OCR AS Geography Student Unit Guide: Unit F762 Managing Change in Human Enviroment

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Table of Contents:
Introduction
About this guide
Assessment
Examination skills
Content Guidance
About this section
Managing urban change
What are the characteristics of urban areas?
What are the social and economic issues associated with urban change?
What are the environmental issues associated with urban change?
How can urban areas be managed to ensure sustainability?
Managing rural change
What are the characteristics of rural areas?
What are the social and economic issues associated with rural change?
What are the environmental issues associated with rural change?
How can rural areas be managed to ensure sustainability?
The energy issue
What are the sources of energy and how do they vary in their global pattern?
What is the relationship between energy use and economic development?
What are the social, economic and environmental issues associated with the increasing demand for energy?
How can energy supply be managed to ensure sustainability?
The growth of tourism
In what ways has the global pattern of tourism changed?
What is the relationship between the growth in tourism and economic development?
What are the social, economic and environmental issues associated with the growth of tourism?
How can tourism be managed to ensure sustainability?
Questions and Answers
About this section
Section A: structured questions
Q1 Managing urban change
Q2 Managing rural change
Q3 The energy issue
Q4 The growth of tourism
Section B: extended-writing questions
Q5 Managing urban change
Q6 Managing rural change
Q7 The energy issue
Q8 The growth of tourism

About the Author(s):
Peter Stiff has a doctorate in historical geography and is a chief A-level examiner. He teaches geography at the Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School.