AS Unit F761 Managing Physical Environments (H481)

A very detailed summary of the 1st year OCR Geography A-Level content - Changing Spaces Making Places, - Earth Life Support Systems - Coasts (Section 1 and 2) - Birmingham case study - Artic and Amazon case study Including past paper questions that are answered with full marks

A* standard coastal landscapes OCR A level Geography notes in full. Follows the specification clearly and in detail. 2016 specification. Includes case studies (Mississippi Delta, Saltburn to Flanborough head, Sand banks Dorset, Mangawhai-Pakiri coastline of New Zealand).

In-depth notes explaining how the water and carbon cycles are linked and interdependent via the earth's atmosphere, oceans, vegetation and soil, and the cryosphere, and the long term impact of climate change on the carbon and water cycles. Also explains global management strategies to protect the carbon cycle and water cycles.

Full content of the A level Geography Course (Coast Element), is extremely helpful for individuals studying AQA or OCR Geography.

Includes an introduction to tropical rainforests , the water and carbon cycles in the Amazon Rainforest and how they are affected by natural factors. Also explains how human activity is affecting the carbon and water cycles in the Amazon Rainforest (using the Madeira River System case study), and management strategies to positively affect the cycles.

Includes an introduction to the Arctic Tundra, factors affecting the carbon and water cycles in the Arctic Tundra, the impact of the developing oil and gas industry on the cycles, and management strategies to moderate the impacts of the oil and gas industry in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. also includes a summary of the similarities/differences between the Amazon Rainforest and Arctic Tundra in relation to changes in the cycles

Explains the importance of water for life on Earth, the water cycle as a system, stores in the global water cycle (e.g. the atmosphere, oceans, ice caps, aquifer systems), and the drainage basin water cycle and the flows of this. Also includes an explanation of flood hydrographs and the water balance.

In-depth notes explaining the importance, the distribution and the global pattern of storage of carbon. Also includes flows in the carbon cycle, carbon sequestration on land and in the oceans, and slow and fast carbon cycles