Welcome to IGCSE Geography

Paper 1 (40%) - Physical Geography ( 1 hr 10 min)

Paper 2 (60%) - Human Geography (1 hr 45 min)

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Paper 1

Costal Environments

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Coastal processes:

Formation of coastal landforms:

Coastal ecosystems:

Coastal management:

Conflicts at the coast:

Causes of coastal flooding:

Hazardous environments

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Causes of Natural Hazards:

Distribution of natural hazards:

Reasons why people live at areas of risk:

Vulnerability to hazards:

Short and long term impacts of hazard events:

Preparation:

Short term responses and relief:

Long term responses:

Coastal Environmental Fieldwork

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Paper 2

Economic Activity and Energy

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Classification of employment by economic sectors:

Factors affecting the location of economic activity in each economic sector and how these factor can change over time:

Positive and negative impacts of economic sector shifts in developed and developing countries:

Informal Employment:

Types of energy:

Energy demand vs energy production:

Sustainable management of energy:

Urban Environments

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Trends in urbanisation over the last 50 years:

Factors affecting the rate of urbanisation and the emergence of megacities:

Problems associated with rapid urbanisation:

Factors affecting Urban land use patterns:

Urban challenges facing a developed country and a developing country:

Strategies to make urban living sustainable:

Globalisation and Migration

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Urban Environment Fieldwork

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Factors encouraging the rise of the global economy:

The role of global institution in creating a globalised world:

Costs and benefits of globalisation:

Impacts of migration:

Different approaches to make tourism sustainable:

The influence of geopolitical relationships: