Coastal Landscape Systems 

Core Texts: 

• "OCR A Level Geography Student Book 1" – Hodder Education (Michael Raw et al.) 

• "Coasts" by David Burtenshaw (Access to Geography) – clear explanation of coastal processes and landforms 

• "AQA A Level Geography: Coastal Systems and Landscapes" – useful for systems approach even across exam boards 

Case Study/Extension: 

• DEFRA reports on coastal management and SMPs (Shoreline Management Plans) 

• Environment Agency – coastal erosion risk mapping (UK) 

Online: 

• Royal Geographical Society (RGS): Coastal fieldwork and case study articles  

🔗 https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/climate-change/coastal-change/ 

• Geofile/Geofactsheets (from Hodder): e.g., Holderness Coastline, Dawlish Warren 

• YouTube: Time for Geography – Coastal Systems videos 

 

🌍 Earth’s Life Support Systems 

Core Texts: 

• "OCR A Level Geography Student Book 1" – chapters on the water and carbon cycles 

• "Carbon and Water Cycles" – Hodder Dynamic Learning booklets 

• Cambridge University Press Physical Geography Series – in-depth on biogeochemical cycles 

Case Study/Extension: 

• UNEP and IPCC summaries (esp. carbon cycle and climate feedbacks) 

• NASA Earth Observatory – satellite views of water/carbon systems 

   🔗 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ 

  🔎 Real-time data and articles on climate, carbon sinks, and the hydrological cycle 

• Woodland Trust or Forestry Commission – case studies on UK woodland management 

Online: 

• Time for Geography – Carbon and Water Cycles 

• RGS: Climate and environmental change resources 

• NASA Earth Observatory – satellite views of water/carbon systems 

•  🔗 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ 

•   🔎 Real-time data and articles on climate, carbon sinks, and the hydrological cycle 

• Global Carbon Project🔗 https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/ 

• UN Water Reports 🔗 https://www.unwater.org/ 

🦠 Disease Dilemmas 

Core Texts: 

• "OCR A Level Geography Student Book 2" – Disease Dilemmas chapter 

• "Health and Disease" (Access to Geography) – Andrew Doxford 

• Geofile – key fact sheets on malaria, HIV/AIDS, cancer 

Case Study Sources: 

• WHO and CDC websites – data on epidemics, disease mapping 

• GSK and Pfizer – transnational pharmaceutical company (TNC) case studies 

• The Guardian / BBC News – archive articles on air pollution in India, Ethiopia malaria, Guinea worm in Ghana 

 

Garrett, L. – The Coming Plague (Penguin, 1995) 

• 🔎 Background reading on disease emergence and response 

 WHO Reports & Factsheets 

• 🔗 https://www.who.int 

• 🔎 Key for AO2/AO3 evaluation in case studies (HIV, malaria, smallpox, guinea worm) 

Geography Review Magazine Articles (Hodder) 

• 🔎 Accessible case study and theory-based articles on disease diffusion and mitigation 

Public Health England & NHS Data 

• 🔗 https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england 

• Useful for data on cancer, diabetes, lifestyle disease 

Online: 

• RGS: Global health and spatial inequality 

• Gapminder.org – Hans Rosling’s visual data on disease trends 

• Worldmapper.org – mapped health data 

 

🌋 Hazardous Earth 

Core Texts: 

• "OCR A Level Geography Student Book 1" – Tectonics chapter 

• "Hazards" by Garrett Nagle (Access to Geography) 

• "Natural Hazards" by Edward Bryant – academic and useful for high-level AO1/AO2 

Case Study/Extension: 

• BGS (British Geological Survey) – Tohoku and Nepal earthquakes 

• USGS and IRIS – tectonic animations and hazard monitoring data 

• Insurance & risk management reports (Swiss Re, Munich Re) 

Online: 

• Time for Geography – Plate Tectonics and Hazard Risk 

• Geofile: Case studies on earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hazard mitigation 

• RGS: Disasters and Risk geography pages 

 The Geological Society of London – Plate Tectonics Resources 

• 🔗 https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Plate-Tectonics 

 IPCC Reports & Summary for Policymakers (Climate hazards) 

• 🔗 https://www.ipcc.ch 

• 🔎 Excellent for climate risk, carbon emissions and projections 

 Volcano World (Oregon State University) 

• 🔗 https://volcano.oregonstate.edu 

• 🔎 Profiles of volcanoes with data for case studies 

 

 

📚 Suggested Academic Reading & Journals Geographical Review 

• Progress in Physical Geography 

• Nature Climate Change 

• Lancet Global Health – for disease-related themes 

📺 Documentaries & Videos: 

• BBC Earth / David Attenborough – Planet Earth II / Our Planet (climate and ecosystems) 

• Netflix: Explained – The World’s Water Crisis 

• YouTube: Time for Geography 

• BBC: The Day the Earth Shook (Tohoku 2011) 

• Channel 4: Unreported World – health inequalities/disease 

🏙️ Changing Spaces; Making Places 

📘 Core Texts: 

• "OCR A Level Geography Student Book 1" – Hodder Education (Ch. 6) 

• "Changing Places" – David Anderson & Paul Warburton (Geofocus/Hodder Dynamic Learning) 

• "Geographies of Place" – Access to Geography Series 

📂 Case Study Material: 

• Office for National Statistics (ONS) – UK census and deprivation data 

• Local council/regeneration reports (e.g., Margate, Salford Quays, Birmingham) 

• BBC 'Panorama' or 'Inside Out' – urban change documentaries 

• Royal Geographical Society (RGS) – Changing places case studies and fieldwork resources 

• The Guardian Cities section – articles on gentrification, sense of place, regeneration 

🔗 Online Resources: 

• Time for Geography – Place & Identity 

• Geofile/Geofactsheets – e.g., "Changing Urban Places", "Regeneration of Stratford" 

• London Datastore – spatial inequality data 

🧠 Academic/Enrichment: 

• Doreen Massey – "A Global Sense of Place" (seminal paper on place theory) 

• Tim Cress Introduction"** (for deeper conceptual AO1/AO3 understanding) 

 

🌐 Global Governance: Power and Borders 

📘 Core Texts: 

• "OCR A Level Geography Student Book 2" – Hodder Education (Ch. 9) 

• "Global Governance" – Geofocus Series (Hodder Dynamic Learning) 

• "Geopolitics: A Very Short Introduction" – Klaus Dodds (Oxford University Press) 

📂 Case Study Material: 

• United Nations & UNHCR reports – sovereignty, peacekeeping, and migration 

• BBC News / Al Jazeera – South Sudan, Ukraine, Syria case studies on sovereignty and intervention 

• Chatham House & Council on Foreign Relations – international conflict, governance, and diplomacy 

• Global Witness – corruption and global justice case studies 

🔗 Online Resources: 

• RGS – Geopolitical Resources 

• Time for Geography – Global Governance 

• Geofile – e.g., "Sovereignty and Global Governance", "Borders in Crisis" 

• OECD / World Bank – development and aid governance data 

🧠 Academic/Enrichment: 

• John Agnew – "Geopolitics: Re-Visioning World Politics" 

• Saskia Sassen – "Territory, Authority, Rights" (globalisation and state power) 

• Foreign Policy magazine – insight into current international issues, global governance, border tensions 

 

📺 Documentaries and Media: 

• BBC: "The Refugee Crisis", "Panorama – Syria: The World's War" 

• Netflix: Explained – Borders, The Great Hack (governance and digital power) 

• YouTube: Time for Geography, Geopolitics Explained 

Case Study Links 

 

🪖 Ukraine – Challenge to Sovereignty & Territorial Integrity 

• A detailed OCR-aligned case from Docsity outlines Russia’s annexation of Crimea (March 2014) and the Donbas conflict, exploring implications for sovereignty and UN responses (docsity.com). 

• Studocu suggests supplemental reading: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) background on Ukraine, timelines (2013–2014), and the Vox explainer (studocu.com). 

 

 South Sudan – Global Governance in Conflict Zones 

• TES hosts a full OCR "Lesson 4 – Powers and Borders" resource exploring South Sudan’s post-independence violence, secession, and peacekeeping missions (tes.com). 

• Brainscape flashcards cover governance strategies, UN/IGAD interventions, and South Sudan’s state-building efforts (brainscape.com). 

 Mali – Impacts of Global Governance on Fragile States 

• Brainscape’s flashcard sets include “Strategies for global governance in South Sudan” and “Mali case study,” implying coverage of Malian instability and international intervention (e.g., MINUSMA) (brainscape.com). 

 

🌏 Laos – South–South Migration & Transnational Governance 

• Notesale provides a focused OCR case study on Laos as a landlocked LIDC, exploring Mekong River dynamics, migration to Thailand, remittances, and regional cooperation frameworks (e.g., Mekong River Commission) (notesale.co.uk). 

• TES hosts another structured “OCR ALevel Geography – Case Study Laos (Migration)” doc, outlining specaligned content (tes.com). 

✅ Recommended Study Strategy 

• Use textbooks for core theory. 

• Use websites and reports for current data and case study evidence. 

• Use GeoFactsheets and Geography Review to build exam technique and evaluation.