PAST CASE STUDY
QUESTIONS
HIGHER
Economic Development
2012
2012
2013
2013
2014
Case Study – An aid project in an LEDC.
• Name the LEDC and aid project.
• Describe the main features of the aid project and
explain how sustainable the project is.
• Include at least three developed ideas.
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CASE STUDY: A multi-national company.
• Name a multi-national company and one
• country where it operates.
• Explain how the multi-national company affects local
people and the economy of that country. Include at
least three developed ideas.
CASE STUDY: Economic development and the
environment.
• Name and locate an economic activity.
• Describe how this economic activity has caused
environmental damage. How has the conflict
between economic development and the environment
been managed? Include at least three developed
ideas.
CASE STUDY: An economic activity in an LEDC.
• Name and locate an example of an economic activity
in an LEDC which you have studied.
• Explain the factors which influence the location of
this economic activity and describe its effects on
people in the local area. Include at least three
developed ideas.
CASE STUDY: A multi-national company (MNC).
• Name an MNC and one country where it operates.
•
Explain why the MNC operates in many countries and
explain how this MNC affects the country you have
Place/example
Key ideas/content
named. (Include at least three developed ideas.)
Year
2011
2011
2012
2012
2014
POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT
CASE STUDY: an example of a country with a
strategy about natural population change
• Name your chosen country.
• Describe, with detail, the strategy used to influence
natural population change in your chosen country.
• Explain, with detail, how the strategy has affected
the people who live in your chosen country.
CASE STUDY: an example of a recent change in an
urban area
• Name your chosen urban area.
• Describe, with detail, the recent change in your chosen
urban area.
• Explain, with detail, the reasons for the change in your
chosen urban area.
CASE STUDY: an example of international migration
• Name the country where people migrated from.
• Name the country where people migrated to.
• Explain with detail, the causes of the migration.
CASE STUDY: an example of a land use change in an
urban area
•
Name the urban area
•
Describe, with detail, ONE land use change in the
urban area
•
Explain, with detail, how the land use change
affected the local people.
CASE STUDY: an example of a recent planned change
in an urban area
• Name the urban area
• Describe, with detail, the recent planned change in
your urban area.
Place/Example
Key ideas/content
• Explain how sustainable the change is.
2015
SAMs
2011
2012
Case Study: Population management strategies in a
named country.
• Name a country where population growth has been
managed.
• Describe the attempts made to manage the natural
population change.
• Explain how sustainable the management strategies
have been (include 3 developed ideas)
CLIMATIC HAZARDS
Place/Examp
le
Case Study – Climatic Hazards
• Name a type of climatic hazard and the location
where it took place.
• Explain the natural processes which caused this
event and how human activities affected the
impact of the natural hazard.
CASE STUDY: Climatic hazard in an LEDC
• Name and locate an example of a climatic hazard
in an LEDC.
• Explain the natural processes causing the hazard
and describe its impact on people in the area.
Include at least three developed ideas.
CASE STUDY: an example of a climatic hazard in an
MEDC
• Name the MEDC and state the type of climatic
hazard.
• Explain the methods used to protect people and
property from this climatic hazard and explain
how sustainable these methods are. Include at
least three developed ideas.
Key ideas/content
2013
CASE STUDY: climatic hazard in an MEDC.
• Name and locate an example of a climatic hazard
in an MEDC.
• Describe the climatic conditions which caused
the hazard, and explain the impacts of the
hazard on people in the area.
(include at least 3 developed points)
2015
CASE STUDY: A Climatic Hazard in a LEDC.
• Name the LEDC and state the type of hazard
• Describe the methods that were used to reduce
the impact of the climatic hazard and assess how
successful these methods were (include 3
developed ideas)
TECTONIC HAZARDS
Case Study – tectonic natural hazard.
• Identify a type of tectonic hazard.
• Describe methods used to respond to the hazard.
How successful are these response methods?
Refer to specific event(s).
CASE STUDY: Tectonic hazard event in an LEDC
• Name and locate an example of a tectonic hazard
event in an LEDC.
• Describe the effects of the hazard and explain
how successful attempts have been to reduce the
effects. Include at least three developed ideas.
SAMs
2011
2012
CASE STUDY: an example of a tectonic hazard event in
an MEDC
• Name the MEDC and stare the type of tectonic
hazard event.
• Explain the natural processes which caused the
tectonic hazard event and describe people were able
to reduce the impact of the hazard. Include at least
three developed ideas.
2014
CASE STUDY: tectonic hazard event in an LEDC.
• Name and locate an example of a tectonic hazard
(earthquake or volcanic eruption) in an LEDC.
• Describe the impacts of this hazard.
• Suggest why it may be difficult to prepare for
this hazard in your chosen area in the future.
(include at least 3 developed points)