Final exam topics

1st

• The hydrological cycle
• Drainage basins and their features
• Water uses, demand and supply
• Flooding

2^nd

CHAPTER 2: Coastal Environments

• The coast as a system
• Depositional landforms
• Factors affecting coasts
• Coastal ecosystems and their distributions

CHAPTER 3: HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS

• Different types of hazard
• Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
• Tropical storms
• Mitigating the consequences of hazards
• Responding to hazards

3rd

·         Tectonic plates

·         Tectonic plates around the world

·         Atmosphere: layers and air circulation

·         Weather elements: climate and Köppen classification

4^th

Economic activity, development and human welfare

CHAPTER4

·         4.1 Economic activities and sectors  (pp. 91, 92)

·         4.2 Changes over time and space  (pp. 93-97)

·         4.3 Informal Employment (pp. 97, 98)

CHAPTER 9

·         9.1 The nature of development (pp. 239, 240)

·         9.2 Development indicators (p. 240-242)

·         9.3 Quality of life and its indicators (242-247)

·         9.5 The changing patterns of global development (249-251)

CHAPTER 8

5^th

CHAPTER 8: MIGRATION AND POPULATION CHANGE

·         8.7  Migration and population change (pp. 230, 231)

·         8.8 Types of migration (pp. 232-235)

NUMERIC AND GRAPHIC SCALES

CHAPTER 7: FRAGILE ENVIRONMENTS

·         7.1 Fragile environments and sustainability (pp. 176, 177)

·         7.2 Soil erosion and desertification (pp. 180-183)

·         7.4 Deforestation: causes and consequences (187-194)

·         7.7 Causes of global warming and climate change (pp. 197-199)

·         7.8 Consequences of global warming and climate change (pp. 200-205)