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Edexcel GCSE Geography B 1GB0
188 points in 9 topics, with Edexcel's codes and titles.
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1 Hazardous Earth
- 1.1 The atmosphere transferring heat
- 1.1a Global atmospheric circulation and heat transfer
- 1.1b Circulation and arid and high rainfall areas
- 1.2 Past natural climate change
- 1.2a Natural causes of climate change
- 1.2b Evidence for natural climate change
- 1.3 Human-caused climate change and future uncertainty
- 1.3a Greenhouse gases from human activity
- 1.3b Evidence for human-caused climate change
- 1.3c Projections of temperature and sea level rise
- 1.4 Conditions causing tropical cyclones
- 1.4a Characteristics and distribution of tropical cyclones
- 1.4b Formation, intensification and decay of tropical cyclones
- 1.5 Tropical cyclone hazards
- 1.5a Physical hazards of tropical cyclones
- 1.5b Vulnerability to tropical cyclones
- 1.6 Preparing for and responding to tropical cyclones
- 1.6a Methods of preparation and response
- 1.6b Effectiveness of preparation and response
- 1.7 Earth's structure and plate tectonics
- 1.7a Earth's layered structure
- 1.7b Internal heat, convection and plate motion
- 1.8 Plate boundaries and their hazards
- 1.8a Types of plate boundary and hotspots
- 1.8b Causes of volcanic and earthquake hazards
- 1.9 Impacts and management of tectonic hazards
- 1.9a Impacts of earthquakes or volcanoes
- 1.9b Managing volcanic or earthquake hazards
2 Development dynamics
- 2.1 Defining and measuring development
- 2.1a Definitions and measures of development
- 2.1b Demographic data and level of development
- 2.2 Global inequality and development theories
- 2.2a Causes and consequences of global inequality
- 2.3 Approaches to development
- 2.3a Top-down and bottom-up strategies
- 2.3b Advantages and disadvantages of development approaches
- 2.4 Location and context of the emerging country
- 2.4a Site, situation and connectivity of the emerging country
- 2.4b Political, social, cultural and environmental context
- 2.5 Globalisation and rapid economic change
- 2.5a Key economic trends
- 2.5b Globalisation and government policy in development
- 2.6 Impacts of rapid economic growth
- 2.6a Economic change, demography and urbanisation
- 2.6b Impacts on age and gender groups
- 2.6c Environmental impacts of development
- 2.7 Changing international role of the emerging country
- 2.7a Changing geopolitical influence
- 2.7b Views on international relations and foreign investment
3 Challenges of an urbanising world
- 3.1 Increasing urbanisation
- 3.1a Trends in global urbanisation
- 3.1b Megacities
- 3.2 Socio-economic causes of urbanisation
- 3.2a Economic change, migration and city growth
- 3.2b Urban economies in different countries
- 3.3 Changing urban land use
- 3.3a Changes in urban population and growth
- 3.3b Urban land uses and influencing factors
- 3.4 Location and context of the chosen megacity
- 3.4a Site, situation and connectivity of the megacity
- 3.4b Structure and land use of the megacity
- 3.5 Rapid growth of the megacity
- 3.5a Reasons for megacity population growth
- 3.5b Population growth and spatial growth
- 3.6 Opportunities and challenges in the megacity
- 3.6a Opportunities in the megacity
- 3.6b Challenges of rapid population growth
- 3.6c Contrasting residential areas
- 3.7 Improving quality of life in the megacity
- 3.7a Top-down strategies for sustainability
- 3.7b Bottom-up strategies for sustainability
4 The UK’s evolving physical landscape
- 4.1 Geology and past processes in UK landscapes
- 4.1a Geology and upland and lowland landscapes
- 4.1b UK rock types and their distribution
- 4.2 Processes creating distinct UK landscapes
- 4.2a Physical processes forming upland and lowland landscapes
- 4.2b Human activity shaping landscapes
- 4.3 Geology and processes in coastal landscapes
- 4.3a Geology and rock type in erosional landforms
- 4.3b Climate, marine and sub-aerial processes on coasts
- 4.3c Transport and deposition on coasts
- 4.4 Human activity modifying coastal landscapes
- 4.4a Human effects on coastal landscapes
- 4.4b Change on a named coastal landscape
- 4.5 Coastal challenges and management options
- 4.5a Increasing coastal flood risk
- 4.5b Hard and soft coastal engineering
- 4.6 Physical processes in river landscapes
- 4.6a Changes along a river's course
- 4.6b Erosion, transport and deposition in rivers
- 4.6c Climate, geology, slopes and storm hydrographs
- 4.7 Human activity in river landscapes
- 4.7a Human activities and storm hydrographs
- 4.7b Flooding on a named river
- 4.8 Flood-prone rivers and management options
- 4.8a Increasing river flood risk
- 4.8b Hard and soft flood management
5 The UK’s evolving human landscape
- 5.1 Elements of the human landscape
- 5.1a Urban core and rural differences
- 5.2 UK links with the wider world
- 5.2a Migration and UK population geography
- 5.2b Changing UK economic sectors
- 5.2c Globalisation, free trade and foreign investment
- 5.3 Context, functions and structure of the city
- 5.3a Site, situation and connectivity of the city
- 5.3b Structure and land use of the city
- 5.4 Employment, services and migration in the city
- 5.4a Migration shaping the city
- 5.4b Inequality within the city
- 5.5 Challenges and opportunities of the changing city
- 5.5a Decline in parts of the city
- 5.5b Growth in parts of the city
- 5.6 Strategies to improve city life
- 5.6a Regeneration and rebranding
- 5.6b Sustainable urban living
- 5.7 City and rural interdependence
- 5.7a Flows between city and rural areas
- 5.7b Economic and social change in a rural area
- 5.8 Challenges and opportunities of rural change
- 5.8a Rural challenges
- 5.8b Rural diversification and tourism
6 Geographical investigations
- 6A Investigating coastal change and conflict
- 6A.1 Formulating enquiry questions
- 6A.2 Selecting fieldwork methods
- 6A.3 Secondary data sources
- 6B Investigating river processes and pressures
- 6B.1 Formulating enquiry questions
- 6B.2 Selecting fieldwork methods
- 6B.3 Secondary data sources
- 6C Investigating dynamic urban areas
- 6C.1 Formulating enquiry questions
- 6C.2 Selecting fieldwork methods
- 6C.3 Secondary data sources
- 6D Investigating changing rural areas
- 6D.1 Formulating enquiry questions
- 6D.2 Selecting fieldwork methods
- 6D.3 Secondary data sources
7 People and the biosphere
8 Forests under threat
- 8.1 Tropical rainforest structure and adaptations
- 8.1a Rainforest interdependence and adaptations
- 8.1b Rainforest nutrient cycling and biodiversity
- 8.2 Characteristics of the taiga
- 8.2a Taiga interdependence and adaptations
- 8.2b Taiga productivity and biodiversity
- 8.3 Threats to tropical rainforests
- 8.3a Causes of rainforest deforestation
- 8.3b Climate change as a threat to rainforests
- 8.4 Threats to the taiga
- 8.4a Logging and resource exploitation in the taiga
- 8.4b Acid rain, fires, pests and taiga biodiversity
- 8.5 Conservation of tropical rainforests
- 8.5a Global actions to protect rainforests
- 8.5b Sustainable forest management and livelihoods
- 8.6 Protecting taiga wilderness
- 8.6a Protected areas and sustainable forestry in the taiga
- 8.6b Conflicting views on the taiga
9 Consuming energy resources
- 9.1 Classifying energy resources and their consequences
- 9.1a Classifying energy resources
- 9.1b Environmental impacts of mining and drilling
- 9.2 Uneven access to energy
- 9.2a Factors affecting access to energy
- 9.2b Global pattern of energy use
- 9.3 Global demand for oil
- 9.3a Distribution of oil reserves and growing consumption
- 9.3b International relations and oil supply
- 9.4 Pressure to exploit new fossil fuel areas
- 9.4a New conventional oil and gas sources
- 9.4b Unconventional oil and gas sources
- 9.5 Challenges of reducing fossil fuel reliance
- 9.5a Energy efficiency and conservation
- 9.5b Alternatives to fossil fuels
- 9.6 Changing attitudes to energy
- 9.6a Contrasting views on energy
- 9.6b Changing attitudes in developed countries