Geography

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Free Geography study notes for Pearson Edexcel IGCSE students. Each chapter breaks down a key concept with examples and practice prompts you can turn into AI drills in the thinka app.

Physical geography

    Human geography

      River environments (Paper 1)

      • The hydrological cycle and drainage basins

      • Fluvial processes and river landforms

      • Water use, water quality and river flooding

      • River fieldwork enquiry

      Global issues

        Coastal environments (Paper 1)

        • Coastal processes and landforms

        • Coastal ecosystems and threats to them

        • Coastal flooding, conflicts and management strategies

        • Coastal fieldwork enquiry

        Hazardous environments (Paper 1)

        • Types, distribution and causes of natural hazards

        • Hazard impacts and vulnerability

        • Earthquake preparation, response and long-term planning

        • Hazards fieldwork enquiry

        Economic activity and energy (Paper 2)

        • Economic sectors and the location of economic activity

        • Impacts of sector change, informal employment, population and resources

        • Energy gap, energy mix and sustainable energy use

        • Energy use fieldwork enquiry

        Rural environments (Paper 2)

        • Biomes, ecosystem goods and services, and farming systems

        • Rural characteristics and rural change

        • Rural diversification, sustainability and management

        • Rural fieldwork enquiry

        Urban environments (Paper 2)

        • Urbanisation trends and megacities

        • Urban land use patterns and urban challenges

        • Rural-urban fringe and sustainable urban management

        • Urban fieldwork enquiry

        Global issues (Paper 2 Section C)

        • Fragile environments: desertification, deforestation and climate change causes

        • Impacts on and responses for fragile environments

        • Globalisation, trade and drivers of migration

        • Impacts of and responses to globalisation, migration and tourism

        • Defining and measuring development and human welfare

        • Uneven development: consequences and strategies

        Geographical skills and enquiry

        • Atlas, map and GIS skills

        • Graphs, charts and data presentation

        • Numerical and statistical skills

        • The geographical enquiry process and evaluation

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