GCSE Geography Case Studies (OCR)

GCSE Geography Case Studies (OCR)

1. POPULATION & SETTLEMENT

   • China - One child policy
   • Immigration
     • UK North-South migration
     • Poland-UK immigration
     • Rochina-RIo - rural-urban migration
   • Redevelopment
     • London Docklands
     • Greenwich Millenium ViIlage

2. RIVERS & COASTS

   • Flooding
     • Boscastle MEDC
     • Bangladesh LEDC
       • Place Specifics
         • Situated in Asia, surrounded by India
         • 140 million people live on the floodplains
         • Next to the delta of 3 main rivers: Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna
       • Causes
         • Melting snow on Himalayas in Summer
         • Silt in the rivers block the channel
         • Deforestation in the Himalayas increase surface run-off
         • Population increase meaning more land in urbanised
       • Effects
         • Social
           • 22 million people made homeless
           • Poisonous snakes in the water caused many deaths
           • Death toll: 1,679
           • No clean water leading to the spread of disease
           • Emergency services couldn't reach the affected areas
         • Economic
           • £3.9 billion in damage
           • £2billion lost in disrupted business
         • Environmental
           • Land became saturated causing the death of 2 million tonnes of plants/crops
       • Management/Responses
         • Long Term
         • Short Term
   • Coastal landforms
     • Blakeny Point spit
     • Hurst Castle erosion
   • Rivers
     • River Tees

3. SHOPPING PATTERNS & CHANGES

   • Metro Centre, Newcastle

4. NATURAL HAZARDS

   • Volcanoes
   • Earthquakes
   • Droughts
   • Tropical Storms