A course companion workbook to help students gain success at Foundation Tier GCSE Geography for WJEC B.

This workbook supports the revised textbook for WJEC B Geography, GCSE Geography for WJEC B Student's Book Second Edition, allowing teachers to teach differentiation with ease.

- helps students to develop a better understanding of the key concepts explained in the textbook
- develops graphical and map interpretation skills through the use of structured activities
- develops thinking and literacy skills through the use of interactive learning activities such as sorting and ranking

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hodder Education .

Angela Calvert is Head of Geography and an experienced geography teacher.

This book has the following chapters: Theme 1 Challenges of Living in a Built Environment What different types of housing tenure are there? How does the urban environment affect quality of life? What is it like living in the inner city of Cardiff? What is it like living in Nairobi? Introduction to shops and services Distribution of services How are planners tackling urban problems in Barcelona? Investigating patterns of migration in South Africa Is the UK suffering a housing crisis? Case study: BedZED - a sustainable community A planning issue: where to locate an airport? Rural housing issues Managing leisure use at Ynyslas How do leisure activities affect rural parts of Iceland? Theme 2 Physical Processes and Relationships between People and Environments Continental and maritime climates What is the tropical climate like? Low pressure systems Case study: Drought in Barcelona Arctic ecosystems Tropical ecosystems Effects of rainforest deforestation What processes are involved in desertification? Case study: Desertification in northern Ghana River processes How are waterfalls formed? Flow of water through the drainage basin Causes of floods Effects of floods Management of floods Erosion at the coast Beach and sand processes Coastal management Theme 3 Uneven Development and Sustainable Environments What do we mean by employment structure? What are the differences between formal and informal work? Location factors Location of a tourist resort What are the advantages and disadvantages of mass tourism? Case study: Creating new habitats from a damaged environment in London What is the greenhouse effect? Glossary Index How could climate change affect people in the future? Why is it important for girls to complete their education? Investigating development data Water and health Case study: Water supply in South Africa Globalisation Ghana and the cocoa trade