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A-Level Geography Notes

The A-Level Geography notes cover key topics including hydrology, atmospheric structure, weather systems, types of weathering, population dynamics, and urbanization. Each section outlines essential processes, landforms, and impacts related to these themes. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding both natural and human factors in geography.

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A-Level Geography Notes

The A-Level Geography notes cover key topics including hydrology, atmospheric structure, weather systems, types of weathering, population dynamics, and urbanization. Each section outlines essential processes, landforms, and impacts related to these themes. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding both natural and human factors in geography.

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A-Level Geography Notes

1. Hydrology and Fluvial Geomorphology


- The Hydrological Cycle: Inputs, outputs, stores, and transfers.
- River discharge and hydrographs: Lag time, rising limb, falling limb.
- Processes: Infiltration, percolation, surface runoff, throughflow.
- River erosion, transport, and deposition processes.
- Landforms: Meanders, oxbow lakes, levees, floodplains, deltas.
- Flooding: Causes, impacts, and management strategies.

2. Atmosphere and Weather


- Structure of the atmosphere: Troposphere, stratosphere, etc.
- Heat budget: Incoming solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial radiation.
- Atmospheric circulation: Hadley, Ferrel, and Polar cells.
- Weather systems: Depressions, anticyclones, tropical storms.
- Microclimates: Urban heat islands and local influences.

3. Rocks and Weathering


- Types of weathering: Physical, chemical, and biological.
- Mass movements: Slides, flows, falls, and creep.
- Plate tectonics: Plate boundaries, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
- Landform development: Karst landscapes, tors, and scree slopes.

4. Population and Migration


- Population dynamics: Birth rate, death rate, natural increase.
- Demographic transition model and population pyramids.
- Migration: Push and pull factors, types of migration.
- Impacts of migration on source and destination regions.

5. Settlement Dynamics
- Urbanization and suburbanization.
- Settlement hierarchy and functions.
- Problems in urban areas: Traffic, pollution, housing.
- Urban planning and sustainable development.

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