AS Geography Settlements Revision notes CCEA

This resource is a complete set of revision notes for the ccea AS topic of settlements. It includes subtopics such as rural-urban continuum, population density, service availability, green space, settlement size, accessibility, air quality, rural urban fringe, greenfield developments, suburbanisation, counterurbanisation, planning in rural environments, SSSIs, AONBs, national parks, honeypot sites, rights of access, path erosion, second homes, urban challenges, deprivation, reurbanisation, gentrification, issues of rapid urbanisation. It includes 3 case studies: should Northern Ireland have a national park?; Issues in the MEDC inner city of Liverpool; issues of rapid urbanisation in LEDCs such as Nairobi. The resource includes diagrams, tables, facts and figures along with small scale place examples incorporated throughout. It is an excellent resource for both students and teachers. It can be used by students for their own private revision. I developed this resource when revising for my own AS exams, in which I received an A, the highest grade attainable at AS. It can also be used in the classroom as a set of notes for teachers to go through these topic with their class.