Geography
Cambridge AS/A Level
This is the published topic structure for Cambridge Cambridge AS/A Level Geography 9696, 2025–2026. Topics map to the papers below, so a student entered for only some components never sees progress counted against papers they do not sit.
Papers in this syllabus
Every component Cambridge lists for 9696. Which ones a candidate sits depends on the route chosen.
Syllabus topics
The topics a teacher works through, in syllabus order.
1 Hydrology and fluvial geomorphology
The drainage basin system · Discharge relationships within drainage basins · River channel processes and landforms · The human impact
2 Atmosphere and weather
Diurnal energy budgets · The global energy budget · Weather processes and phenomena · The human impact
3 Rocks and weathering
Plate tectonics · Weathering · Slope processes · The human impact
4 Population
Natural increase as a component of population change · Demographic transition · Population–resource relationships · The management of natural increase
5 Migration
Migration as a component of population change · Internal migration (within a country) · International migration · The management of international migration
6 Settlement dynamics
Changes in rural settlements · Urban trends and issues of urbanisation · The changing structure of urban settlements · The management of urban settlements
7 Tropical environments
Tropical climates · Landforms of tropical environments · Humid tropical (rainforest) ecosystems and seasonally humid tropical (savanna) ecosystems · Sustainable management of tropical environments
8 Coastal environments
Coastal processes · Characteristics and formation of coastal landforms · Coral reefs · Sustainable management of coasts
9 Hazardous environments
Hazards resulting from tectonic processes · Hazards resulting from mass movements · Hazards resulting from atmospheric disturbances · Sustainable management in hazardous environments
10 Hot arid and semi-arid environments
Hot arid and semi-arid climates · Landforms of hot arid and semi-arid environments · Soils and vegetation · Sustainable management of hot arid and semi-arid environments
11 Production, location and change
Agricultural systems and food production · The management of agricultural change · Manufacturing and related service industry · The management of change in manufacturing industry
12 Environmental management
Sustainable energy supplies · The management of energy supply · Environmental degradation · The management of a degraded environment
13 Global interdependence
Trade flows and trading patterns · International debt and international aid · The development of international tourism · The management of a tourist destination
14 Economic transition
National development · The globalisation of economic activity · Regional development within countries · The management of regional development
Source: Cambridge International Geography 9696 syllabus, 2025–2026. Extracted and checked against the published structure. Cambridge International is not affiliated with Fect and does not endorse it. All Cambridge courses.