to urban migration in Zimbabwe
AS
 Population
11 Out of town shopping centres
A2
 Urban Settlements
12 Trade in oil
Energy & Resources
13 Energy resources in Japan
Energy & Resources
14 Social and economic effects of changing population structure
AS
 Population
15 Social and economic geography of mountains
A2
 Tourism
16 Age and diversity in sand dunes
AS
 Ecosystems
17 Energy use in Developing Countries
Energy & Resources
18 Weathering
AS
 Lithosphere
19 Residential land use
AS
 Urban Settlements
20 The role of vegetation in the hydrological cycle
AS

Hydrology
21 Assessing the evidence for periglaciation
Physical
22 Brecon Beacons National Park - a Visitor Survey Case Study
A2
 Tourism
23 The energy mix in India
Energy & Resources
24 The causes of aridity
Arid Environments
25 Energy flow and nutrient cycling in Tropical Rainforests
AS
 Ecosystems
26 The Demographic Transition Model
AS
 Population
27 International migration
AS
 Population
28 Desertification - Causes & Control
Physical
29 Sea level change
A2
 Coasts
30 Volcanic Activity - Causes and Consequences
AS
 Lithosphere
31 Shanty towns
A2
 Urban Settlements
32 Industry - new types, new locations
Industry
33 Ethnicity in Britain
AS
 Urban Settlements - ethnicity
34 Opportunities and threats in NICs
A2
 Development
35 Forests and soils
AS
 Ecosystem
36 Refugees in Europe
A2
 Population
37 Mega-cities
AS
 Urban Settlements
38 Environmental implications of renewable energy
Energy & Resources
39 Urban regeneration case studies
AS
 Urban Settlements
40 Multipurpose forestry
Agriculture
41 Deindustrialisation
A2
 Industry
42 River management
AS
 Hydrology
43 Suburbanisation
A2
 Urban Settlements
44 Regional inequalities in Britain
Development
45 Flood management in Bangladesh
AS
 Hydrology
46 Demographic change in sub-Saharan Africa
AS
 Population
47 Energy policy in the UK
Energy & Resources
48 Spatial distribution of rural settlements
AS/A2
 Rural Settlements
49 Transnational Corporations: The problem or the solution?
Industry
50 Urban Microclimates
AS
 Atmosphere
51 Changing patterns of migration in China
AS
 Population
52 Measuring development
Development
53 Bangkok - a primate city
A2
 Urban Settlements
54 The greenhouse effect in the UK
Energy & Resources
55 Population policy in China
AS
 Population
56 The pollution of lakes and reservoirs
Hydrology
57 Reform of the CAP
Agriculture
58 The population structure of UK towns and cities
AS
 Urban Settlements
59 Causes and consequences of under population
AS
 Population
60 Tertiary activity: where and why?
Industry
61 El Nino explained - ‘The Little Child with the Big Kick’
Atmosphere
62 Hazards: Hurricane Mitch
A2
 Hazards
63 Conflicts in the National Parks
A2
 Tourism
64 World Food Outlook
Development
65 Heritage Coasts
A2
 Tourism
66 Conflict in the Green Belt
A2
 Urban Settlements
67 Fog - Formation and Hazard
AS
 Atmosphere
68 Inner Cities
A2
 Urban Settlements
69 Management of Housing Demand in the UK
A2
 Urban Settlements
70 The effect of agriculture on soils
AS
 Ecosystems
71 Floods
A2
 Hazards
72 Hazards Case Study: The Philippines
A2
 Hazards
73 Which stats test should I use?
AS/A2
 Investigations
74 Hypothesis tests & Mann-Whitney U-test
AS/A2
 Investigations
75 Climate change and vegetation
Physical
76 Geothermal energy
Energy & Resources
77 Multiple hazards in cities: examples from London and Mexico
A2
 Urban Settlements / Hazards
78 Third world debt
Development 
79 Human effect on nutrient cycles
AS
 Ecosystems
80 Antarctica
A2
 Tourism
81 Tourism in the south of France
A2
 Tourism
82 Heathland and moorland ecology
Physical 
83 Storm hydrographs
AS
 Hydrology
84 Management of the river Ganges I Water quantity
AS
 Hydrology
85 Management of the river Ganges II Water quality
AS
 Hydrology
86 Globalisation of manufacturing
Industry
87 Spatial Geography of Crime
A2
 Urban Industry
88 Population policies in Brazil
AS
 Population
89 Migration Case Studies
AS
 Population
90 Constructive plate margins
AS
 Lithosphere
91 Cardiff Bay redevelopment
A2
 Urban Settlements
92 Lagos: a Case Study
A2
 Urban Settlements
93 Tourism in Nepal
A2
 Tourism
94 R+D parks
Industry
95 UK energy update
Energy & Resources
96 Transport issues
A2
 Urban Settlements
97 Rural and urban population structures
AS
 Population
98 Understanding river channel variables
AS
 Hydrology
99 Glaciation in the Berwyn mountains
Physical 
100 Coastal management at Selsey
A2
 Coasts
101 The impact of rock type on scenery
AS
 Lithosphere
102 Changing industry - case study of Telford
Industry
103 Managing U.S. national parks
A2
 Tourism
104 Freshwater pollution - River Perry
Physical 
105 The crisis in British farming
Agriculture
106 Anti-cyclones - a potential hazard?
A2
 Hazards
107 The geography of call centres
Industry
108 Shanghai - Pudong : economic miracle?
Urban Settlements
109 Migration patterns within urban areas
A2/AS
 Urban Settlements / Population
110 Rural change - Brittany
AS
 Rural Environments
111 Waste management in cities
A2
 Urban Settlements
112 Can ecotourism work?
A2
 Tourism
113 Regional inequalities
Development
114 The Three Gorges project
AS
 Hydrology
115 The Landslide Hazard
AS/A2
 Lithosphere / Hazards
116 Environmental Issues in the Sahel
Physical 
117 The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Development
118 Coral Reefs – Ecosystems in Crisis
Physical 
119 The Geography of Coastal Sand Dunes
AS/A2
 Ecosystems / Coasts
120 The Chi-Squared Test for Goodness of Fit
A2
 Investigations
121 Urban Problems in Rio de Janeiro
A2
 Urban Settlements
122 The United States: Census 2000 Update
AS
 Population
123 Virgin – a new breed of MNC
Industry
124 Salt Marshes
A2
 Coasts
125 Grassland Biomes
Physical 
126 Rural Policy Issues – in remote rural areas
AS
 Rural Settlements
127 Flooding in Shewsbury
AS
 Hydrology
128 India – a Third Generation Newly Industrialised Country?
Development
129 The impact of structure and lithology on coastal landforms
A2
 Coasts
130 The provision of health services in rural areas
AS
 Rural Settlements
131 British Soils – a Basic Guide
AS
 Ecosystems
132 The Tundra Biome
Physical 
133 Earthquakes: Why do some places suffer more than others?
A2
 Hazards
134 The sustainable management of fisheries
Agriculture
135 Waterfront Regeneration
A2
 Urban Settlements
136 Brazil - Changing Pattern of Trade: LEDC to NIC
Development
137 West Sussex: a multiple hazard zone?
A2
 Hazards
138 Changes in the European Car Industry
Industry
139 The world of refugees
AS
 Population
140 Least developed countries
Development
141 Coastal management - case study of the Holderness coast
A2
 Coasts
142 Urban planning and regeneration in Barcelona
A2
 Urban Settlements
143 Avalanches
A2
 Hazards
144 The Galapagos islands - biodiversity under threat?
Physical 
145 Coastal Deposition
A2
 Coasts
146 Depressions
AS
 Atmosphere
147 The Development Gap
Development
148 Limestone Landscapes & Ecology in the UK
AS
 Lithosphere
149 Greenfield v Brownfield Sites for Sports Stadia
Urban Settlements
150 Sustainable Management of TemperateForests
AS
 Ecosystems
151 Sustainable City Management - Curitiba, Brazil’s Ecological capital
A2
 Urban Settlements
152 China’s Population Policy - an update
AS
 Population
153 Chengdu: Sustainable Development
Urban Settlements
154 Structural Change in the Ruhr
Industry
155 Sustainable Urban Transport in Italy
A2
 Urban Settlements
156 The Chi-SquaredTest for Association
A2
 Investigations
157 Ethnicity in London
AS
 Urban Settlements
158 Free Trade or Fair Trade - why is this issue important?
Development
159 Small Island Developing Economies
Development
160 The Importance of Wetlands
Physical 
161 The Global Shift
Industry
162 Hurricanes: A Predictable Hazard?
A2
 Hazards
163 The way ahead for aid to Burkina Faso
Development
164 Volcanoes: Why are some more hazardous than others?
A2
 Hazards
165 Change and Conflict on the Rural Urban Fringe
A2
 Urban Settlements
166 Urban Heritage Tourism
A2
 Tourism
167 A Simple Guide to Energy Budgets
AS
 Atmosphere
168 Nearest Neighbour Index
AS/A2
 Investigations
169 London - Contrasting Suburbs
A2
 Urban Settlements
170 Deciduous Biomes
AS
 Ecosystems
171 Golfe - Conflict in France
A2
 Tourism
172 Globalisation
Industry
173 Mezzogiorno - Periphery area of Italy
Development
174 Norfolk Broads National Park
A2
 Tourism
175 Population Trends - towards 2050
AS
 Population
176 Seaside Resorts - UK Changes
A2
 Tourism
177 Kyoto Agreement Update on Climate Change
A2
 Energy & Resources / Hazards
178 Leicester - Environment City?
A2
 Urban Settlements
179 Tsunami - South-East Asia 2004
A2/AS
 Hazards / Lithosphere
180 Slum Housing - Nairobi, Kenya
A2
 Urban Settlements
181 Gambia - Development Decision Making Exercise
Development
182 Acid Rain
AS/A2
 Atmosphere / Hazards
183 Ecological Footprints
Energy & Resources
184 More Geofactsheets to follow
 

 

Printable (pdf) A-level resource sheets (1996 to present) SORTED by TOPIC

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3 Agriculture and the UK environment
Agriculture
40 Multipurpose forestry
Agriculture
57 Reform of the CAP
Agriculture
105 The crisis in British farming
Agriculture
134 The sustainable management of fisheries
Agriculture
24 The causes of aridity
Arid Environments
167 A Simple Guide to Energy Budgets
AS
 Atmosphere
5 An idiot’s guide to air masses
AS
 Atmosphere
146 Depressions
AS
 Atmosphere
61 El Nino explained - ‘The Little Child with the Big Kick’
Atmosphere
67 Fog - Formation and Hazard
AS
 Atmosphere
50 Urban Microclimates
AS
 Atmosphere
182 Acid Rain
AS/A2
 Atmosphere / Hazards
145 Coastal Deposition
A2
 Coasts
8 Coastal Management
A2
 Coasts
141 Coastal management - case study of the Holderness coast
A2
 Coasts
100 Coastal management at Selsey
A2
 Coasts
124 Salt Marshes
A2
 Coasts
29 Sea level change
A2
 Coasts
129 The impact of structure and lithology on coastal landforms
A2
 Coasts
136 Brazil - Changing Pattern of Trade: LEDC to NIC
Development
158 Free Trade or Fair Trade - why is this issue important?
Development
181 Gambia - Development Decision Making Exercise
Development
128 India – a Third Generation Newly Industrialised Country?
Development
140 Least developed countries
Development
52 Measuring development
Development
173 Mezzogiorno - Periphery area of Italy
Development
34 Opportunities and threats in NICs
A2
 Development
113 Regional inequalities
Development
44 Regional inequalities in Britain
Development
159 Small Island Developing Economies
Development
147 The Development Gap
Development
117 The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Development
163 The way ahead for aid to Burkina Faso
Development
64 World Food Outlook
Development
78 Third world debt
Development 
35 Forests and soils
AS
 Ecosystem
16 Age and diversity in sand dunes
AS
 Ecosystems
131 British Soils – a Basic Guide
AS
 Ecosystems
170 Deciduous Biomes
AS
 Ecosystems
25 Energy flow and nutrient cycling in Tropical Rainforests
AS
 Ecosystems
79 Human effect on nutrient cycles
AS
 Ecosystems
2 Managing Topical Rainforest - The Ecosystem approach
AS
 Ecosystems
150 Sustainable Management of TemperateForests
AS
 Ecosystems
70 The effect of agriculture on soils
AS
 Ecosystems
119 The Geography of Coastal Sand Dunes
AS/A2
 Ecosystems / Coasts
183 Ecological Footprints
Energy & Resources
47 Energy policy in the UK
Energy & Resources
13 Energy resources in Japan
Energy & Resources
17 Energy use in Developing Countries
Energy & Resources
38 Environmental implications of renewable energy
Energy & Resources
76 Geothermal energy
Energy & Resources
23 The energy mix in India
Energy & Resources
54 The greenhouse effect in the UK
Energy & Resources
12 Trade in oil
Energy & Resources
95 UK energy update
Energy & Resources
177 Kyoto Agreement Update on Climate Change
A2
 Energy & Resources / Hazards
106 Anti-cyclones - a potential hazard?
A2
 Hazards
143 Avalanches
A2
 Hazards
133 Earthquakes: Why do some places suffer more than others?
A2
 Hazards
71 Floods
A2
 Hazards
72 Hazards Case Study: The Philippines
A2
 Hazards
62 Hazards: Hurricane Mitch
A2
 Hazards
162 Hurricanes: A Predictable Hazard?
A2
 Hazards
164 Volcanoes: Why are some more hazardous than others?
A2
 Hazards
137 West Sussex: a multiple hazard zone?
A2
 Hazards
179 Tsunami - South-East Asia 2004
A2/AS
 Hazards / Lithosphere
45 Flood management in Bangladesh
AS
 Hydrology
127 Flooding in Shewsbury
AS
 Hydrology
84 Management of the river Ganges I Water quantity
AS
 Hydrology
85 Management of the river Ganges II Water quality
AS
 Hydrology
42 River management
AS
 Hydrology
83 Storm hydrographs
AS
 Hydrology
56 The pollution of lakes and reservoirs
Hydrology
20 The role of vegetation in the hydrological cycle
AS

Hydrology
114 The Three Gorges project
AS
 Hydrology
98 Understanding river channel variables
AS
 Hydrology
138 Changes in the European Car Industry
Industry
102 Changing industry - case study of Telford
Industry
41 Deindustrialisation
A2
 Industry
172 Globalisation
Industry
86 Globalisation of manufacturing
Industry
32 Industry - new types, new locations
Industry
94 R+D parks
Industry
154 Structural Change in the Ruhr
Industry
60 Tertiary activity: where and why?
Industry
107 The geography of call centres
Industry
161 The Global Shift
Industry
49 Transnational Corporations: The problem or the solution?
Industry
123 Virgin – a new breed of MNC
Industry
74 Hypothesis tests & Mann-Whitney U-test
AS/A2
 Investigations
168 Nearest Neighbour Index
AS/A2
 Investigations
120 The Chi-Squared Test for Goodness of Fit
A2
 Investigations
156 The Chi-SquaredTest for Association
A2
 Investigations
73 Which stats test should I use?
AS/A2
 Investigations
90 Constructive plate margins
AS
 Lithosphere
148 Limestone Landscapes & Ecology in the UK
AS
 Lithosphere
101 The impact of rock type on scenery
AS
 Lithosphere
30 Volcanic Activity - Causes and Consequences
AS
 Lithosphere
18 Weathering
AS
 Lithosphere
115 The Landslide Hazard
AS/A2
 Lithosphere / Hazards
21 Assessing the evidence for periglaciation
Physical
75 Climate change and vegetation
Physical
28 Desertification - Causes & Control
Physical
118 Coral Reefs – Ecosystems in Crisis
Physical 
116 Environmental Issues in the Sahel
Physical 
104 Freshwater pollution - River Perry
Physical 
99 Glaciation in the Berwyn mountains
Physical 
125 Grassland Biomes
Physical 
82 Heathland and moorland ecology
Physical 
144 The Galapagos islands - biodiversity under threat?
Physical 
160 The Importance of Wetlands
Physical 
132 The Tundra Biome
Physical 
59 Causes and consequences of under population
AS
 Population
51 Changing patterns of migration in China
AS
 Population
152 China’s Population Policy - an update
AS
 Population
46 Demographic change in sub-Saharan Africa
AS
 Population
4 How do countries achieve optimum populations
AS
 Population
27 International migration
AS
 Population
89 Migration Case Studies
AS
 Population
88 Population policies in Brazil
AS
 Population
55 Population policy in China
AS
 Population
175 Population Trends - towards 2050
AS
 Population
36 Refugees in Europe
A2
 Population
97 Rural and urban population structures
AS
 Population
10 Rural to urban migration in Zimbabwe
AS
 Population
14 Social and economic effects of changing population structure
AS
 Population
26 The Demographic Transition Model
AS
 Population
122 The United States: Census 2000 Update
AS
 Population
139 The world of refugees
AS
 Population
110 Rural change - Brittany
AS
 Rural Environments
126 Rural Policy Issues – in remote rural areas
AS
 Rural Settlements
48 Spatial distribution of rural settlements
AS/A2
 Rural Settlements
130 The provision of health services in rural areas
AS
 Rural Settlements
80 Antarctica
A2
 Tourism
22 Brecon Beacons National Park - a Visitor Survey Case Study
A2
 Tourism
112 Can ecotourism work?
A2
 Tourism
63 Conflicts in the National Parks
A2
 Tourism
171 Golfe - Conflict in France
A2
 Tourism
65 Heritage Coasts
A2
 Tourism
1 International tourism
A2
 Tourism
103 Managing U.S. national parks
A2
 Tourism
174 Norfolk Broads National Park
A2
 Tourism
176 Seaside Resorts - UK Changes
A2
 Tourism
15 Social and economic geography of mountains
A2
 Tourism
93 Tourism in Nepal
A2
 Tourism
81 Tourism in the south of France
A2
 Tourism
166 Urban Heritage Tourism
A2
 Tourism
87 Spatial Geography of Crime
A2
 Urban Industry
6 An idiot’s guide to bid rent
AS
 Urban Settlements
53 Bangkok - a primate city
A2
 Urban Settlements
7 Birmingham International Airport and the Green Belt
A2
 Urban Settlements
91 Cardiff Bay redevelopment
A2
 Urban Settlements
165 Change and Conflict on the Rural Urban Fringe
A2
 Urban Settlements
153 Chengdu: Sustainable Development
Urban Settlements
66 Conflict in the Green Belt
A2
 Urban Settlements
157 Ethnicity in London
AS
 Urban Settlements
149 Greenfield v Brownfield Sites for Sports Stadia
Urban Settlements
68 Inner Cities
A2
 Urban Settlements
92 Lagos: a Case Study
A2
 Urban Settlements
178 Leicester - Environment City?
A2
 Urban Settlements
169 London - Contrasting Suburbs
A2
 Urban Settlements
69 Management of Housing Demand in the UK
A2
 Urban Settlements
37 Mega-cities
AS
 Urban Settlements
11 Out of town shopping centres
A2
 Urban Settlements
19 Residential land use
AS
 Urban Settlements
108 Shanghai - Pudong : economic miracle?
Urban Settlements
31 Shanty towns
A2
 Urban Settlements
180 Slum Housing - Nairobi, Kenya
A2
 Urban Settlements
43 Suburbanisation
A2
 Urban Settlements
151 Sustainable City Management - Curitiba, Brazil’s Ecological capital
A2
 Urban Settlements
155 Sustainable Urban Transport in Italy
A2
 Urban Settlements
58 The population structure of UK towns and cities
AS
 Urban Settlements
9 The structure of European cities - East versus West
AS
 Urban Settlements
96 Transport issues
A2
 Urban Settlements
142 Urban planning and regeneration in Barcelona
A2
 Urban Settlements
121 Urban Problems in Rio de Janeiro
A2
 Urban Settlements
39 Urban regeneration case studies
AS
 Urban Settlements
111 Waste management in cities
A2
 Urban Settlements
135 Waterfront Regeneration
A2
 Urban Settlements
33 Ethnicity in Britain
AS
 Urban Settlements - ethnicity
77 Multiple hazards in cities: examples from London and Mexico
A2
 Urban Settlements / Hazards
109 Migration patterns within urban areas
A2/AS
 Urban Settlements / Population
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