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case studies
Definition: An example, usually a place, that can be used in an answer in add detail to your knowledge
Paper 1
the challenge of natural Hazards
typhoon
haiyan
Hazard: Tropical Storm
Location: Philippines, Asia
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City most affected: Tacloban
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Date(s): 3rd -11th November
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Economic Level: NEE
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gorka
earthquake
Hazard: Earthquake
Location: Nepal, Asia
City most affected: Kathmandu
Date 25th April 2015
Economic Level: LIC
l'aquila
earthquake
Hazard: Earthquake
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Location: Central Italy
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City most affected: L'Aquila (however, felt in Rome too)
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Date: 6th April 2009
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Economic Level: HIC
other useful material
Earthquake prediction and mitigation
Japan/
california/hawaii
the beast from the east
The Living World
Thar Desert
Biome: Hot Desert
Location: India, Asia
Opportunities: Trade, farming, tourism
Challenges: Drought, access to water, extreme heat
Amazon Rainforest
Biome: Tropical Rainforest
Location: Brazil, South America
Opportunities: Mineral extraction, farming, tourism
Challenges: Deforestation, illegal logging, loss of indigenous people
Palm Oil in Borneo
Biome: Tropical Rainforest
Location: Indonesia, Asia
Issue: Illegal logging is impacting on the ecosystem
Physical Landscapes in the UK
The
River TEES
Source: Pennines
Mouth: Teeside - North Sea
Processes:
Upper course - Erosion, Waterfalls form
Middle course - Erosion and deposition, Meanders form
Lower course - Deposition, Flood plain and estuary forms
The
Holderness coast
Location: Between Flamborough Head and Spurn Point
Processes: Erosion (Abrasion, Hydraulic Action, Attrition)
Transportation: Long Shore Drift
Features formed: Headland and Bay, Cliffs, caves, arches, stacks, stumps, spits
Paper 2
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
LARGE SCALE AGRICULTURE
ALMERIA - SPAIN
RICE-FISH FARMING
BANGLADESH - JAMALPUR
Urban Challenge
London
Lagos
economic change
Nigeria
tunisia
Cambridge
science
park
north /
south
divide
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