This document discusses a range of topics related to human geography, including diseases suffered in tropical areas, factors that influence rural and urban populations sizes, characteristics of CBDs and land use conflicts in rural-urban fringes, weathering investigations and coral reef case studies, relationships between vegetation and climate in tropical deserts, natural hazards and their effects on people, agricultural systems and food shortages, factors considered in siting manufacturing industries, benefits and disadvantages of tourism, and factors influencing siting of nuclear power stations. It also addresses identifying areas at risk from environmental threats and attempts to maintain or improve environmental quality.

1. Understand the range of
diseases suffered in the
tropics, especially by the poor
Understand why some places are
more densely populated than
others
Describe and explain the
factor’s that may influence the
size of rural and urban
settlements
CBDs have similar
characteristics, whether they
are located in MEDC or LEDC
cities
Land uses in the rural-urban
fringe can cause conflict with
each other
Basic weathering investigations
can be made in your local area
A case study of coral reefs

2. Explain the relationships in
tropical deserts between
vegetation and climate
Describe the effect of at least
two natural hazards on people’s
lives, including possible
benefits
Agricultural systems have
inputs, processes and outputs.
Recognise the causes and
effects of food shortages
Describe how a variety of
factors must be considered when
seeking the location for
manufacturing industries
Assess the benefits and
disadvantages of tourism to
receiving areas
Describe the factors
influencing the siting of
nuclear power stations

3. Identify areas at risk from
threats to the environment, and
describe attempts made to
maintain, conserve or improve
the quality of the environment.