A Level Geography 9696 syllabus

Cambridge's own syllabus, section by section, with every subtopic linked to its questions.

1 · Hydrology and fluvial geomorphology

1.1 The drainage basin system soon1.2 Discharge relationships within drainage basins soon1.3 River channel processes and landforms soon1.4 The human impact 8

2 · Atmosphere and weather

2.1 Diurnal energy budgets soon2.2 The global energy budget soon2.3 Weather processes and phenomena soon2.4 The human impact soon

3 · Rocks and weathering

3.1 Plate tectonics 3 3.2 Weathering 4 3.3 Slope processes 13.4 The human impact soon

4 · Population

4.1 Natural increase as a component of population change 46 4.2 Demographic transition 17 4.3 Population–resource relationships 59 4.4 The management of natural increase 16

5 · Migration

5.1 Migration as a component of population change 25 5.2 Internal migration (within a country) 32 5.3 International migration 58 5.4 The management of international migration 7

6 · Settlement dynamics

6.1 Changes in rural settlements 27 6.2 Urban trends and issues of urbanisation 47 6.3 The changing structure of urban settlements 56 6.4 The management of urban settlements 40

7 · Tropical environments

7.1 Tropical climates 32 7.2 Landforms of tropical environments 24 7.3 Humid tropical (rainforest) ecosystems and seasonally humid tropical (savanna) ecosystems 52 7.4 Sustainable management of tropical environments 17

8 · Coastal environments

8.1 Coastal processes 29 8.2 Characteristics and formation of coastal landforms 45 8.3 Coral reefs 19 8.4 Sustainable management of coasts 19

9 · Hazardous environments

9.1 Hazards resulting from tectonic processes 39 9.2 Hazards resulting from mass movements 23 9.3 Hazards resulting from atmospheric disturbances 43 9.4 Sustainable management in hazardous environments 42

10 · Hot arid and semi-arid environments

10.1 Hot arid and semi-arid climates 29 10.2 Landforms of hot arid and semi-arid environments 44 10.3 Soils and vegetation 15 10.4 Sustainable management of hot arid and semi-arid environments 27

11 · Production, location and change

11.1 Agricultural systems and food production 45 11.2 The management of agricultural change 31 11.3 Manufacturing and related service industry 46 11.4 The management of change in manufacturing industry 26

12 · Environmental management

12.1 Sustainable energy supplies 27 12.2 The management of energy supply 34 12.3 Environmental degradation 23 12.4 The management of a degraded environment 31

13 · Global interdependence

13.1 Trade flows and trading patterns 40 13.2 International debt and international aid 26 13.3 The development of international tourism 32 13.4 The management of a tourist destination 34

14 · Economic transition

14.1 National development 38 14.2 The globalisation of economic activity 38 14.3 Regional development within countries 18 14.4 The management of regional development 11