International A and AS Level Geography has been especially written for the University of Cambridge International Examinations course for A and AS Level Geography (9696). The book covers the core syllabus, including hydrology and fluvial geomorphology, atmosphere and weather, rocks and weathering, human population and settlement dynamics. In addition all the human and physical geography options are covered (tropical, coastal, and hazardous environments, desert landforms, production and change, environmental management, global interdependence, and the management of a tourist destination. There is a CD included with the text book. This includes interactive tests (one for each chapter in the book), Revision checklists, a section on Study Skills and a Glossary. Advice is given on the examination and on assessment. The text book has a strong emphasis on geographical skills, including advice on fieldwork. There is also a geographical skills section which includes maps from around the world, and covers cartographic and statistical skills. There is an international focus throughout, and the examples and case studies are taken from around the world.

• Only book endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations for this syllabus.
• Covers the full content of the syllabus, including all 8 options.
• Authors are experienced writers, examiners and teachers.
• International focus, including examples and case studies from around the world.
• Strong emphasis on geographical skills.
• Revision and Practice CD included with the text book.
  
  Table of Contents:
  Introduction
  Structure of syllabus
  Paper 1: Core Geography
  Physical Core
  Topic 1 Hydrology and fl uvial geomorphology
  1.1 The drainage basin system
  1.2 Rainfall-discharge relationships within drainage basins
  1.3 River channel processes and landforms
  1.4 The human impact
  Topic 2 Atmosphere and weather
  2.1 Local energy budgets
  2.2 The global energy budget
  2.3 Weather processes and phenomena
  2.4 The human impact
  Topic 3 Rocks and weathering
  3.1 Elementary plate tectonics
  3.2 Weathering and rocks
  3.3 Slope processes and development
  3.4 The human impact
  Human Core
  Topic 1 Population
  1.1 Natural increase as a component of population change
  1.2 Demographic transition
  1.3 Population-resource relationships
  1.4 The management of natural increase
  Topic 2 Migration
  2.1 Migration as a component of population change
  2.2 Internal migration (within a country)
  2.3 International migration
  2.4 A case study of international migration
  Topic 3 Settlement dynamics
  3.1 Changes in rural settlements
  3.2 Urban trends and issues of urbanisation
  3.3 The changing structure of urban settlements
  3.4 The management of urban settlements
  Paper 2: Advanced Physical Geography Options
  Topic 1 Tropical environments
  1.1 Tropical climates
  1.2 Tropical ecosystems
  1.3 Tropical landforms
  1.4 Sustainable management of tropical environments
  Topic 2 Coastal environments
  2.1 Wave, marine and sub-aerial processes
  2.2 Coastal landforms of cliffed and constructive coasts
  2.3 Coral reefs
  2.4 Sustainable management of coasts
  Topic 3 Hazardous environments
  3.1 Hazardous environments resulting from crustal (tectonic) movement
  3.2 Hazardous environments resulting from mass movements
  3.3 Hazards resulting from atmospheric disturbances
  3.4 Sustainable management of hazardous environments
  Topic 4 Arid and semi-arid environments
  4.1 The distribution and climatic characteristics of hot arid and semi-arid environments
  4.2 Processes producing desert landforms
  4.3 Soils and vegetation.
  4.4 Sustainable management of arid and semi-arid environments
  Paper 3: Advanced Human Geography Options
  Topic 1 Production, location and change
  1.1 Agricultural systems and food production
  1.2 The management of agricultural change
  1.3 Manufacturing and related service industry
  1.4 The management of industrial change
  Topic 2 Environmental management
  2.1 Sustainable energy supplies
  2.2 The management of energy supply
  2.3 Environmental degradation
  2.3 The management of a degraded environment
  Topic 3 Global Interdependence 00
  3.1 Trade flows and trading patterns
  3.2 Debt and aid and their management
  3.3 The development of international tourism
  3.4 The management of a tourist destination
  Topic 4 Economic transition
  4.1 National development
  4.2 The globalisation of industrial activity
  4.3 Regional development
  4.4 The management of development
  Index
  Student's CD contents
  Contents
  OS Map skills
  Cartographic and graphical skills
  Key terms
  Chapter summary
  Extension work
  Suggested websites
  Interactive tests