Sustainable Development unit
Enquiry 'SD1' 'The Earth's Resources'.
Includes the use of current data to understand why the demand for resources has recently changed.
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 'Sustainable development' and 'resource' defined, natural resources classified.
GeogIT2 How is the demand for resources changing? (i) Energy
consumption. (ii) Increased wealth. (iii) The impact of developments in
transport and technology. (iv) World population growth.
GeogIT3 Population growth and resource use, extension material, exam question and glossary.
Enquiry 'SD2' 'The consequences of increased resource use'.
Local current pollution rates are studied. Flow and block diagrams
are completed using website information. Plus case study oil spill
material analysed.
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 Non renewable resource use, current local air pollution rates.
GeogIT2 Acid rain, global warming and opencast mining.
GeogIT3 The 'Sea Empress' oil spill, extension material, exam question and glossary.
Enquiry 'SD3' 'Achieving Sustainable Development I'.
Downloaded statistics analysed and Excel graphs drawn in order to
study recycling rates. Pollution control methods evaluated from a
number of websites.
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 Biodiversity and conservation including species conservation.
GeogIT2 Recycling.
GeogIT3 Reducing the problem of acid rain, extension material, exam question and glossary.
Enquiry 'SD4' 'Achieving Sustainable Development II'.
Divided bar graph constructed in Excel, then analysed in order to
study renewable energy consumption. Annotating digital imagery plus
observing website animation in order to evaluate the use of various
forms of renewable energy.
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 The current consumption of renewable energy.
GeogIT2 Hydro Electric Power and wind power.
GeogIT3 Energy from the oceans, the sun and waste.
GeogIT4 Extension material, exam question and glossary.
Enquiry 'SD5' 'Global Warming'.
Critical analysis of websites displaying current evidence for and
against global warming. Carbon Dioxide emission rates identified and
solutions sought.
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 'Global warming' and 'The greenhouse effect' explained.
GeogIT2 Evidence for and against global warming.
GeogIT3 Possible impacts of and solutions to global warming.
GeogIT4 Extension material, exam question and glossary.
Enquiry 'SD6' 'Tourism; an introduction'.
A study of the current state of the UK tourist industry. The use of
Excel spreadsheets to analyse visitor numbers to tourist attractions.
Analysing / comparing tourist attractions in two locations in an LEDC
and an MEDC.
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 Recent trends in the UK tourist industry, The Peak District National Park;- an introduction.
GeogIT2 Why visit the Peak District?
GeogIT3 Malindi Marine National park- its location and attractions.
GeogIT4 Extension material, exam question and glossary.
Enquiry 'SD7' 'The impact of tourism'.
Analysing computer generated graphs to appreciate impact together
with detailed studies made of conflicts within national parks in MEDC
and LEDC countries.
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 The benefits and pressures of tourism in the Peak District National Park.
GeogIT2 Footpath erosion and quarrying (including the exam question) in the Peak District.
GeogIT3 The benefits of tourism to Malindi Marine National park and the coral reef ecosystem.
GeogIT4 Threats to coral reefs from tourism, extension material, .
Enquiry 'SD8' 'Sustainable tourism'.
The application of models of sustainable tourism to actual national parks. Planning a safari to Kenya as an ecotourist.
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 Sustainable tourism in the Peak District National Park.
GeogIT2 UNESCO's model for a biosphere reserve.
GeogIT3 My management plan for Malindi Marine National Park.
GeogIT4 My Kenya safari.
GeogIT5 Extension material, exam question and glossary.
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