A-Level Geography Revision Hub

Professional Study Platform for Physical & Human Systems

Pearson Edexcel A-Level Geography | Physical & Human Geography
7 Core Modules
2 Study Years
6 Learning Methods

💧Water & Carbon Cycles

Understanding Earth's natural systems and human impacts on water and carbon cycles

  • Global water cycle: stores, fluxes, and processes
  • Drainage basin systems and water budgets
  • Human impacts on water availability
  • Causes and consequences of water insecurity
  • Global carbon cycle stores and fluxes
  • Role of carbon cycle in climate regulation
  • Fossil fuels and land use change impacts
  • Energy security and geopolitics
  • Mitigation and adaptation strategies
  • Ocean acidification and environmental impacts

🌍Globalisation

Exploring interconnected world systems and their economic, cultural, and political impacts

  • Factors accelerating globalisation
  • Trade, technology, and transport developments
  • Transnational corporations and IGOs
  • Dimensions of globalisation impacts
  • Global shift in industry patterns
  • Winners and losers of globalisation
  • Development and inequality patterns
  • Global networks and migration
  • Economic, cultural, and political effects
  • Environmental consequences of globalisation

🏙️Regeneration

Urban and rural transformation through regeneration strategies and stakeholder involvement

  • Changing places: meaning and representation
  • Economic and social change patterns
  • Retail, leisure, and sport regeneration
  • Tourism and cultural regeneration
  • Flagship projects and their impacts
  • Measuring regeneration success
  • Social, economic, and environmental indicators
  • Stakeholder roles and responsibilities
  • Local, national, and global perspectives
  • East London regeneration case study

🌋Tectonic Hazards

Understanding Earth's dynamic processes and managing natural hazard risks

  • Causes of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis
  • Economic, social, and environmental impacts
  • Hazard management cycle and Park model
  • Contrasting tectonic event case studies
  • Developed vs developing country responses
  • Prediction, forecasting, and mitigation
  • Risk assessment and management strategies
  • Community resilience and adaptation
  • International cooperation in hazard management
  • Climate change and tectonic hazard links

🏖️Coastal Landscapes

Coastal systems, processes, and management strategies for sustainable development

  • Coastal systems: inputs, processes, outputs
  • Erosion, deposition, and transportation
  • Coastal landforms and their formation
  • Subaerial processes and landscape evolution
  • Sea level change: isostatic and eustatic
  • Coastal flooding and climate change
  • Hard and soft engineering solutions
  • Integrated Coastal Zone Management
  • Shoreline Management Plans
  • Contrasting coastline case studies

🌐Superpowers

Global power dynamics, emerging nations, and their influence on world affairs

  • Characteristics of superpowers
  • Military, economic, and political power
  • Changing patterns of global power
  • Empires, Cold War, and emerging powers
  • Mackinder's heartland theory
  • World Systems theory applications
  • USA, China, and Russia case studies
  • BRICS and emerging regional powers
  • Global economy and environmental impacts
  • International governance and influence

🏥Health & Human Rights

Global development, human rights, and international intervention strategies

  • Measuring human development and rights
  • Political, social, and economic factors
  • Environmental factors in health and rights
  • Role of UN, NGOs, and governments
  • Human rights issues and violations
  • Geopolitical intervention strategies
  • Aid, development aid, and military intervention
  • Costs and benefits of interventions
  • Short and long-term intervention impacts
  • Conflict and crisis intervention case studies

🧠 Evidence-Based Learning Strategies

Active Recall Testing

Retrieve geographical information from memory without reference materials. Research shows this strengthens neural pathways more effectively than passive re-reading. Use practice questions, self-testing, and flashcards regularly.

Spaced Repetition System

Review material at scientifically optimised intervals (1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month). This combats the forgetting curve and moves information into long-term memory efficiently.

Elaborative Interrogation

Generate explanations for geographical phenomena by asking "why" and "how" questions. Connect processes to underlying causes, broader themes, and consequences to create meaningful understanding.

Dual Coding Theory

Combine visual representations (maps, diagrams, flow charts) with verbal information. This engages both visual and linguistic memory systems for enhanced retention and recall.

Interleaved Practice

Mix different topics within study sessions rather than focusing on single subjects. Compare physical and human geography processes, or contrast different case studies for deeper understanding.

Generation Effect

Create original content rather than passive consumption. Write summaries, develop essay arguments, construct concept maps, and explain processes in your own words to strengthen memory encoding.

📅 Water Cycle Process Preview

Evaporation
Ocean & Land Evaporation: Solar energy drives water from oceans, lakes, and rivers into water vapour, with transpiration from plants adding to atmospheric moisture content.
Condensation
Cloud Formation: Water vapour rises, cools, and condenses around condensation nuclei to form clouds, with temperature and pressure changes driving the process.
Precipitation
Rain, Snow, Hail: Water droplets in clouds grow large enough to fall as precipitation, influenced by atmospheric conditions and geographical factors.
Infiltration
Groundwater Storage: Water infiltrates soil and rock layers, recharging groundwater stores and aquifers, with rates varying by soil type and land use.
Runoff
Surface Water Flow: Excess water flows overland and through river systems back to oceans, completing the hydrological cycle and transporting sediment and nutrients.