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Geography 7037

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Physical geography - Water and carbon cycles

Water and carbon cycles as natural systems
The water cycle
The carbon cycle
Water, carbon, climate and life on Earth

Physical geography - Hot desert systems and landscapes

Deserts as natural systems
Systems and processes
Arid landscape development in contrasting settings
Desertification

Physical geography - Coastal systems and landscapes

Coasts as natural systems
Systems and processes
Coastal landscape development
Coastal management

Physical geography - Glacial systems and landscapes

Glaciers as natural systems
The nature and distribution of cold environments
Systems and processes
Glaciated landscape development
Human impacts on cold environments

Physical geography - Hazards

The concept of hazard in a geographical context
Plate tectonics
Volcanic hazards
Seismic hazards
Storm hazards
Fires in nature

Physical geography - Ecosystems under stress

Ecosystems and sustainability
Ecosystems and processes
Biomes
Ecosystems in the British Isles over time
Marine ecosystems
Local ecosystems

Human geography - Global systems and global governance

Globalisation
Global systems
International trade and access to markets
Global governance
The 'global commons'
Globalisation critique

Human geography - Changing places

The nature and importance of places
Changing places – relationships, connections, meaning and representation

Human geography - Contemporary urban environments

Urbanisation
Urban forms
Social and economic issues associated with urbanisation
Urban climate
Urban drainage
Urban waste and its disposal
Other contemporary urban environmental issues
Sustainable urban development

Human geography - Population and the environment

Introduction
Environment and population
Environment, health and well-being
Population change
Principles of population ecology and their application to human populations
Global population futures

Human geography - Resource security

Resource development
Natural resource issues
Water security
Energy security
Mineral security
Resource futures

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