Changing physical and human landscapes
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Retailing – WJEC
Retailing is the activity of selling goods or services to buyers for personal, family or household use. It has undergone a transformation in the past 60 years and this has had a profound effect on the cities and towns in which we live. It is a driving force for change in towns and cities within the UK and the world.
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Environmental and development issues
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The water issue – WJEC
Global water supply and consumption are unequal. Water supplies need to be managed and there are strategies that can achieve this. Water sustainability is a global concern.
Measuring social development – WJEC
Social development refers to the way society is changing. Geographers always want to know if people’s lives are changing, in what way they're changing and if the change is for the better. Development is a continuum scale which is dynamic and forever changing. Countries and people can be at different stages of the development continuum.
Fieldwork enquiry
Introduction to fieldwork – WJEC
Geography fieldwork involves posing questions about geographical concepts, gathering data, analysing the results and reaching conclusions. Fieldwork is often written up as a report. There are six stages of the report which are required.
Geographical skills
Mapping skills – WJEC
Maps represent the real world. Atlas maps show large areas and Ordnance Survey maps show smaller areas in more detail. Sketch maps, satellite images, photos, GIS maps and geology maps are all useful.
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