European Union

Case Study Content Key ideas

EU Trade Pattern of internal Describe and explain [give reasons for] patterns of trade
/external trade

EU – Regional Core / periphery Differences in economic dev. – describe and explain how EU
economic model fits model
development

Italy Comparing North Physical and economic differences of 2 regions in ONE

and South country [climate, relief, soils, economic dev.]

Il Mezzogiorno A poor econ. Region; Government policy; Growth poles;

[The South] transport/industry/farming reforms

Melfi Fiat plant [TNC]; Multiplier effect; Econ. System

N.E. Italy – ‘The Factors affecting industrial development

Third Italy’

Lille – N.E. France Industrial dev. Ind. Dev. In a declining industrial settlement; EU regional
dev. policy

EU Population Pop. Density Describe and explain pattern of pop. density

Population
Case Study Content Key ideas
Brazil Pop. Distribution Describe and explain patterns/ sparsely-densely / positive –
and density negative factors [LEDC]

England and Wales Demographic How birth and death rate + population changes in different
Transition Model stages ; reasons for changes

Brazil and Japan Population How shape of pyramid reflects development

pyramids

EU Ageing Pop. Impacts – positive /negative / measures to solve problems

China + Mauritius Managing pop Govt. influence to affect pop. growth. China’s One Child
growth Policy.

Brazil Rural-urban Push/pull factors – effects in rural and urban areas

Darfur migration
Mexico/USA Migration

Polish to UK International Push/pull factors – effects in origin and destination country;

migration positive /negative
Impact in UK – Positive and Negative

Settlement

Case Study Content Key ideas

Lewes/Darlston Site factors Sketch maps to annotate site factors

Settlement Hierarchy Local area Alfriston/Seaford/Eastbourne – orders of goods/threshold

pop/spheres of influence

Brighton CBD structure Characteristic features/ zones/border with inner city/field

trip

Manchester/Glasgow Inner city Urban redevelopment at different dates

redevelopment

Harlow/Milton New town Reasons for building/ structure

Keynes
Linby – Lincolnshire Counterurbanisation Impact of development in rural areas

Metro centre Out of town Site factors/ impact of CBD/ Impact on different groups
Gateshead/Bluewater shopping centres

Rio - Brazil Urbanisation in Causes; results of growth; shanty dev; solutions

LEDC
Economic
Activity + Development

Case Study Content Key ideas

Vine Hall Farm – Farm system Site factors / inputs /processes/outputs
Lincoln

Ifugao people – LEDC farm system Farm system – sustainability

Philippines

Costa Plastica – SE Farming change Impact of technology on a farming system –

Spain econ/environ/social [EU]

Ghana Farming change Video notes – LEDC

Uzbekistan Farming change Video notes – Russia – environ. Impact
UK CAP Impact of CAP
Longleys Farm – Farm change Steve Hooks visit – organic/ diversification/ single farm
Hailsham payment

Nissan Car factory – Secondary industry Site factors – TNC – LOCAL IMPACT
Sunderland. Toyota-
Burnaston, Derby.

South Wales Declining area Valleys – reasons for decline

Growth area M4 corridor – reasons for growth/ Govt. policy
Bosch TNC Site factors – systems

Norwich/Cambridge HI-TECH industry Site factors / multiplier effect / growth area

Carajas, Brazil Large scale ind. LEDC – primary ind. Dev.; growth area ; local impact
Regional dev.

Aid projects Small scale Sustainable; appropriate ; local dev. Projects

projects

Lushoto, Tanzania Ecotourism Local impact; small scale; sustainable dev. project
Physical Systems
Case Study Content Key ideas
Physical
Landscape

Quarrying in Peak Primary industry Impact of industry in Peak District National Park
District

Limestone Physical landscape Chemical weathering; features of weathering; deposition;

surface and underground features
Upper, middle lower valley features of erosion and
deposition
River Valleys
Cuckmere River valley
features
Bangladesh Flooding

UK Floods June Flooding Tewkesbury

2007

Mississippi USA LEDC – causes – natural and manmade/ effects

Coasts
Seaford Flooding EU/UK – causes + impacts

Mappleton – Yorks. Physical landscape MEDC – causes; river management

Coastal Coastal features and processes ; coastal management –

management coursework. Unintended impacts.
Weather and
Climate
UK climate 4 regional climates Factors affecting UK climate

Burma Climatic Hazard: LEDC- Causes, impact, responses.

Cyclone

Katrina Climatic Hazard: MEDC – causes; impact; responses.

Hurricane
Tectonics
Pakistan- Kashmir Earthquake LEDC- causes, impacts, responses.
China- Sichuan
Kobe, Japan. MEDC- causes, impacts and responses.
Kent, UK.

Mt Etna/Mt St Volcano MEDC- causes, impacts and responses.

Helens
Montserrat LEDC- causes, impacts and responses.