Cambridge · O Level · Syllabus 2217
Geography
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Form 3 3 topics
- Population and settlement World population growth; birth rates, death rates and natural increase; the demographic transition model; factors affecting fertility and mortality; over- and under-population; population policies (anti-natalist and pro-natalist).
- Plate tectonics, rivers and coasts Structure of the Earth; plate boundaries – constructive, destructive and conservative; earthquakes and volcanoes; why people live in hazardous areas; reducing the impact (prediction, preparation, building design).
- Weather, climate and ecosystems Measuring weather at a station: Stevenson screen, maximum–minimum thermometer, rain gauge, wet and dry bulb hygrometer, barometer, wind vane, anemometer, sunshine recorder; cloud types.
Form 4 2 topicsExam year
- Development, food production and industry Indicators: GNI per capita, HDI, life expectancy, literacy, infant mortality; inequalities between and within countries; globalisation and transnational corporations (TNCs) – benefits and problems.
- Energy, water and environmental risks Non-renewable (coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear) and renewable (hydroelectric, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass) sources; advantages and disadvantages; factors affecting power station location; energy demand in rich and poor countries.