Pearson Edexcel • Geography 2016

This is an in-depth summary of the whole of paper 1 geography with notes made based on each bullet point of the specification

Detailed and comprehensive notes on coasts (unit 1 topic 2B of Pearson Edexcel AS Level Geography). Covers: the coastal zone, waves, weathering, mass movement, geology, coastlines, coastal landforms, salt marshes and sand dunes. Case studies include: Stair Hole, Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, Oswald's Bay, Chesil Beach, Sandbanks and the Isle of Purbeck.

Detailed and comprehensive notes on unit 1 topic 1 of Pearson Edexcel AS Level Geography. Covers: hazard response curve, hazard management cycle and hazard management strategies.

Detailed and comprehensive notes on unit 1 topic 1 of Pearson Edexcel AS Level Geography (tectonic processes and hazards). Covers: structure of the earth, plate tectonic theory, plate boundaries, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis. Case studies include: Eyjafjallajökull eruption (2010), Haiti earthquake (2010), Northridge California earthquake (1994), Japan tsunami (2011 and Indian Ocean tsunami (2004).

Detailed and comprehensive notes for unit 1 topic 1 (tectonic processes and hazards), covering the sub-topics of hazards, risk, vulnerability and governance. Includes models such as Degg's model, PAR model and risk-poverty nexus.

Detailed and comprehensive revision notes on the regeneration of Boscombe. This resource covers: the decline of Boscombe, Boscombe’s socio-economic issues, deprivation, regeneration/rebranding schemes and an overview of the success/failures of regeneration, whilst providing specific details and statistics. Case studies include: the regeneration of the Boscombe sea front, the Boscombe regeneration partnership and the Boscombe and Pokesdown neighbourhood plan.

Detailed and comprehensive revision notes on the regeneration of the London Docklands. This resource covers: the history of the Docklands, the London Docklands Development Coorporation (LDDC), population changes, gentrificaiton, economic/environmental improvements and improvements in housing/transport/function/tourism, whilst providing specific details and statistics. Case studies include: the London 2012 Olympics, the regeneration of Barking and Dagenham, investment into Stratford, regeneration...

Detailed and comprehensive notes for unit 2 topic 3 (globalisation) for edexcel AS level geography. These notes cover all of the theory (global flows, development, government policies, FDI, trade blocs, the global shift, TNCs, cultural diffusion, rural-to-urban migration, international migration and megacities) and are linked to case studies, including: globalisation in China, globalisation in India, Bretton Woods Institution / World Bank / International Monetary Fund, EU / G20 / ASEAN / NAFTA /...

Detailed and comprehensive notes for unit 2 topic 4A (regenerating places) for edexcel AS level geography. The London Dockland’s regeneration has been used as the primary case study for a successful regeneration scheme, whereas the regeneration of Boscombe has been used as a case study of less successful regeneration. These two case studies have been explored in much detail and should be applicable to many 12 mark questions as a good comparison between effective and ineffective regeneration sc...

Detailed and comprehensive notes for unit 1 topic 2B (coastal landscapes and change) for edexcel AS level geography. These notes cover all of the theory (coastal zone, waves, coastal transportation, weathering, mass movement, geology, coastlines, landforms, salt marshes, sand dunes, sea level change, flooding, coastal erosion, coastal management) and are linked to case studies, including: Stair Hole, Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, Oswald’s Bay, Chesil Beach, Isle of Purbeck, Keyhaven Halosere, Ea...