Get the Grade: AQA AS/A2 Geography

Summary:
Get the Grade: AQA AS/A2 Geography is the essential revision guide for the AQA specification. Written by David Redfern (a chief examiner) and Malcolm Skinner (a former chair of examiners and chief examiner), co-authors (with Amanda Barker) of AQA AS Geography and AQA A2 Geography, this accessible book will give students revising for AS and A2 AQA Geography the confidence needed to achieve the very best grades.

Get the Grade breaks down each of the topics in the AQA specification into clear, manageable sections designed to increase knowledge and understanding of geography. It is a comprehensive tool, ideal for revising for each of the Unit Tests. It is also a valuable revision aid if you are studying other AS and A2 geography courses.

These are some of the features you will find in the book:
- A user-friendly format, dividing topics into easy-to-follow sections
- Up-to-date examination questions
- Advice on preparing for your Unit Tests
- Questions for each topic to test your knowledge and understanding throughout the course
- Unit Test style papers at the end of each Unit to help you prepare thoroughly for your exams
- Answers to all questions set in the book to help you check your own understanding
- Invaluable examiner's comments on the answers
- Checklists to help you cover all key points during revision

• Written by leading examiners, authors and teachers of Geography
• Copious practice questions, provided with answers and examiner's comments
• Condensed checklists to aid revision

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Exam technique
Revision the final piece of the jigsaw
Unit 1: Physical and human geography
Rivers, floods and management
Cold environments
Coastal environments
Hot desert environments and their margins
Population change
Food supply issues
Energy issues
Health issues
Answers
Unit 3: Contemporary geographical issues
Plate tectonics and associated hazards
Weather and climate and associated hazards
Ecosystems: change and challenge
World cities
Development and globalisation
Contemporary conflicts and challenges
Answers

About the Author(s):
David Redfern is a chief examiner and former deputy head at De Aston School, Market Rasen. Malcolm Skinner is a former chair of examiners, chief examiner and head of geography.