Edexcel A2 Geography Textbook

Summary:
This textbook has been endorsed by Edexcel and has passed the board's rigorous
quality assurance programme (see www.edexcel.com/resources/Pages/home.aspx). It meets the needs of A2 students following the Edexcel A2 geography specification.

The book provides comprehensive coverage of Units 3 and 4, including all the options in Unit 4. The content fully supports the specification and offers guidance on how to approach research and identify synoptic themes.

Advice on exam technique and sample exam style questions, together with mark schemes and detailed commentaries designed to improve performance is available online.

Edexcel A2 Geography includes the following special features:

• Overview - clear introductions that explain the content of each chapter
• Key terms - defined in an extensive glossary
• Case studies - up-to-date and specially written for this book
• Skills focus - essential skills and how to use them
• Key concepts - explanations of important themes, ideas and models
• Review questions - to test your knowledge of each topic

• Overview - clear introductions that explain the content of each chapter.
  

• Key terms - identified in the text and defined in boxes.
  

• Case studies - up to date  and specially written to be clearly relevant to the specification.
  

• Skills focus - describing essential A2 skills and how to use them.
  

• Key concepts - explaining important ideas and models.
  

• Review questions - written in the style of A2 exam questions.
  

• Mock papers - specimen questions with mark schemes.
  

• Free CD-ROM or online resources - a full set of mock papers with marks schemes and detailed commentaries, plus guidance on exam technique.
  

Table of Contents:
Overview
Unit 3 Contested planet
Chapter 1 Energy security
Chapter 2 Water conflicts
Chapter 3 Biodiversity under threat
Chapter 4 Superpower geographies
Chapter 5 Bridging the development gap
Chapter 6 The technological fix?
Chpater 7 Synopticity
Unit 4 Geographical research
Chapter 8 The research process
Chapter 9 Tectonic activity and hazards
Chapter 10 Cold environments: landscapes and change
Chapter 11 Life on the margins: the food supply problem
Chapter 12 The world of cultural diversity
Chapter 13 Pollution and human health at risk
Chapter 14 Consuming the rural landscape: leisure and tourism
Glossary

About the Author(s):
The authors have extensive teaching and examining experience. Cameron Dunn, Sue Warn and Nigel Yates are chief examiners. Kim Adams, David Holmes, Dulcie Knifton, Simon Oakes and Andy Palmer are principal examiners. Bob Hordern is a senior examiner and Michael Witherick is a former chief examiner.

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