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Global Issues and Skills

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What causes climate change and how can it be managed?

Evidence for climate change, natural and human causes, the impacts of climate change, and strategies for mitigation and adaptation.
A focused CCEA A-Level Geography answer on climate change, covering the evidence for past and present change, natural and human causes, the environmental and human impacts, and the mitigation and adaptation strategies used to manage it, with located global and Irish examples including the Maldives and the Paris Agreement.
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What geographical skills are needed to handle and present data?

Cartographic, graphical and ICT skills, the interpretation of maps, photographs and data, and the use of geographical information systems.
A focused CCEA A-Level Geography answer on geographical skills and techniques, covering cartographic, graphical and ICT skills, the interpretation of maps, photographs and data, and the use of geographical information systems, applied across the written papers and the A2 3 Decision Making paper.
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How can settlements be planned to be more sustainable?

The principles of sustainability, sustainable urban planning and design, managing transport and waste, and evaluating sustainable settlement schemes.
A focused CCEA A-Level Geography answer on planning for sustainable settlements, covering the principles of sustainability, sustainable urban design, managing transport, energy and waste, and evaluating sustainable settlement schemes, with located examples such as Freiburg-Vauban and Northern Ireland regeneration.
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How do geographers collect and test data through fieldwork?

Fieldwork design and sampling strategies, the collection of primary and secondary data, and statistical tests such as Spearman's rank and chi-squared.
A focused CCEA A-Level Geography answer on statistical and fieldwork methods, covering fieldwork design and sampling strategies, primary and secondary data collection, and statistical tests such as Spearman's rank correlation and the chi-squared test, with a worked calculation, assessed in the CCEA written papers.
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How do people live in and manage tropical and extreme environments?

The characteristics of tropical and extreme environments, the challenges they pose, human adaptation and use, and their sustainable management.
A focused CCEA A-Level Geography answer on tropical and extreme environments, covering the characteristics of tropical rainforests and hot deserts, the challenges they pose, human adaptation and use, and their sustainable management, with located examples such as the Amazon, the Sahel and Costa Rica ecotourism.
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