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Cambridge IGCSE Geography

IGCSE · Cambridge International (CAIE)Geography1417 cards

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Flashcards for Cambridge IGCSE Geography (0460), split into Paper 1 Physical Geography, Paper 2 Human Geography and Geographical skills and investigations, then by topic in the syllabus order. Named case studies give the place on each card. Follows the syllabus for exams in 2027, 2028 and 2029. Delete or suspend any subdeck your course leaves out once the deck is yours.

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What is inside (79 subdecks)

  • Geographical skills277 cards
    • 1 Map skills101 cards
      • 1.1 Direction, position and distance31 cards
      • 1.2 Grid references14 cards
      • 1.3 Relief: contours and gradient25 cards
      • 1.4 Types of map31 cards
    • 2 Graphs and diagrams52 cards
      • 2.1 Choosing and drawing graphs27 cards
      • 2.2 Reading and analysing data25 cards
    • 3 GIS and images17 cards
      • 3.1 GIS and visual sources17 cards
    • 4 The route to geographical enquiry50 cards
      • 4.1 Planning an investigation36 cards
      • 4.2 Presenting, analysing and concluding14 cards
    • 5 Fieldwork equipment and techniques57 cards
      • 5.1 Equipment17 cards
      • 5.2 Techniques27 cards
      • 5.3 Rivers, beaches and towns in the field13 cards
  • Paper 1 Physical Geography649 cards
    • 1 Changing river environments176 cards
      • 1.1 Rivers and drainage basins70 cards
      • 1.2 River processes25 cards
      • 1.3 River landforms27 cards
      • 1.4 Rivers and people43 cards
      • 1.5 Case studies: a named flood and a named polluted river11 cards
    • 2 Changing coastal environments152 cards
      • 2.1 Coastal processes and waves30 cards
      • 2.2 Coastal landforms32 cards
      • 2.3 Coastal opportunities and hazards21 cards
      • 2.4 Tropical storms25 cards
      • 2.5 Coral reefs and mangroves22 cards
      • 2.6 Case studies: the Holderness coast, a tropical storm and a coral reef22 cards
    • 3 Changing ecosystems102 cards
      • 3.1 The Antarctic ecosystem30 cards
      • 3.2 Threats to Antarctica and how they are managed14 cards
      • 3.3 The tropical rainforest ecosystem28 cards
      • 3.4 Threats to rainforests and how they are managed21 cards
      • 3.5 Case study: the Amazon in Brazil9 cards
    • 4 Tectonic hazards149 cards
      • 4.1 Earth structure and plate boundaries37 cards
      • 4.2 Earthquakes and volcanoes54 cards
      • 4.3 Impacts and measuring hazards20 cards
      • 4.4 Managing tectonic hazards16 cards
      • 4.5 Case studies: an earthquake and two eruptions22 cards
    • 5 Climate change70 cards
      • 5.1 Causes of climate change30 cards
      • 5.2 Impacts of climate change12 cards
      • 5.3 Responses to climate change20 cards
      • 5.4 Case study: Bangladesh8 cards
  • Paper 2 Human Geography491 cards
    • 6 Changing populations102 cards
      • 6.1 Population growth and decline46 cards
      • 6.2 Population structures16 cards
      • 6.3 International migration25 cards
      • 6.4 Case studies: China's population policy, Japan's ageing, and migration from Mexico to the USA15 cards
    • 7 Changing towns and cities52 cards
      • 7.1 Urban growth18 cards
      • 7.2 Opportunities and challenges17 cards
      • 7.3 Managing urban growth9 cards
      • 7.4 Case studies: Dharavi in Mumbai and Curitiba8 cards
    • 8 Development79 cards
      • 8.1 Measuring development29 cards
      • 8.2 Uneven development19 cards
      • 8.3 Sustainable development22 cards
      • 8.4 Case study: Bangladesh9 cards
    • 9 Changing economies91 cards
      • 9.1 Employment structures and industrial location32 cards
      • 9.2 Globalisation and transnational corporations20 cards
      • 9.3 Tourism26 cards
      • 9.4 Case studies: Nike in Vietnam, Kenya and Costa Rica13 cards
    • 10 Resource provision167 cards
      • 10.1 Food production and farming29 cards
      • 10.2 Global food supply and demand29 cards
      • 10.3 Food supply challenges35 cards
      • 10.4 Types of energy22 cards
      • 10.5 Global energy supply and demand15 cards
      • 10.6 Advantages and disadvantages of energy sources22 cards
      • 10.7 Case studies: energy in Iceland and France8 cards
      • Case study: food supply in Niger7 cards

Some of its cards

  • Globalisation
    The growing connection of countries through trade, transport, communication and culture
  • What is a self-help housing scheme?
    Residents get materials and advice and build or improve their own homes
  • Environmental quality survey
    A scoring of an area on features such as litter, noise and appearance
  • The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
    Drainage basin
  • Migration
    The movement of people from one place to live in another
  • The permanent clearing of forest
    Deforestation
  • Name two reasons why people live near volcanoes.
    Fertile volcanic soil and tourism
  • In which city is the settlement of Dharavi?
    Mumbai, India
  • A line on a map joining points of equal height above sea level
    Contour line
  • In which country did the Indus River flood severely in 2010?
    Pakistan

And 1407 more once you add the deck.