Cambridge A Level Geography

Syllabus 9696 · 2025-2026 · sourced from Cambridge Assessment International Education — official syllabus PDF, verified 2026-08-19.

1. 1. Hydrology and fluvial geomorphology (AS)

   • 1.1 The drainage basin system
   • 1.2 Discharge relationships within drainage basins
   • 1.3 River channel processes and landforms
   • 1.4 The human impact

2. 2. Atmosphere and weather (AS)

   • 2.1 Diurnal energy budgets
   • 2.2 The global energy budget
   • 2.3 Weather processes and phenomena
   • 2.4 The human impact

3. 3. Rocks and weathering (AS)

   • 3.1 Plate tectonics
   • 3.2 Weathering
   • 3.3 Slope processes
   • 3.4 The human impact

4. 4. Population (AS)

   • 4.1 Natural increase as a component of population change
   • 4.2 Demographic transition
   • 4.3 Population–resource relationships
   • 4.4 The management of natural increase

5. 5. Migration (AS)

   • 5.1 Migration as a component of population change
   • 5.2 Internal migration (within a country)
   • 5.3 International migration
   • 5.4 The management of international migration

6. 6. Settlement dynamics (AS)

   • 6.1 Changes in rural settlements
   • 6.2 Urban trends and issues of urbanisation
   • 6.3 The changing structure of urban settlements
   • 6.4 The management of urban settlements

7. 7. Tropical environments (A)

   • 7.1 Tropical climates
   • 7.2 Landforms of tropical environments
   • 7.3 Humid tropical (rainforest) ecosystems and seasonally humid tropical (savanna) ecosystems
   • 7.4 Sustainable management of tropical environments

8. 8. Coastal environments (A)

   • 8.1 Coastal processes
   • 8.2 Characteristics and formation of coastal landforms
   • 8.3 Coral reefs
   • 8.4 Sustainable management of coasts

9. 9. Hazardous environments (A)

   • 9.1 Hazards resulting from tectonic processes
   • 9.2 Hazards resulting from mass movements
   • 9.3 Hazards resulting from atmospheric disturbances
   • 9.4 Sustainable management in hazardous environments

10. 10. Hot arid and semi-arid environments (A)

    • 10.1 Hot arid and semi-arid climates
    • 10.2 Landforms of hot arid and semi-arid environments
    • 10.3 Soils and vegetation
    • 10.4 Sustainable management of hot arid and semi-arid environments

11. 11. Production, location and change (A)

    • 11.1 Agricultural systems and food production
    • 11.2 The management of agricultural change
    • 11.3 Manufacturing and related service industry
    • 11.4 The management of change in manufacturing industry

12. 12. Environmental management (A)

    • 12.1 Sustainable energy supplies
    • 12.2 The management of energy supply
    • 12.3 Environmental degradation
    • 12.4 The management of a degraded environment

13. 13. Global interdependence (A)

    • 13.1 Trade flows and trading patterns
    • 13.2 International debt and international aid
    • 13.3 The development of international tourism
    • 13.4 The management of a tourist destination

14. 14. Economic transition (A)

    • 14.1 National development
    • 14.2 The globalisation of economic activity
    • 14.3 Regional development within countries
    • 14.4 The management of regional development