Unit
Lithosphere
Question topic
2013
1a. Limestone
1b. Mass movement
2012
1a. Glaciation map evidence
1b. Draw glacial deposition
2011
5a. Identify features of coastal erosion
5b. Formation of one erosional feature
2010
1a. Scree slopes
1b. Corrie
Atmosphere
2009
6a. Evidence from map of Limestone
6b. Explain formation of Limestone feature
2013
2a. Greenhouse effect
2b. Global warming
2012
6a. Distribution of energy
6b. Consequences of global warming
2011
1a. Air masses ITCZ
1b. Variation in rainfall
2010
1a. Human factors leading to global
warming
1b. Consequences of global warming
Urban
2009
5ai. Patterns of ocean currents in Atlantic
Ocean
5aii. Describe how they maintain global
energy balance
5b. Transfer of energy by wind
2013
3a. Residential environments
3b. Impact of out of town shopping centre
on CBD
2012
8a. Changes in CBD
Tick when done
8b. Urban land use characteristics for inner
city or suburbs
2011
7a. Site and situation contributing to
growth
7b. Land use changes in CBD or inner city
2010
4a. Evidence of location of CBD (map)
4b. Advantages of location and
environment for residents (map)
4c. Conflicts
Rural
2009
8i. Impact of out of town shopping centre
on CBD
8ii. Other changes which have taken place
in the CBD
2013
4a. Intensive v commercial
4b. Changes in farming practices
2012
7a. Shifting cultivation
7b. Recent changes in intensive peasant
farming
2011
3i. Main features of shifting cultivation or
intensive peasant agriculture
3ii. Recent changes and impact on people
and environment.
2010
7ai. Mechanisation
7aii. Impact of mechanisation on the
environment
7b. Changes in commercial arable farming
Hydrosphere
2009
3a. Intensive peasant v commercial arable
3bi. Changes in intensive peasant farming
3bii. Impact on people and environment
2013
5a. Describe river and its valley
5b. Meander
2012
2a. Human activities affect hydrological
cycle
2b. Draw lower course feature
2011
6a. Features of draining basin
6b. Hydrograph
2010
5a. Meander
5b. Physical and human factors
contributing to flooding (map)
Biosphere
2009
1a. Describe river and its valley
1b. Waterfall
2013
6a. Plant succession in sand dunes
6b. Brown earth profile
2012
5a. Describe soil profile or podzol or gley
5b. Explain how physical factors have
created brown earth soil.
2011
2a. Climax vegetation
2b. Changes in plant type in a dune
2010
6. Changes in vegetation in sand dune
Population
2009
2a. Podzol
2b. Brown earth
2013
7a. Population
7b. Consequences of growing population
2012
3a. DTM
3b. Problems with ageing population
2011
8a. How carry out census and why
important to get accurate data
8b. Why difficult and less reliable in
developing countries
2010
3a. Migration
3b. Impact on donor or receiving country
Industrial
2009
7a. Changes in population structure
7b. Consequences of population structure
2013
8a. New industrial landscape
8b. Attract new industry
2012
4a. Decline of industrial areas
4b. Impact of industrial closure on area
2011
4a. Physical and human factors for locating
industry
4b. Regeneration by EU and gvt
2010
8i. Reasons for industrial decline
8ii. Socio-economic impacts.
2009
4i. Characteristics of new industrial
landscape in EU
4ii. Ways government and EU can attract
new industry
Rural land resources
2013
1a. Glacial features
1b. Opportunities
1ci. Conflicts
1cii. Solutions
2012
1a. Limestone features
1b. Socio-economic opportunities
1ci. Environmental conflicts
1cii. Resolve conflicts
2011
1a. Features of glacial erosion
1b. Opportunities
1c. Tourism
1di. Environmental conflicts
1dii. Solutions
2010
1a. Erosional and deposition features in
coasts
1b. Socio economic opportunities
1c. Adv and Dis of SSSI on local people
and environment
1d. Conflicts and resolutions
Rural land degradation
2009
1a. Glacial features
1b. Social and economic opportunities
1ci. Environmental conflicts
1cii. Solutions
2013
2a. Social erosion by wind
2b. Humans causing degradation
2ci. Soil conservation strategies
2cii. Effectiveness
2012
2a. Physical factors leading to degradation
2b. Human activates leading to degradation
2ci. Soil conservation methods
2cii. Effectiveness of methods
2011
2a. Water and wind erosion
2b. Climate
2c. Human activities
2d. Conservation strategies
2010
2a. Processes of soil degradation
2b. Human activities causing soil
degradation
2c. Impact of degradation on people and
economy
2di. Farming adjustments to reduce erosion
2dii. Effectiveness
River basin management
2009
2a. Describe the changes in rainfall
2bi. Human factors leading to degradation
2bii. Consequences
2ci. Measures to conserve soil and limit
degradation
2cii. Effectiveness of these
2013
3a. Distribution of river basins
3b. Need for water management
3c. Problems
3d. Benefits and consequences
3a. Need for water management
3b. Human and physical factors for
selecting site of dam
3c. Benefits and disadvantages of water
control project
2011
3a. Need for water management
3b. Physical factors when selecting site of
a dam
3ci. Benefits of water control project
3cii. Problems of water control project
2010
3ai. Patterns of river flow
3aii. Need for water management
3b. Physical factors when selecting a site
for a dam
3c. Social, economic and environmental
benefits and negatives of water
management project
Urban change and
management
2009
3a. Need for water management
3b. Physical and human factors when
selecting a site for a dam
3ci. Problems caused by the river flowing
through more than one state or country
3cii. How problems can be overcome
3d. Social, economic and environmental
benefits of a water control project
2013
4a. Distribution
4bi. Problems of urban sprawl
4bii. Solutions
4ci. Problems of shanty towns
4cii. Solutions
2012
4a. Distribution of major settlement
4b. Site and situation
4ci. Problems of urban sprawl
4cii. Resolutions
4di. Rapid growth of city
4dii. Socio-economic and environmental
problems
2011
4a. Distribution of cities in developed
world
4b. Advantages and disadvantages of
development
4c. Reasons for traffic congestion
4di. Problems of population growth n
developing country
4dii. Methods to tackle these problems
2010
4a. Number and distribution of mega cities
4bi. Growth of cities in terms or rural
push/pull factors
4bii. Socio economic and environmental
problems
4ci. Reasons for urban sprawl
4cii. Problems from growth
4ciii. Resolution
European regional
inequalities
2009
4a. Distribution of major cities in
developed country
4bi. Social, economic and environmental
problems in shanty town areas
4bii. Methods to tackle these problems and
their effectiveness
4ci. Describe and explain why a city
suffers traffic congestion
4cii. Why building a new road may lead to
protests and land use conflicts
2013
5a. Why join EU
5b. Regional inequalities in UK
5c. Factors leading to it
5d. Solutions
2012
5ai. EU funding
5aii. EU initiatives
5bi. Inequality patterns
5bii. Physical and human variations in
prosperity
5c. Steps to reduce inequality
2011
5a. Reasons to join EU
5b. North south divide
5c. Physical and human factors contributed
to regional inequalities
5di. Government help
5dii. Effectiveness of strategies
2010
5ai. Distribution of convergence regions
5aii. Receive help from EU
5bi. Regional inequalities
5bii. Physical and human factors causing
inequalities
5biii. Steps taken to reduce these
Development and health
2009
5a. Differences in development between
pre and post 2000 EU members
5bi. Distribution of regions eligible for
grants
5bii. How EU initiatives might improve
less prosperous regions
5ci. Physical and human factors causing
inequalities
5cii. Steps taken to reduce these
2013
6a. Indictors
6b. Reasons for development variations
6ci. Factors contributing to disease
6cii. Measures and effectiveness
6biii. Benefits of controlling the disease
2012
6a. Indicators
6b. Reasons for development variations
6ci. Factors controlling disease
6cii. Measures to combat disease
6d. Primary healthcare strategies
2011
6ai. Different levels of development
6aii. Reasons for varying levels of
development
6b. Measures to combat disease and
effectiveness
6c. Primary health care strategies and their
effectiveness
2010
6a. Variations in development
6b. Physical and human factors leading to
low life expectancy
6ci. Physical and human factors causing
disease
6cii. Measures to combat disease
6ciii. Benefits
2009
6a. Indicators
6b. Reasons for differences in development
6ci. Physical and human factors causing
disease
6cii. Measures to combat disease
6ciii. Benefits