Population and Settlement Case Study List

The case studies for population and Settlement:-

You need to know the following case studies

• The Global distribution of population, e.g. where do people live and why?
• Japan - MEDC(p168/9)
• Brazil - LEDC (p170/171)
• Demographic Transition Model - Mauritius (p175)
• Overpopulation of China - LEDC (p179)
• Aeging Populations - England EU (p182)
• Migration - Mexico to USA (p185)
• Migration - EU (p185)

• Changing settlement - Littleton ([186)
• Changing settlement - Leicester
• Function of Settlements - Cambridgeshire (p188/9)
• Growth of Cities - Mexico City (p203)
• Growth of Cities - Rio de Janerio

Mt St Helens

A video for all to watch about Mt ST Helens

Natural Hazards Case Study List

This is a recommended list for the Natural Hazards module

Global distribution of natural Hazards, e.g. where do they occur.
Make sure you know where the following hazards occur around the world,

Floods
Earthquakes
Volcanic Eruptions
Tropical Storms
Droughts

Physical processes of natural hazards e.g. why do they happen
Make sure you know the causes of the following hazards,

Volcanic Eruptions
Earthquakes
Tropical Storms
Floods
Droughts (it is worth reading the pages in the text book)

Effects on people
Make sure that you know the following case studies. For each one ask the following questions: -

• Why did it happened?
• What effects did it have on people?
• How do these effects vary between MEDC's and LEDCs?
• How do people protect themselves from this hazard?
• Can the hazard be predicted or controlled?

The main Case studies that we have studied are: -

Earthquakes

• Kobe - LEDC

Volcanic Eruptions

• Monsterrat - LEDC
• Mount St Helens - MEDC
• Mt Etna - EU

Tropical Storms

• Bangladesh Cyclone, 1991, - LEDC
• Hurricane Georges, 1998

Floods

• Rhine Floods - EU