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7 dot points across 7 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do culture and identity shape places and landscapes?

The concept of culture, cultural identity and diversity, the cultural landscape, and the impact of globalisation on culture.
A focused CCEA A-Level Geography answer on cultural geography, covering the concept of culture, cultural identity and diversity, the cultural landscape, and the impact of globalisation on culture, with located Northern Ireland examples such as Belfast murals and the Irish language, and global cases.
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How is development measured and why is it unevenly distributed?

Definitions and measures of development, the causes of the development gap, models of development, and strategies to reduce inequality.
A focused CCEA A-Level Geography answer on development, covering definitions and measures such as GDP and the HDI, the causes of the development gap, models of development (Rostow and dependency theory), and strategies to reduce global inequality, with located examples such as Botswana, Bangladesh microfinance and fair trade.
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What creates ethnic diversity and how is it managed?

The factors that define ethnicity, ethnic and social identity, the processes that create and maintain ethnic diversity, the causes and nature of ethnic conflict, and the management of ethnically diverse societies.
A focused CCEA A-Level Geography answer on the A2 2 Ethnic Diversity option, covering the factors that define ethnicity, ethnic and social identity, the processes that create and maintain ethnic diversity, the causes and nature of ethnic conflict, and strategies to manage diverse societies, using located examples including Belfast and Northern Ireland.
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How and why does population change over time and space?

Population change, the demographic transition model, the causes and consequences of migration, and the management of population issues.
A focused CCEA A-Level Geography answer on population, covering the components of population change, the demographic transition model, population structure, the causes and consequences of migration, and population policy, with located Northern Ireland, EU enlargement and global examples.
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How and why do urban areas change over time?

Urbanisation, suburbanisation, counter-urbanisation and re-urbanisation, urban land-use models, and the management of urban change and challenges.
A focused CCEA A-Level Geography answer on settlement and urban change, covering urbanisation, suburbanisation, counter-urbanisation and re-urbanisation, urban land-use models, urban challenges and regeneration, using located Belfast examples such as the Titanic Quarter and Laganside.
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How and why is economic activity changing over time and space?

Economic sectors and structural change, the location of economic activity, globalisation and transnational corporations, and the impacts of economic change.
A focused CCEA A-Level Geography answer on the dynamics of the economy, covering economic sectors and structural change, the factors affecting the location of economic activity, globalisation and transnational corporations, and the impacts of change, with located Northern Ireland examples such as Harland and Wolff and Belfast's cyber-tech cluster.
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How does tourism change places and how can it be sustainable?

The changing nature and growth of tourism, the characteristics and management of mass tourism, the tourist area life cycle, the impacts of tourism, and ecotourism and sustainable tourism.
A focused CCEA A-Level Geography answer on the A2 2 Tourism option, covering the changing nature and growth of tourism, the characteristics and management of mass tourism, Butler's tourist area life cycle, the economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism, and ecotourism and sustainable tourism, with located examples including the Causeway Coast and global cases.
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