UK A Level Geography
The Greenland Connection StoryMaps are also relevant to the UK A-Level syllabus. These StoryMaps are relevant to the 2026 AQA Geography A-Level Specification.
| StoryMap | StoryMap relevant content | Key concepts | Curriculum relevance |
| The People of Greenland Scrambles for the Arctic Greenland science today | The location of Greenland, it’s ice sheet, ice free landscapes and coastline. Early exploration and mapping of Greenland and the high arctic. Construction of US army bases within the ice sheet during the cold war. Impacts of climate change on the landscapes of Greenland and it’s settlements | Place – the location of Greenland and its links with the high Arctic. Scale – the distances travelled during expeditions and the time taken. Environmental fragility – the impact of humanity on cold environments. | 3.1.4 Glacial systems and landscapes 3.1.4.2 The nature and distribution of cold environments 3.1.4.4 Glaciated landscape development 3.1.4.5 Human impacts on cold environments 3.1.5.1 The concept of hazard in a geographical context |
| Greenland science today | Recent changes of the Greenland Ice Sheet in response to climate warming. Response of ocean ecosystems to warming. Impacts of ecosystem change on Greenland’s fishing industry – challenges and opportunities | Biodiversity – trends in biodiversity around the coast of Greenland. | 3.1.6 Ecosystems under stress 3.1.6.1 Ecosystems and sustainability |
| Scrambles for the Arctic The People of Greenland | Early Arctic expeditions to establish trade routes between Europe and Asia. Timeline of colonisation of Greenland and its links to trade and resource extraction. | Scale – the distances travelled to facilitate trade. Global commons – Greenland as a global common, threats to Greenland and its protection. | 3.2.1 Global systems and global governance 3.2.1.1 Globalisation 3.2.1.2 Global systems 3.2.1.3 International trade and access to markets |
| The People of Greenland | The distribution of the population of Greenland across the country. | Concept of liveability – where people live in Greenland and why. | 3.2.4 Population and the environment 3.2.4.2 Environment and population |
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