Geography Topic Audit
Revision
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
What is development?
Development indicators- birth rate etc
Examples of MEDCs/LEDCS/NICs
The Brandt line
Types of Aid
Pros/Cons of aid
Sustainable aid projects
CASE STUDY- Aid project in an LEDC - PCF
Employment structure- primary, secondary etc
How does employment structure vary between
countries?
Changes in employment structure over time
Factors affecting the location of industry
How location of industry has changed over time
CASE STUDY- Location of industry in Kenya
CASE STUDY- Location of industry in the UK- M4
corridor
Multinational companies
Globalisation- HQs v factories
Effects multinationals have on places
CASE STUDY- Multinational company- Apple in
China
Future of globalisation
Globalisation and global warming
CASE STUDY- Economic activity & the environment
- Palm oil in Borneo
Rivers and Coasts
The hydrological cycle
Drainage basins
Causes of flooding
Hydographs
Case Study - MEDC Flooding Boscastle
Case Study - LEDC Flooding
Flood prevention
River profile and processes
River Landforms
Case Study - A river
Coasts - landforms and processed
Case Study - Dorset Coastline
Coastal Management - hard engineering
Coastal management - Soft engineering
Managed Retreat
Case Study - Coastal Management
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NATURAL HAZARDS
Types of plate boundaries
Formation of earthquakes
The impact of earthquakes
Case Study LEDC Tectonic- Haiti earthquake
Case Study MEDC Tectonic- Mount Etna
Formation of volcanoes
Predicting and preparing for volcanic eruptions
Formation of tropical storms
Impacts of tropical storms
Managing tropical storms
Case study LEDC climatic- Drought in the Sahel
(Kenya)
Case Study MEDC climatic- Hurricane Katrina
Formation of drought
Impacts of drought
Managing drought
Global warming and natural hazards
Living in areas of natural hazard
*These do not have to be learned for the pre-public exam, but will be covered for the exam in June.
Red = don't understand
Amber = Ok, but a few misunderstandings
Green = Good knowledge