Extras

It is really important at A level to expand your geographical knowledge so that in the exam you are able to call upon information that sets you apart from other students - that is how you get an A*. Here are some useful ways of doing this:

Books:

• AQA Geography AS Student Book, Simon Ross
• Travel books e.g. Bill Bryson
• A-Z Handbook Geography, 4th edition, Philip Allan
• Geography: An Integrated Approach, 4th edition, Nelson Thornes
• AQA Geography AS Unit 1, Philip Allan
• AQA Geography AS Unit 2, Philip Allan
• My Revision Notes AQA AS Geography, Hodder Education
• AQA AS/A2 Geography Get the Grade, Philip Allan
• Access to Geography: Glacial and Periglacial Environments, Hodder Education
• Access to Geography: Rivers and Waste Management, Hodder Education
• Access to Geography: Migration, Hodder Education
• No Way Down: Life and Death on K2, Bowley
• Population 10 Billion, Dorling

Websites:

• S-Cool
• Past Papers
• Geography Association
• Health Issues

Articles / Magazines / Newspapers:

• The Guardian
• The Economist
• Geography Review, Hodder

Films and Documentaries:

• Bannatyne Takes on Tobacco
• Don't Panic: The Truth About Population, Hans Rosling
• Human Planet, BBC
• The Power of the Planet, Ian Stewart
• Population Boom
• Antarctica: A Year on Ice, Powell
• Sicko
• Southern Ocean
• Supersize Me
• The Antarctica Challenge
• The Great Flood
• Touching the Void

Apps:

• Factbook
• World Figures
• Disaster Alert
• The Guardian