Geography for Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Coursebook (Digital)
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Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Geography 3rd Edition
Geography is a 21st century subject that doesn't stand still and neither does the commitment to redevelop the resources in response to changing needs. The updated print and digital resources take a skills-based approach that helps your students build key geographical and practical skills. They are encouraged to become informed and responsible global citizens, who feel empowered to influence change. The coursebook now has a deeper focus on climate change and includes a variety of activities to build knowledge, encourages students to think like a geographer and apply their learnings to real-world scenarios. It also includes many opportunities to help prepare your students for assessment.
Geography is a 21st century subject that doesn't stand still and neither does our commitment to redevelop our resources in response to changing needs. The updated print and digital resources take a skills-based approach that helps your students build key geographical and practical skills. They are encouraged to become informed and responsible global citizens, who feel empowered to influence change. The coursebook now has a deeper focus on climate change and includes a variety of activities to build knowledge, encourages students to think like a geographer and apply their learnings to real-world scenarios. It also includes many opportunities to help prepare your students for assessment. We have updated our teacher's resource and included guidance on how to teach geography using an enquiry-based approach, written by the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. Supports the updated Cambridge IGCSE, IGCSE (9-1) and O Level Geography syllabuses (0460/0976/2217) for examination from 2027.
This digital coursebook has been fully updated to support the Cambridge IGCSE, IGCSE (9-1) and O Level Geography syllabuses (0460/0976/2217) for examination from 2027. With a skills-based approach throughout, our coursebook now includes a dedicated chapter on climate change, a 'Think like a geographer' feature to help students apply their skills to a variety of real-life events, group project activities and more. There are also many opportunities to help students prepare for assessment with practice questions, tasks and a dedicated 'Preparing for assessment' chapter.
Features
Takes a skills-based approach throughout, with a new geographical enquiry section to help develop fieldwork skills.
Dedicated climate change chapter explores causes and effects of climate change through a variety of engaging learning features and activities to strengthen understanding.
'Detailed specific examples' focus on regional events, with additional videos in each topic, which help students apply their learning to real-life contexts.
'Think like a geographer' feature encourages students to apply their skills to a variety of real-world scenarios.
Projects help put learning into practice and develop key collaboration skills.
'Improve your answer' section within each unit includes analysis on sample answers, why they're effective and areas for improvement.
A dedicated 'Preparing for assessment' section and practice questions for every topic.
CONTENTS
Table of Contents
How to use this series
How to use this book
Foreword Liam Saddington and Amy Munro-Faure
Introduction
Introduction to command words
Geographical Skills
Theme 1: Physical Geography
Topic 1 Rivers
1.1 Rivers and drainage basins
1.2 River processes
1.3 River landforms
1.4 Hazards, opportunities and management
1.5 Detailed specific example: The Mississippi River, USA
1.6 Detailed specific example: The Citarum River, Indonesia
Topic 2 Coastal environments
2.1 How physical processes shape the coast
2.2 Coastal landforms
2.3 Opportunities and challenges of living near coasts
2.4 Detailed specific example: Florida, USA
2.5 Detailed specific example: The Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Topic 3 Ecosystems
3.1 Characteristics of the Antarctic ecosystem
3.2 Management of threats to the Antarctic ecosystem
3.3 Characteristics of the tropical rainforest ecosystem
3.4 Management of threats to tropical rainforests
3.5 Detailed specific example: Ecuador
Topic 4 Tectonic hazards
4.1 The Earth's structure
4.2 The processes and features of earthquakes and volcanoes
4.3 The impacts of tectonic hazards
4.4 The management of tectonic hazards
4.5 Detailed specific example: T'rkiye
4.6 Detailed specific example: Tonga
Topic 5 Climate change
5.1 Causes of climate change
5.2 The effects of climate change
5.3 Managing climate change
5.4 Detailed specific example: India
Theme 1 Physical Geography: Practice questions
Theme 2: Human Geography
Topic 6 Population change
6.1 Population growth and decline
6.2 Changing population structures
6.3 Detailed specific example: Hungary
6.4 Causes and impacts of migration
6.5 Detailed specific example: International migration from Mexico to the USA
Topic 7 Changing towns and cities
7.1 Where most people live
7.2 Opportunities and challenges of urbanisation 7.3 The management of urban growth 7.4 Detailed specific example: Mumbai, India
Topic 8 The challenge of development 8.1 Defining and measuring development
8.2 Uneven development 8.3 Achieving sustainable development
8.4 Detailed specific example: Botswana Topic 9 Economic change
9.1 Changing economies
9.2 Globalisation 9.3 Detailed specific example: Dubai, UAE
9.4 Why is tourism a growing global industry?
9.5 Detailed specific example: The Maldives Topic
10 Resource management
10.1 How our food is produced
10.2 Global patterns of food supply and demand
10.3 The challenges of food supply
10.4 Detailed specific example: Haiti
10.5 How our energy is produced
10.6: Energy supply and demand
10.7 A sustainable energy future
10.8 Detailed specific example: Qatar
Theme 2 Human Geography
Practice questions
Geographical Enquiry
Preparing for assessment
Glossary
Acknowledgements
IGCSE-D9781009535656
Data sheet
Key Stage | Phase
05. Key Stage 4
Year | Grade
13. IGCSE (Age 14 - 16)
Component
Core
Component Function
Learner’s Book
Publication Date
No date available
Author(s)
Tana Scott, Paul Thompson, Helen Young, James Hickman and Stuart Colesky
Format
Digital
First Examination
2027
Specific References
ISBN
9781009535656
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Geography is a 21st century subject that doesn't stand still and neither does the commitment to redevelop the resources in response to changing needs. The updated print and digital resources take a skills-based approach that helps your students build key geographical and practical skills. They are encouraged to become informed and responsible global citizens, who feel empowered to influence change. The coursebook now has a deeper focus on climate change and includes a variety of activities to build knowledge, encourages students to think like a geographer and apply their learnings to real-world scenarios. It also includes many opportunities to help prepare your students for assessment.