AQA • Geography

This powerpoint gives a summary of the case studies needed for the Hazards unit of AQA Physical Geography. This includes a Volcanic event, seismic event, storm event, wildfire event one Multi hazard beyond the UK (Philippines) and a Local-scale hazardous setting. There are also example exam questions and some answers throughout to show how the case study information can be applied in an exam.

including case study statistics on the health topic (malaria, CHD), population growth (tanzania) and a UK health case study

including the amazon rainforest, a river catchment (UK), London abstraction cases studies

includes hazards case studies for tropical storms, wildfires, multi-hazardous places, volcanoes and earthquakes

GEOGRAPHY A-LEVEL CASE STUDIES: topics- changing places, water and carbon, population and the environment, hazards

‘The UN has worked tirelessly to promote growth and stability across the globe, but TNCs have been far more successful in this regard.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? [20 marks] 18 mark response

collection of mindmaps for aqa a level geography paper 2 changing places topic. includes: - case study on rebranding (Llandudno) - mindmap on data types - 2 mindmaps on the basic concepts related to changing places

Case study of California Wildfire 2007- contains the cause, short/long term effects, short/long term responses, hazard perception of the wild-fire

People's activities__________the physical environment and the physical environment__________people. - ANS may affect may affect Which are physical processes? - ANS erosion physical weathering tornadoes volcanic eruptions Put an H next to the items that describe Human Systems. Put a P next to the items that describe Physical Systems. - ANS the Suez Canal - H the San Andreas Fault - P the Great Mississippi Flood - P the George Washington Bridge - H atlas - collection of maps GIS - be...

Explain the literal meaning of geography - ANS Geography literally means "to describe Earth." What two perspectives do geographers take when studying the earth? - ANS Spatial and ecological What does spatial mean? - ANS Spatial refers to space. Why are maps important to geographers? - ANS Maps help geographers study spatial relationships. Which geographical perspective examines the relationships between living and nonliving things on Earth? - ANS ecological perspective The ______ is a sa...