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Flashcards for Cambridge International AS & A Level Geography (9696) for exams from 2027, grouped by exam paper and then by topic and sub-topic in the syllabus order. Every optional topic has its own subdeck, so delete or suspend the ones your course does not study.

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What is inside (122 subdecks)

  • Paper 1 Physical Geography422 cards
    • Topic 1 Hydrology, river processes and hazards185 cards
      • 1.1.1 The drainage basin system42 cards
      • 1.1.3 Drainage basin characteristics27 cards
      • 1.1.4 Discharge and hydrographs25 cards
      • 1.2.1 River channel processes and flow25 cards
      • 1.2.3 River landforms20 cards
      • 1.3.1 Causes of river floods13 cards
      • 1.3.2 Impacts of river floods10 cards
      • 1.3.3 Management of river floods23 cards
    • Topic 2 Atmospheric processes and global climate change141 cards
      • 2.1.1 Energy budget systems18 cards
      • 2.1.2 The global energy budget9 cards
      • 2.1.3 Global transfers of energy32 cards
      • 2.1.4 Seasonal variations in temperature, pressure and wind belts11 cards
      • 2.1.5 Diurnal energy budgets7 cards
      • 2.2.1 Atmospheric moisture processes13 cards
      • 2.2.2 Causes of precipitation11 cards
      • 2.2.3 Types of precipitation8 cards
      • 2.3.1 Evidence for global warming and climate change11 cards
      • 2.3.2 Causes of global warming and climate change21 cards
    • Topic 3 Earth processes and mass movements96 cards
      • 3.1.1 The Earth's structure and tectonic plates14 cards
      • 3.1.2 Tectonic movement13 cards
      • 3.1.3 Types of plate boundary11 cards
      • 3.2.1 Tectonic processes10 cards
      • 3.2.2 Landforms formed by tectonic processes15 cards
      • 3.3.1 Types of mass movement12 cards
      • 3.3.2 Causes of mass movement9 cards
      • 3.3.3 Management of mass movement hazards12 cards
  • Paper 2 Human Geography316 cards
    • Topic 4 Population and migration136 cards
      • 4.1.1 Population distribution and density15 cards
      • 4.1.2 Global population growth trends14 cards
      • 4.1.3 Population change and its components20 cards
      • 4.2.1 Population structures13 cards
      • 4.2.2 Changes over time22 cards
      • 4.2.3 Government management of natural increase9 cards
      • 4.3.1 Types of migration10 cards
      • 4.3.2 Causes of migration16 cards
      • 4.3.3 Impacts of migration17 cards
    • Topic 5 Water resources and management88 cards
      • 5.1.1 Global water resources10 cards
      • 5.1.2 The human water cycle11 cards
      • 5.1.3 Trends in water consumption11 cards
      • 5.2.1 Factors influencing the supply of water9 cards
      • 5.2.2 Factors influencing the demand for water7 cards
      • 5.2.3 Water security11 cards
      • 5.3.1 Strategies to increase water resources11 cards
      • 5.3.2 Strategies to manage demand for water6 cards
      • 5.3.3 Management of water resources12 cards
    • Topic 6 Urban areas and management92 cards
      • 6.1.1 Processes of urban growth12 cards
      • 6.1.2 Causes and consequences of urban growth13 cards
      • 6.1.3 Hierarchy of urban areas9 cards
      • 6.2.1 Urban structure and land use13 cards
      • 6.2.2 The changing location of urban activities10 cards
      • 6.2.3 Zonation of residential areas11 cards
      • 6.3.1 Challenges of sustainability in urban development6 cards
      • 6.3.2 Sustainability issues in urban areas6 cards
      • 6.3.3 Strategies for sustainable urban management12 cards
  • Paper 3 Global Environments482 cards
    • Topic 7 Tropical environments91 cards
      • 7.1 Tropical climates18 cards
      • 7.2 Processes and landforms in tropical environments24 cards
      • 7.3 Vegetation, soils and ecosystems31 cards
      • 7.4 Changes and challenges18 cards
    • Topic 8 Coastal environments138 cards
      • 8.1.1 Factors influencing coastal environments17 cards
      • 8.1.2 Marine erosion processes6 cards
      • 8.1.3 Sub-aerial processes9 cards
      • 8.1.4 Marine transportation and deposition11 cards
      • 8.2.2 Erosional landforms15 cards
      • 8.2.3 Depositional landforms15 cards
      • 8.2.4 Sand dunes, saltmarshes and mangroves20 cards
      • 8.3 Coral reefs25 cards
      • 8.4 Physical and human challenges to the coastal environment20 cards
    • Topic 9 Hazardous environments159 cards
      • 9.1.1 Distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes7 cards
      • 9.1.2 Earthquake hazards and impacts32 cards
      • 9.1.3 Volcanic hazards and impacts30 cards
      • 9.1.4 Management of earthquake and volcanic hazards17 cards
      • 9.2.1 Tropical cyclones: distribution, formation and scale21 cards
      • 9.2.2 Tropical cyclone hazards, impacts and management20 cards
      • 9.3.1 Wildfire hazards and impacts26 cards
      • 9.4 Challenges in multi-hazard environments6 cards
    • Topic 10 Arid environments94 cards
      • 10.1 Arid climates18 cards
      • 10.2 Desert landforms23 cards
      • 10.2 Weathering, wind and water processes17 cards
      • 10.3 Vegetation and soils18 cards
      • 10.4 Changes and challenges in arid environments18 cards
  • Paper 4 Global Themes363 cards
    • Topic 11 Climate change impacts and governance77 cards
      • 11.1.1 Climate projections20 cards
      • 11.1.2 Climate change impacts on different environments9 cards
      • 11.1.3 Non-linear change in climate10 cards
      • 11.2 Socio-economic impacts of climate change12 cards
      • 11.3.1 Governance of climate change9 cards
      • 11.3.2 Mitigation and adaptation strategies17 cards
    • Topic 12 Environmental issues and management95 cards
      • 12.1.1 Energy resources28 cards
      • 12.1.2 Energy transition13 cards
      • 12.1.3 National energy demand and supply10 cards
      • 12.2 Pollution and degradation in rural areas20 cards
      • 12.3 Pollution and degradation in urban areas24 cards
    • Topic 13 Trade, aid and tourism98 cards
      • 13.1.1 Trade flows and patterns17 cards
      • 13.1.2 Factors influencing trade patterns24 cards
      • 13.1.3 Benefits and challenges of trade8 cards
      • 13.2.1 The WTO and UNCTAD12 cards
      • 13.2.2 International aid13 cards
      • 13.3.1 Patterns and trends in international tourism14 cards
      • 13.3.2 Impacts of tourism10 cards
    • Topic 14 Disease and geography93 cards
      • 14.0 Disease terminology and spread15 cards
      • 14.1.1 Geography of disease13 cards
      • 14.1.2 Distribution of disease and spatial variation19 cards
      • 14.2.1 Influenza as a viral disease11 cards
      • 14.2.2 Cholera as a bacterial disease10 cards
      • 14.2.3 Malaria as a parasitic disease11 cards
      • 14.3 Monitoring and response14 cards

Some of its cards

  • What type of pathogen causes influenza?
    A virus
  • What is a diurnal energy budget?
    The balance of incoming and outgoing energy over a 24-hour cycle
  • What is faulting?
    Rocks breaking and moving along a crack, called a fault, as stress builds up
  • How does population pressure change arid environments?
    More farming, grazing and water use, which strains a fragile system
  • What is a strategy to reduce solid waste?
    Recycling, composting and reducing packaging
  • What is discharge?
    The volume of water passing a point on a river in a given time
  • What is sustainability?
    Meeting present needs without harming the ability of future generations to meet theirs
  • What is a climatic climax community?
    The stable plant community that suits the climate of an area
  • How does a meander form?
    Erosion on the outer bend and deposition on the inner bend, helped by helicoidal flow, makes the bend larger
  • What are sub-aerial processes?
    Weathering and mass movement acting on the coast from the land

And 1573 more once you add the deck.