Scheme of Work
Cambridge International AS & A Level
Geography 9696
For examination from 2023
,Copyright © UCLES 2019 (updated April 2024)
Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of
Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which itself is a department of the University of Cambridge.
UCLES retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered Centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we
cannot give permission to Centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party, even for internal use within a Centre.
,Contents
Introduction..............................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Topic 1: Hydrology and fluvial geomorphology........................................................................................................................................................9
Topic 2: Atmosphere and weather.........................................................................................................................................................................16
Topic 3: Rocks and weathering..............................................................................................................................................................................21
Topic 4: Population................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Topic 5: Migration...................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Topic 6: Settlement dynamics................................................................................................................................................................................34
Topic 7: Tropical environments..............................................................................................................................................................................39
Topic 8: Coastal environments...............................................................................................................................................................................44
Topic 9: Hazardous environments.........................................................................................................................................................................50
Topic 10: Hot arid and semi-arid environments.....................................................................................................................................................57
Topic 11: Production, location and change............................................................................................................................................................62
Topic 12: Environmental management..................................................................................................................................................................66
Topic 13: Global interdependence.........................................................................................................................................................................70
Topic 14: Economic transition................................................................................................................................................................................74
Lesson plan: Evaluating the core periphery model and its application..................................................................................................................77
Lesson plan: Introduction to the drainage basin cycle...........................................................................................................................................80
, Scheme of Work
Introduction
This scheme of work has been designed to support you in your teaching and lesson planning. You can choose what approach to take and you know the nature of
your institution and the levels of ability of your learners. What follows is just one possible approach you could take and you should always check the syllabus for the
content of your course.
Suggestions for independent study (I) and formative assessment (F) are included. Throughout the scheme of work we have included reference to the Sustainability
Development Goals (SDGs 1–17), if and where they are relevant and applicable.
Opportunities for differentiation are indicated as Extension activities; there is the potential for differentiation by resource, grouping, expected level of outcome, and
degree of support by teacher. Timings for activities and feedback are left to the judgment of the teacher, according to the level of the learners and size of the class.
Key concepts
This scheme of work is underpinned by the assumption that learners will be able to make links between topics and develop a deep overall understanding of the
subject. The key concepts are highlighted as a separate item in the syllabus. Reference to the Key Concepts is made throughout the scheme of work using the key
shown below:
Key Concept 1 (KC1) – Space
Key Concept 2 (KC2) – Scale
Key Concept 3 (KC3) – Place
Key Concept 4 (KC4) – Environment
Key Concept 5 (KC5) – Interdependence
Key Concept 6 (KC6) – Diversity
Key Concept 7 (KC7) – Change
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Cambridge International AS & A Level
Geography 9696
For examination from 2023
,Copyright © UCLES 2019 (updated April 2024)
Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of
Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which itself is a department of the University of Cambridge.
UCLES retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered Centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we
cannot give permission to Centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party, even for internal use within a Centre.
,Contents
Introduction..............................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Topic 1: Hydrology and fluvial geomorphology........................................................................................................................................................9
Topic 2: Atmosphere and weather.........................................................................................................................................................................16
Topic 3: Rocks and weathering..............................................................................................................................................................................21
Topic 4: Population................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Topic 5: Migration...................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Topic 6: Settlement dynamics................................................................................................................................................................................34
Topic 7: Tropical environments..............................................................................................................................................................................39
Topic 8: Coastal environments...............................................................................................................................................................................44
Topic 9: Hazardous environments.........................................................................................................................................................................50
Topic 10: Hot arid and semi-arid environments.....................................................................................................................................................57
Topic 11: Production, location and change............................................................................................................................................................62
Topic 12: Environmental management..................................................................................................................................................................66
Topic 13: Global interdependence.........................................................................................................................................................................70
Topic 14: Economic transition................................................................................................................................................................................74
Lesson plan: Evaluating the core periphery model and its application..................................................................................................................77
Lesson plan: Introduction to the drainage basin cycle...........................................................................................................................................80
, Scheme of Work
Introduction
This scheme of work has been designed to support you in your teaching and lesson planning. You can choose what approach to take and you know the nature of
your institution and the levels of ability of your learners. What follows is just one possible approach you could take and you should always check the syllabus for the
content of your course.
Suggestions for independent study (I) and formative assessment (F) are included. Throughout the scheme of work we have included reference to the Sustainability
Development Goals (SDGs 1–17), if and where they are relevant and applicable.
Opportunities for differentiation are indicated as Extension activities; there is the potential for differentiation by resource, grouping, expected level of outcome, and
degree of support by teacher. Timings for activities and feedback are left to the judgment of the teacher, according to the level of the learners and size of the class.
Key concepts
This scheme of work is underpinned by the assumption that learners will be able to make links between topics and develop a deep overall understanding of the
subject. The key concepts are highlighted as a separate item in the syllabus. Reference to the Key Concepts is made throughout the scheme of work using the key
shown below:
Key Concept 1 (KC1) – Space
Key Concept 2 (KC2) – Scale
Key Concept 3 (KC3) – Place
Key Concept 4 (KC4) – Environment
Key Concept 5 (KC5) – Interdependence
Key Concept 6 (KC6) – Diversity
Key Concept 7 (KC7) – Change
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