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Development geography
Environmental geography
Maps & map making
Natural resources management
Urbanization
How does the development of places
affect the quality of life of people?
Why do famines happen most frequently in Africa?
Are women more affected by hunger?

How does human activity impact on both the human and natural environments? What can be
done about it? Who gains and who loses as a result?
Are the greenhouse effect and global warming the same
thing?

How are maps and data used to represent the world, inform decision making? How is ICT
used to develop mapping?
How old is the oldest map ?

How should renewable and non-renewable resources be managed for sustainability,
biodiversity etc.?
When will the world run out of oil ?

Urbanization
How are cities developing? Are they growing, steady or declining in area and
population? What are the consequences for urban and rural areas?

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