Geography, GCSE, OCR B, Revision pack

1. Case study questions REMEMBER THESE QUESTIONS ARE WORTH 9 MARKS EACH PLUS 3 MARKS EACH FOR SPaG!
RIVERS Place/Example Key ideas/content
Case Study: Flooding in an MEDC
Name a river in an MEDC which has been affected by flooding.
Describe the causes and impacts of the floodingevent. Evaluate the responses by
people to manage the flood consequences. Include at least three developedideas.
Case Study: River valley and landforms
Name of river valleyyou have studied:
Describe one or more landforms which are found in this river valley.
Explain how these landforms have been formed. Use a labelleddiagram or series of
diagrams in your answer. Include at least three developedideas.
Case Study: River flooding
Name a river where floodingis managed.
Describe how the flooding is managed in this place and explain how sustainable these
methods are.
Include at least three developedideas.
Case Study: River landforms and processes
Name of river valleyyou have studied.
Describe one landform which is found in this river valleyand explain how it was
formed. You may use a labelleddiagram(s). Include at least three developedideas.
COASTS Place/Example Key ideas/content
Case Study – Coastal management
Name an area of coastline you have studied.
Describe the impacts of erosion here and suggest how the coastline is protected from
erosion. To what extent are these protection methods sustainable? Include at least
three developedideas.
Case Study: Coastal area and landforms
Name of coastal area you have studied. Describe one or more landforms which are
found in this coastal area. Explain how they have been formed. You may use a labelled
diagram in your answer. Include at least three different ideas,with detail.
Case Study: Coastal depositional landforms and processes
Name a coastal area you have studied that has deposition landforms.
Describe one depositionlandform in this coastal area, and explainhow natural
processes have created this landform and changed it over time. You may draw a
diagram as part of your answer. Include at least three developedideas.
Case Study: Coastline management
Name an area of coastline where management has taken place.
Describe how the coastline has beenmanaged and explainhow sustainable these
methods are. Include at least three developedideas.

2. CLIMATIC HAZARDS Place/Example Key ideas/content
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.
Describe and explain the methods used to protect people and property from this
climatic hazard, and explainhow sustainable these methods are. Include at least three
developedideas.
TECTONIC HAZARDS Place/Example Key ideas/content
Case Study – tectonic natural hazard.
Identifya type of tectonic hazard.
Describe methods used to respond to the hazard. Evaluate how successful these
response methods were for the hazard. 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 explainhow successful attempts have beento
reduce the effects. Include at least three developedideas.
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
how people were able to reduce the impact of the hazard. Include at least three
developedideas.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Place/Example Key ideas/content
Case Study: An economic activity.
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 developedideas.
Case Study: An aid project in an LEDC.
Name the LEDC and the type of aid project
Describe the main features of the aid project and the reasons why it was implemented
here. Explain and evaluate how sustainable the project is. Include at least three
developedideas.

3. Case Study: The effects of economic development.
Name and locate an economic activity.
Describe how this economic activity affected the natural environment. What has been
done to minimise damage to the environment?
Case Study: An economic activity in an LEDC
Name and locate an example of an economic activity you have studied in an LEDC.
Explain why this economic activity is located in this LEDC. What factors might influence
decisions about whether this economic activity remains at this location in the future?
Describe its effectson people in the local area. Include at least three developed ideas.
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 differentideas, with detail.
POPULATION & SETTLEMENT Place/Example Key ideas/content
Case study: an example of international migration.
Name the two countries between which people have migrated in your example.
Explain the causes and consequences of this migration, on the host country or country
of origin or both. Include at least three developedideas.
Case study: land use change in an urban area
Name an urban area where land use has changed over time. Describe the land use
change in this urban area. Comment on the sustainability of the change. Include at
least three developedideas.
Case study: population management strategies
Name a country in which management strategies have been used to influence natural
population change. Describe the strategies used and evaluate how successful these
strategies have been. Include at least three developedideas.
Case study: changes in retail service provision
Name and locate an example of changes in retail service provision in an area. Describe
the recent changes which have taken place and explain why these changes have
occurred. Include at least three developedideas.
Case study: an example of internal domestic migration
Name and locate an example of migration that has occurred within one country (rural-
to-urban migration or counter-urbanisation). Describe the causes behind this
migration, and the impact it has on the environment of the area of migration. Include
at least three developedideas.