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WJEC GCSE Geography 3110QS
90 points in 3 topics, with WJEC's codes and titles.
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U1 Unit 1: Changing Physical and Human Landscapes
- 1 Theme 1: Landscapes and Physical Processes
- 1.1 Distinctive landscapes in Wales
- 1.1.1 Distinctive landscapes of Wales
- 1.1.2 Human activity and Welsh physical landscapes
- 1.1.3 Managing landscapes in Wales
- 1.2 Landform processes and change in two landscapes
- 1.2.1 Processes forming river and coastal landforms in Wales
- 1.2.2 Rates of landform change in rivers and coasts
- 1.3 Drainage basins of Wales and the UK
- 1.3.1 Stores and flows in UK drainage basins
- 1.3.2 Causes of river flooding in the UK
- 1.3.3 Managing flood risk in the UK
- 2 Theme 2: Rural-urban Links
- 2.1 The urban-rural continuum in Wales
- 2.1.1 Links between urban and rural areas in Wales
- 2.1.2 Changing rural areas in Wales
- 2.2 Population and urban change in the UK
- 2.2.1 Causes and consequences of UK population change
- 2.2.2 Challenges facing UK towns and cities
- 2.2.3 Changes in UK retailing
- 2.3 Urban issues in constrasting global cities
- 2.3.1 Global patterns of urbanisation
- 2.3.2 Consequences of urbanisation in two global cities
- 2.3.2(a) Growth of each city: population change and migration
- 2.3.2(b) Ways of life and the informal economy in each city
- 2.3.2(c) Current urban challenges to include reducing poverty/deprivation and providing housing
- 2.3.3 Connections between global cities
- 3 Theme 3: Tectonic Landscapes and Hazards
- 3.1 Tectonic processes and landforms
- 3.1.1 Tectonic processes and landform features
- 3.2 Vulnerability and hazard reduction
- 3.2.1 Impacts of tectonic processes
- 3.2.2 Reducing the risks of tectonic hazards
- 4 Theme 4: Coastal Hazards and their Management
- 4.1 Vulnerable coastlines
- 4.1.1 Vulnerability of coastal communities to erosion and flooding
- 4.2 Managing coastal hazards
- 4.2.1 Managing coastlines
- 4.2.2 Sustainable coastal management and rising sea levels
U2 Unit 2: Environmental and Development Issues
- 5 Theme 5: Weather, Climate and Ecosystems
- 5.1 Climate change during the Quaternary period
- 5.1.1 Evidence for climate change
- 5.1.2 Causes of climate change
- 5.2 Weather patterns and process
- 5.2.1 Two weather hazards: causes and consequences
- 5.2.2 Variations in UK weather and climate
- 5.3 Processes and interactions within ecosystems
- 5.3.1 Location of large-scale ecosystems
- 5.3.2 Key processes in ecosystems
- 5.4 Human activity and ecosystem processes
- 5.4.1 People's use of ecosystems and environments
- 5.4.2 Human modification of ecosystem processes
- 5.4.3 Sustainable management of ecosystems
- 6 Theme 6: Development and Resource Issues
- 6.1 Measuring global inequalities
- 6.1.1 Measuring economic development and global patterns
- 6.2 Uneven development: global, in one LIC and one NIC
- 6.2.1 Causes and consequences of global uneven development
- 6.2.1(a) Multinational companies and globalisation
- 6.2.1(b) Growth of global tourism
- 6.2.2 Responses to global uneven development
- 6.3 Water resources and their management
- 6.3.1 Changing demand for water
- 6.3.2 Sustainable management of water resources
- 6.4 Regional economic development
- 6.4.1 Regional economic development in a developing country
- 6.4.2 Regional economic development in the UK
- 6.4.3 Reducing regional inequalities in the UK
- 7 Theme 7: Social Development Issues
- 7.1 Measuring social development
- 7.1.1 Measuring social development
- 7.2 Contemporary issues
- 7.2.1 Social development in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
- 7.2.2 Health care issues in sub-Saharan Africa
- 8 Theme 8: Environmental Challenges
- 8.1 Consumerism and its impact on the environment
- 8.1.1 Consumer choice and the global environment
- 8.1.2 Climate change impacts and ways to reduce them
- 8.2 Management of ecosystems
- 8.2.1 Managing and restoring damaged environments and habitats