Environmental Risks of Economic Development

Unit 10: Environmental Risks of Economic Development

All students should be able to:

• Describe how economic activities may pose threats to the natural environment both locally and globally.
• Describe the need for sustainable development and management.
• Describe how economic activities may pose threats to the Natural environment, locally and globally. (Global Warming, Desertification, Pollution, Soil conservation, Population Policies, Sustainable Living, Sustainable Cities, sustainable Tourism, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Management of the Rainforests, etc.)
• Demonstrate the need for sustainable development and management.
• Understand the importance of resource conservation.
• Know a case study of an area where economic development is taking place causing the environment to be at risk.

Energy and Water IGCSE

Unit 9: Energy and Water

All Students should be able to:

• Describe the importance of non-renewable fossil fuels, renewable energy supplies, nuclear power and fuel wood, globally and in different countries at different levels of development.
• Evaluate the benefits and disadvantages of nuclear power and renewable energy sources
• Know a case study of energy supply in a country or area.
• Describe methods of water supply and the proportions of water used for agriculture, domestic and industrial purposes in countries at Different levels of development.
• Explain why there are water shortages in some areas and demonstrate that careful management is required to ensure future supplies.
• Know a case study of water supply in a country or area.

Tourism IGCSE

Unit 8: Tourism

All students should be able to:

• Describe and explain the growth of tourism in relation to the main attractions of the physical and human landscape.
• Evaluate the benefits and disadvantages of tourism to receiving areas.
• Demonstrate and understanding that careful management of tourism is required in order for it to be sustainable.
• Know a case study of an area where tourism is important.

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Food Production and Industry IGCSE

Unit 7: Food Production and Industry

All students should be able to:

• Describe and explain the main features of an agricultural system. (inputs, processes and outputs)
• Know a case study of a farm or agricultural system
• Describe how economic activities may post threats to the natural environment, locally and globally
• Recognise causes of food shortages and describe possible solutions to this problem.
• Know a case study of a country or region suffering from food shortages
• Demonstrate and understanding of and industrial system: inputs, processes and outputs (products and waste)
• Describe and explain the factors influencing the distribution and location of factories and industrial zones.
• Know a case study of an industrial zone or factory.

Development IGCSE

Unit 6: Development

All students should be able to:

• Use a variety of indicators to assess the level of development of a country.
• Identify and explain inequalities within and between countries.
• Classify production into different sectors and give illustrations of each.
• Describe and explain how the proportions employed in each sector vary according to the level of development
• Describe and explain the process of globalisation and consider its impacts.
• Know a case study of a transnational corporation (TNC) and its global links

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Weather, Climate and Ecosystems IGCSE

Unit 5: Weather, Climate and Ecosystems

All students should be able to

• Describe how weather data is collected.
• Make calculations using information from weather instruments.
• To use and interpret graphs and other diagrams showing weather and climate data.
• Know a case study of an extreme weather event.
• Describe and explain the characteristics of tropical rainforest and hot desert ecosystems.
• Know a case study of an area of hot desert and tropical rainforest.

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Rivers and Coasts IGCSE

Unit 4: Rivers and Coasts

All students should be able to

• Explain the main hydrological characteristics and processes which operate within rivers and drainage basins
• Demonstrate an understanding of the work of a river in eroding, transporting and depositing
• Describe and explain the formation of the land forms associated with these processes.
• Demonstrate and understanding that rivers present hazards and offer opportunities for people.
• Explain what can be done to manage the impacts of river flooding
• Know a case study of the opportunities presented by a river, the hazards associated with it and their management.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the work of the sea and wind in eroding, transporting and depositing
• Describe and explain the formation of the land forms identified with these processes
• Describe coral reefs and mangrove swamps and the conditions required for their development
• demonstrate an understanding that coasts present hazards and offer opportunities
• explain what can be done to manage the impacts of coastal erosion
• Know a case study of the opportunities presented by and an area of coastline, the hazards associated with it and their management

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