GCSE geography for WJEC B (Second edition)

This revised course is designed to help your students develop the abilities required to achieve exam success for the new WJEC GCSE Geography Specification B. - Develop students' geographical investigative and analytical skills with activities that use real-place data, maps, photographs and ICT resources- Provides case studies of real places at different scales and at different levels of development- Extends students' learning and helps them to research geography in greater depth with 'Going Further' information and activities- Encourages students to use their understanding of geographical processes and patterns to predict what might happen in the future with 'Geography Futures'WJEC Specification B is a direct development of the popular Avery Hill course and retains its issue-based, investigative approach to geography.

It is based around three themes:1. Challenges of living in a built environment2. Physical processes and relationships between people and environment3.

Uneven development and sustainable environments. ContentsTheme 1 - Challenges of Living in a Built EnvironmentChapter 1: Variation in quality of life and access to housingChapter 2: Access to services and changing service provisionChapter 3: UrbanisationChapter 4: Planning issues in built environmentsChapter 5: Rural change and planning issuesTheme 2 - Physical Processes and Relationships between People and EnvironmentsChapter 1: Weather and climateChapter 2: EcosystemsChapter 3: The issue of desertificationChapter 4: River processes and landformsChapter 5: Coastal processes and coastal managementTheme 3 - Uneven Development and Sustainable EnvironmentsChapter 1: Employment structures and opportunitiesChapter 2: The location of economic activitiesChapter 3: Economic activity and the environmentChapter 4: DevelopmentChapter 5: Development issues and waterChapter 6: InterdependenceGlossaries also available online at Vocab Express, an interactive learning application. Visit www.vocabexpress.co.uk/hodder for more information.