Geography GCSE Are you interested in the world all around you? Do you want to be able to make informed decisions about where to work, where to live and where to go on holiday? Are you concerned about the environment? Do you want to develop skills you will find useful long after you have left school? There has never been a better time to study Geography. It leads to a qualification which links to many other subjects and is highly valued by employers. Areas of study include: Inequalities that exist within and between urban areas with regards to housing and services. Housing and service provision in urban areas and the conflicts that this can cause between people. The interaction (movement) between urban and rural areas and the planning issues that this causes. The relationship between people and physical environment with focus on the issue of water management, rivers and coasts. Measuring weather, weather events and the effect these have on humans. Climate Change, its affects on human activity and how human activity can impact on climate change and global warming. Why changes in ecosystems related to weather and climate are a global concern, how these changes occur and the impact of natural processes and/or human activity. How the hydrological cycle operates and the careful management it requires to regulate water surplus and deficit Natural processes that occur along our rivers and coasts which lead to the formation of distinct landforms. The impact human activity can have upon these and the careful management this requires. Employment structures and how these vary with time and place An understanding of what we mean by development how it can be measured and increased with suitable international trade and aid. World interdependence of countries and the positive and negative results of these relationships. The location of economic activities and the effect multi national companies.