Help your students develop the abilities required to achieve exam success for the core human and physical geography topics of WJEC GCSE Geography Specification A.

Endorsed by WJEC, GCSE Option Geography for WJEC A covers all the optional human and physical topics in the specification. Each of these contemporary themes allows understanding to be developed to a greater depth.

- Develops students' decision-making skills through data research questions for each chapter
- Encourages students to use their understanding of geographical processes and patterns to predict what might happen in the future through 'Geography futures'
- Helps students prepare for their exam with examination-style questions and exam tips
- Enables students to develop their geographical skills of enquiry, analysis and interpretation of evidence through a range of activities
- Provides case studies of real places to illustrate concepts such as tropical storms and drought
- Supports the use of ICT and GIS in the classroom with GIS activities

This book is part of a book series called Wjg .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Hodder Education .

Jacqui Owen is a postgraduate earth science student at the University of Lancaster. Andy Leeder is a senior examiner and Principal Moderator for Controlled Assessment for the WJEC B Specification. Glyn Owen is Head of Geography at Ysgol Morgan Llwyd, Wrexham and Principal Examiner for the WJEC A Specification. Cathie Brooks is a former Assistant Secretary at WJEC, whose responsibilities included the GCSE Geography A Specification. Dirk Sykes is Head of Geography at Y Pant Comprehensive School, in South Wales with a wealth of teaching experience.

This book has the following chapters: A Physical Options Theme 7 Our Changing Coastline Theme 8 Weather and Climate Theme 9 Living Things B Human Options Theme 10 Tourism Theme 11 Retail and Urban Change Theme 12 Economic Change and Wales