1. Case study questions – Higher Paper REMEMBER THESE QUESTIONS ARE WORTH 8 MARKS EACH PLUS 3 MARKS FOR SPaG!
RIVERS Place/Example Key ideas/content
SAMs
Case Study – Flooding in an MEDC
Name a river in an MEDC which has been affected by flooding.
Describe the effects of flooding. What is being done to reduce the impacts of
flooding?
2010
CASE STUDY: River valley and landforms
Name of river valley you have studied:
Describe one or more landforms which are found in this river valley.
Explain how they have been formed. Use a labelled diagram or series of diagrams in
your answer.
Include at least three different ideas, with detail.
2011
CASE STUDY: River flooding
Name a river where flooding is managed:
Describe how the flooding is managed and explain how sustainable these methods are.
Include at least three developed ideas.
2012
CASE STUDY: Riverlandforms and processes
Name of river valley you have studied.
Describe one landform which is found in this river valley and explain how it was formed.
You may use a labelled diagram(s).Include at least three developed ideas.
COASTS
SAMs
Case Study – Coastal management
Name an area of coastline.
Describe how the coastline is protected from erosion. To what extent are these
protectionmethods sustainable?
2010
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
havebeen formed. Use a labelled diagram or series of diagrams in your answer.
Include at least three different ideas, with detail.
2011
CASE STUDY: Coastline management
Name an area of coastline where management has taken place.
Describe how the coastline has been managed and explain how sustainable these
methodsare. Include at least three developed ideas.
2012
CASE STUDY: a coastal area and its landforms
Name a coastal area you have studied.
Describe one landform which is found in this coastal area and explain how it was
formed. You may use a labelled diagram(s).Include at least three developed ideas.

2. CLIMATIC HAZARDS Place/Example Key ideas/content
SAMs
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.
2011
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.
2012
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.
TECTONIC HAZARDS
SAMs
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).
2011
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
reducethe effects. Include at least three developed ideas.
2012
CASE STUDY: an example of a tectonic hazard event in an MEDC
Name the MEDC and stare the type oftectonic 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.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SAMs
Case Study: An Aid project in an LEDC.
Name and locate an aid project
Describe the main features of the project. Explain how the project is sustainable.
2010
CASE STUDY: Multi-national companies
Name a multi-national company you have studied and a country where it is located.
Explain how the multi-national company affects local people and the overall economy of
thecountry.Include at least three different ideas, with detail.
2012
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 sustainablethe project
is. Include at least three developed ideas.

3. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Place/Example Key ideas/content
SAMs
Case Study: The effects of economic development.
Name and locate an economic activity
How has the economic activity affected the natural environment? What has been done
to minimise damage to the environment?
2010
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
influencedecisions about whether the named economic activity remains at this location
in the future?Include at least three different ideas, with detail.
2012
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 different ideas, with detail.