• Issues related to economic change and urban growth in a Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC).
• Environmental and 'quality of life' problems produced by rapid city growth.
• Transport issues.

Scotland: Standard Grade

• The social and environmental consequences of economic change.

Programme 2

England: GCSE

• Understanding agricultural systems in a range of environments.
• Factors affecting economic activity in Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs).
• Causes of rural-to-urban and international migration.

Scotland: Standard Grade

• The influence of the physical environment on human activities.

Programme 3

England: GCSE

• Industrial development in LEDCs.
• The growth and impact of multinational corporations.
• Environmental problems caused by rapid economic expansion.

Scotland: Standard Grade

• How the viability of industries is affected by a variety of factors.
• The social and environmental consequences of economic change.

Programme 4

England: GCSE

• The distinctive economic structures of LEDCs.
• Tourism in LEDCs.
• Landscape in the humid tropics.
• The routes of economic development taken by different LEDCs.

Scotland: Standard Grade

• Landscape in the humid tropics.
• Economic structures or levels of development.

Programme 5

England: GCSE

• Urban morphology and planning in an NIC (Newly Industrialised Country).
• General indicators of 'quality of life'.
• Economic activity - an example of a successful high-technology commercial location.

Scotland: Standard Grade

• Possibilities and limitations presented by physical environments.
• Social and economic characteristics of populations.
• Regions of the world linked through trade.