8.1 The United Kingdom:

• The Lake District
• East Anglia
• The M4 corridor

8.2 The European Union:

• Southern Italy
• Spain
• The European urban core with reference to one major conurbation to be chosen from: Rotterdam/Europoort; The Ruhr conurbation; The Paris region; The Milan/Turin/Genoa industrial triangle.

8.3 The Wider World:

• Amazonia click here
• The Ganges Delta
• Japan

8.4 Global Issues:

• Global issues will be considered with reference to the topics listed below. It is expected that centres will probably study these topics through reference to the other three areas of the specification content identified in 8.1 to 8.3, inclusive.
• Population growth and urbanisation click here
• Aid, investment and international development click here
• Global warming: its causes and consequences