THE SEQUENCE OF STUDY IS AS FOLLOWS
1.
Mapskills (May - June) 2. Physical
landscapes in Europe ... Glaciation + Rivers (June - Nov) 3.
Weather in Europe Late Nov - Dec 4.
Settlement Studies Jan - March 5. Climate
(April-May) 6. World
Problems (May - June 7. Industry
( Sept. - Oct.) 8. Farming
( Nov. - Dec.) 9.
Population ( Jan. - Feb.)
PRELIM (End of Jan. - Feb.) 10.
International Relations (March )
11.
International Trade, Aid and Self - help.
(March) For
revision purposes you
need to have more detail about what exactly you need to know. These
details are listed by topic
as follows : 1 MAPSKIILLS Mapskills run throughout the course ... for details see
mapskills revision list. 2. PHYSICAL LANDSCAPES IN EUROPE a)
Features of glacial erosion. b)
Features of glacial deposition. c)
Processes by which ice erodes and deposits. d)
Features of river erosion. e)
Features of river deposition. f)
Processes by which rivers erode and deposit. g)
How the physical landscape (altitude, steepness, soil) affects the way the land is used.
3 WEATHER
IN EUROPE a) Elements
of - the weather (temperature, precipitation, cloud amount, wind speed,
wind direction, sunshine, air pressure). b) Ways
of observing elements. c) Instruments
used to measure weather elements. d) Where
to measure and observe the weather elements. e) Methods
of recording the weather eg. Weather
maps, weather station circles. f) The
weather associated with fronts, depressions and anticyclones. g)
The methods used to forecast the weather. h)
How the weather affects people’s activities. 4 SETTLEMENT
STUDIES SITE, GROWTH AND
FUNCTIONS OF A SETTLEMENT a) Reasons
for the location of settlements in early times. b) How
to recognise pre-Roman settlements in O.S. maps. c) How
the site of a settlement affects its growth. d) Reasons
why settlements grow. e) Functions
of a settlement eg. market town, industrial town, port, holiday resort. f) Characteristics
of different land use zones in a town eg.
CBD, old industrial area, new housing area. g) How
to recognise different land use zones on an O.S. map. h) Why
settlements and services have different spheres of influence. RECENT
CHANGES IN TOWNS AND CITIES a) Why
town centres suffer from traffic congestion. b) Methods
of reducing traffic congestion. c) Why
towns suffer from urban decay. d) Methods
of urban renewal. e) Reasons
for the location of New Towns. f) Characteristics
of New Towns, g) Changes
in land use at the edge of towns (Green Belts) 5
CLIMATE a) The characteristics of Equatorial, Tundra, tropical Desert and Mediterranean climate. b) How
to identify these climates from climate graphs and tables. c) The
distribution of the 4 example climates throughout the world. d) How
the climate affects people's activities. 6
WORLD PROBLEMS a) The
reasons why tropical forests are threatened. b) The
effects of cutting down tropical forests. c) The
ways in which deforestation can he controlled. d) The
reasons why tropical deserts are spreading. e) The
effects of the spread of deserts. f) The
ways in which the spread of deserts can be controlled. g)
The problems of
developing the Tundra. h)
The ways in which
these problems are overcome. i)
The ways in which
oceans can become polluted. h) The
effects of ocean pollution. i)
The ways in which ocean pollution can be reduced 7 INDUSTRY LOCATION
OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY a) The
difference between primary, secondary and service industries. b) Factors
affecting the location of manufacturing industries. c) How
government policies affect industrial location. e) Characteristics
of old and new industrial areas. f)
Reasons why the location of industries change over time. THE
EFFECT OF AN INDUSTRY OPENING OR CLOSING. a) The
effects of a new industry on employment, the local community and the
environment. b) The effects of the closure of an industry on employment, the local community and the environment. 8 FARMING ARABLE,
PASTORAL AND MIXED FARMING IN U.K. a) Characteristics
of arable, pastoral and mixed farms, especially their inputs,
processes and outputs. b) Reasons
for the location of arable, pastoral and mixed farms. c) How
farm inputs have changed over the years. d) Influence
of Government and E.U on farming. e) Ways
in which farmers can earn additional income. f) Reasons
for the pattern of land use on farms. COMPETITION
BETWEEN LAND USES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE a) The
main land uses in the Scottish countryside eg.
Farming, forestry, recreation,
water supply, quarrying. b) The
benefits that these land uses may bring to a rural area. c) The
problems that these land uses may create. 9 POPULATION WORLD DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION a) Reasons
why some regions have a high density of population. b) Reasons
why some regions have a low density of population. c) How
population distribution is affected by environmental, political and
economic factors. THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATIONS a) The
purpose of censuses. b) The
accuracy of censuses. c) Differences
in living standards, birth rates, and death rates in developed and
developing countries. d) Several
indicators of living standards.
POPULATION
CHANGE a) How
birth rates, death rates and migration affect population growth. b) Reasons
why countries have different birth and death rates. c) Reasons
why birth and death rates change. d) Reasons
why people migrate within developed countries. e) Reasons
why people migrate within developing countries. f) Reasons
why people migrate from developing to developed countries. g) Effects
of a rapid increase in population on a city or a country. h) Effects
of a decrease in population on a country. i) Ways
in which countries can slow down their population increase. j) Ways
in which countries can increase their populations. 10
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS a) The
purpose and benefits of alliances between countries. b) Reasons
why Europe, the USA and Japan have a lot of international influence. c) How
size, population, resources, level of technology, location or historical
connections affect a country's influence. 11 INTERNATIONAL
TRADE a) The
difference in trade patterns between developed and developing countries. b) The
interdependence of developed and developing countries in trade. c) The
ways in which the prices of primary and manufactured goods change. d) Trade
patterns of developing countries and possible solutions to them. e) Barriers
to world trade eg. quotas, tariffs. INTERNATIONAL
AID AND SELF -HELP a) Reasons
why international aid and self-help schemes are needed in developing
countries. b) Methods
of giving aid eg. tied aid, voluntary aid. c) Types
of international aid eg, short-term, long-term d) Effects
of international aid and self-help schemes. e) Types
of self-help schemes
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