Written by team of experienced geography teachers, this Student Book is fully matched to the Cambridge International AS & A Level Geography syllabus for examination from 2027.
This resource is endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway to support the syllabus (9696) for examination from 2027.
Exam Board: Cambridge International Education
For examination from 2027
The Collins Cambridge International AS & A Level Geography Student Book covers all the syllabus topics including physical and human geography, along with global themes and environments. The aim of the book is to help the student to obtain the knowledge, understanding and skills to succeed in their geographical studies.
The content is accessible and clearly organised with a student friendly layout. The depth of content coverage is suitable for the whole range of abilities.
Features such as 'check your understanding' and 'now investigate' offer consistent practice answering questions in order to support progression and develop critical thinking skills.
Illustrated throughout, it contains a wealth of maps, diagrams and infographics to support the interesting and current contextualised case studies taken from around the world, with further examples offered for each example in order to promote further learning.
Coverage of new syllabus topics, such as Climate change: impact and governance, Water resource and management and Disease and geography.
Content
Geographical skills
Hydrology, river processes and hazards
Atmospheric processes and global climate change
Earth processes and hazards
Population and migration
Water resources and management
Urban areas and management
Hazardous environments
Tropical environments
Coastal processes
Arid environments
Climate change: impacts and governance
Environmental issues and management
Trade, aid and tourism
Disease and geography
Barnaby Lenon was Head of Geography at Eton, Vice-President of the Royal Geographical Society and co-author of the 2014 National Curriculum for Geography in England.
Iain is a Chartered Geographer and Post 16 Geography Consultant for the Geographical Association, working in the UK and overseas.
Rebecca Kitchen was a Head of Geography for 16 years at a secondary school in Buckinghamshire. She has been working at the Geographical Association as their Head of Professional Development for nearly a decade.
Andy Schindler is a Devon-based educational consultant and Secondary Geography Teacher who also runs Outdoor Learning for Schools – a company geared up to making connections between the classroom and outdoors. He regularly teaches and links with primary and secondary schools in the south west.
