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A-Level Environmental Science (AQA 7447), the reformed successor to the former Environmental Studies.
Overview
A-Level Environmental Science (AQA 7447), the reformed successor to the former Environmental Studies.
Complete topic map
Every topic recorded for this subject in the curriculum is reproduced below in its full hierarchy. The descriptions reflect the mapped scope without implying additional exam rules.
The conditions for life on Earth and the interactions between organisms and the abiotic environment.
The importance of biodiversity, human influences on it, and methods and priorities for conserving habitats and species.
The roles of organisms in habitats and the life processes that inform conservation.
Atmospheric energy processes and the structure and behaviour of the atmosphere.
The interconnected natural systems causing climate change, and ozone depletion.
Unsustainable exploitation of water and sustainable water management, treatment and new sources.
Minerals from the lithosphere, controlling the impacts of extraction and securing future supplies.
The importance of the carbon and nitrogen cycles and human disruption of them.
The effects of human activity on soil fertility, and degradation, erosion and sustainable management.
The importance of energy supplies, the sustainability of current resources and securing future supply.
The properties of pollutants, the factors affecting severity, and control strategies and technologies.
Agroecosystems, the manipulation of food species, and the environmental impacts and sustainability of agriculture.
Fisheries and aquaculture and how to make them sustainable.
The resources and services provided by forests, the link between productivity and biodiversity, and deforestation.
Sustainable living, renewable and low-density resources, carbon footprints and sustainable development.
Fieldwork and laboratory techniques for monitoring the environment, sampling, and the analysis of quantitative data.
Where this subject applies
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AS-Level
Advanced Subsidiary — the first year of A-Level study (standalone or first half of the full A-Level).
A-Level (A2)
The full Advanced Level — AS content plus the second-year A2 content.
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