Course content
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Earth’s internal structure
Plate Movement and Boundaries
Intrusive volcanic features
Extrusive volcanic features
Introduction to Limestone landscapes
Limestone Landscapes - Surface landforms
Limestone landscapes – Subterranean landforms
Intro. To weather and climate
Introduction To weathering
Weather Elements and Instruments
Factors affecting weather and climate
Caribbean Weather Systems
Caribbean Weather Systems – ITCZ
Caribbean Weather Systems - Cold fronts
Caribbean Weather Systems – Tropical Waves
Caribbean Weather Systems – Anticyclones
Features of River Erosion
Features of the middle and lower course
Processes of wave erosion
Conditions for coral formation
Importance of coral reefs
Importance of mangrove wetlands
Population and Settlement I
Population and Settlement II
Urbanisation – An IntroductionPopulation and Settlement III<
Urbanisation – Push and Pull factors
Urbanisation – Problems and benefits
Resources and their locations
Economic Sectors in the Caribbean
Primary Case Study – Fishing
Secondary case Study – Food Processing
Tertiary Case Study - Tourism
Agriculture in the Caribbean
Characteristics of commercial farming in Jamaica
Environmental degradation
