HERELITHOSP

Learning Objectives for Environmental Management IGCSE - Page One RESOURCES and DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCES

DEVELOPMENT

Students should be able to describe the following physical structures and

processes

Students should be able to describe the human management of the

environment as follows;

1.1
1.2
1.3

2.1

The earths internal structure; core, mantle, crust

The types of rock; igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
The distribution type and reserves of metal ore minerals and fossil
fuels
The formation of fossil fuels
Plate tectonics; earth movements (folding, faulting, mountain
building)
The formation, composition and classification of soils

2.2

Variations in plant growth and land use according to soil type

1.4
1.5

3.1 The methods of searching and extracting rocks, minerals and fossil
fuels
3.2 The uses of rocks and minerals in industrial processes
3.3 Types of energy production from fossil and nuclear fuels
3.4 Location of mining and energy supply in relation to settlement and
industry
3.5 Influence of supply and demand on extraction of resources
3.6 Economic aspects and limitations of earthquake and volcanic areas
3.7 The patterns and implications of global trade in minerals and fuels

PHEREHYDROS

3.8 The achievement of social and economic goals through industrial

development
6.1
The water cycle
6.2
Variation in surface water
6.3
The role of the water cycle within ecosystems rainfall,
interception, run-of
7.1
The role of the ocean as an environment for interdependent
ecosystems
7.2
The resource potential of the oceans
7.3
The distribution of ocean currents and their efects on climate and
fisheries
7.4

The reversal of ocean current patterns e.g. El Nino and its efects

3.9 The collection and control of water resources

3.10 Competition, demand and supply of water
3.11 The impacts of flood and drought on development
3.12 The global pattern of fishery productivity
3.13 The methods of ocean bed mineral and fossil fuel extraction
3.14

The factors limiting the exploitation of oceanic resources

HEREATMOSP

14.1
The sun as an energy source, variations in insolation
14.2
The Earths atmospheric heat balance radiation, absorption,
reflection
14.3
The structure and composition of the atmosphere
14.4
The balances which maintain the Earths atmosphere as a mixture
of gases
14.5
Measuring and interpreting weather
14.6
Major climatic types and their graphical representation

14.8
14.9

Power production from wind, solar and water

Air pollution by smoke and exhaust fumes

14.10

The influence of climate on farming and settlement

REBIOSPHE

14.7
Extreme weather events, causes and locations - cyclones, floods
and droughts
20.1 The concept of an ecosystem
20.2 Organisaton within the ecosystem population, community,
habitat, niche
20.3 Physical factors temp. humidity, water, salinity, light, pH, soil,
nutrient, wind
20.4 Relationships of living organisms
20.5 Energy flow through the ecosystem
20.6 Nutrient cycling as exemplified by the carbon and nitrogen cycle
20.7 The resource potential of biodiversity
21.1

The major biome types and their relation to climatic regions

14.11 The transition of humans from components to determinants for the

ecosystem
14.12 The global population explosion
14.13 Factors influencing population growth
14.14 Analysis of population structure
14.15 Migration patterns
14.16 The demographic transition model and its limitations
14.17 The history of clearing natural vegetation
14.18 Types of farming and the environmental, social, technological and
economic factors that influence them
14.19 Recent developments in agriculture to improve yield
14.20

Global patterns in the trade of agricultural commodities