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Our Natural World Exam
(Physical)
Global Hazards
Distinctive landscapes (Rivers and Coasts)
Changing Climate – no specific case studies (just general UK and global impacts)
Sustaining Ecosystems
Topic 1 – Global Hazards
Weather hazards: Tectonic Hazards:
Case studies of two contrasting natural weather hazard events A case study of a tectonic event that has been hazardous for people,
arising from extreme weather conditions. The case studies including specific causes, consequences of and responses to the
must include a natural weather hazard from each bullet point event.
below:
• flash flooding or tropical storms
• heat wave or drought.
There must be one UK based and one non-UK based natural
weather hazard event.
• For each chosen hazard event, study the place specific
causes (including the extreme weather conditions which led
to the event), consequences of and responses to the
hazard.
Hazards – Tectonic Hazard in a LEDC – Haiti Earthquake, January 2010
Background Response
Haiti is situated on a conservative plate boundary. The North American plate is
Short-term
slowly moving in the opposite direction from the Caribbean plate. The
• Within a month of the earthquake, $1.79billion of aid had
earthquake struck on 12th January 2010, at 4.53pm (as many people were getting
been donated to Haiti.
ready to leave work). The earthquake was a magnitude 7 with a shallow focus
• The government building was destroyed so it was hard to
(15km deep) and an epicentre close to the capital city, Port-au-Prince (7km)
Poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, its GDP is only $1,200 per person,
and 80% of its 9.7 Million people live below the poverty line.
co-ordinate aid
• Airports, ports and roads were badly damaged meaning the
aid could not get in to the country – most got to
neighbouring Dominican Republic but could not get through
to Haiti
Impacts • Countries such as the US, Canada, UK, Brazil and Italy each
• Over 230,000 people killed sent over 1,000 emergency relief, medical staff and
• 1½ million people were made homeless
reconstruction experts.
• 50% of buildings were destroyed because they were made mainly of
concrete and poorly built. 250,000 buildings razed • Emergency shelters were flown from companies in the UK to
• Cost of the earthquake was $7.8billion. Haiti to provide temporary housing for around 7,000 people.
• Water supplies were destroyed, and bodies lay in the streets unable • The US army arrived in Haiti and took over the airport to
to be buried. This led to outbreaks of cholera which lasted for many take control of distributing aid around Haiti.
years and over 8,000 people were killed in the outbreak. Long-term
• 6 months after the quake, 98% of the rubble remained un-cleared • Industrialised countries cancelled Haiti’s debt
• The government building was destroyed
• Haiti was hit by Hurricane Tomas in November 2010 – many people
were still in temporary shelter so the impacts were made worse
Hazards – Climatic Hazard in a AC – UK Drought, 2012
Background Secondary impacts
Much of central, eastern and southern England and Wales experienced a • The hosepipe ban meant that 20 million people could not use their hosepipes
prolonged period of below average rainfall from 2010 to early 2012. for recreation use (e.g. watering plants and washing cars).
Causes: • Many sports clubs will struggle to maintain the grounds during the hosepipe
Areas affected by drought received only 55-95% of usual rainfall between April ban. Golf clubs will be badly affected.
2010-May 2012. unusual wind patterns brought dry winds from Europe in the
east rather than usual wet winds from the Atlantic in the west.
The rainfall from April to July topped up rivers and streams but did not increase
the amount of ground water (water stored below the ground). In March UK
reservoirs and lakes were at 50% capacity (they should have been at around 90-
95% capacity). Warm temperatures increased evaporation from the reservoirs.
The UK is leaking huge amounts of water every day in cracked and broken pipes
beneath the ground.
A growing demand for water from people and businesses is causing too much
groundwater to be extracted (taken).
Responses
• Seven water companies across the UK brought in a hose pipe ban in
Primary impacts
April 2012 after 2 unusually dry winters
• Water shortages made it difficult to find water for crops and
• If people use their hosepipes during a ban and are caught they can
livestock. The dry ground made it difficult to harvest crops in
be fined up to £1000.
Autumn 2011.
• Permits were given to allow water companies to extract water from
• Dry areas of moorland caught fire easily with wild fires raging across
rivers.
parts of south Wales, Surrey and the Scottish Borders.
• There were campaigns to encourage people to use less water in
• River water was used to boost the water supply in some areas,
their homes. Telling people to turn off their taps whilst brushing
reducing river levels and causing damage to plants and animals.
their teeth can save 6litres of water per minute.
 Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines
Effect
General Information • Over 6300 people killed
The Philippines is located close to the Equator on the • 1.2 million homes gone
Pacific Ocean. It is regularly affected by Typhoons • 11 million affected in total
because the sea temperatures are over 26.5oC. The • Major rice and sugar producing areas for the
Philippines is an EDC with a GNI of $3470. Over 25% Philippines was destroyed leading to a lack of
of the population love below the poverty line. food
• Estimated cost to rebuild was $5.8bn
• Fishing communities have also be severely
affected with the storm destroying boats and
Causes gear
The Typhoon started in the Pacific Ocean, moving • Storm surge reached 20ft (the biggest killer)
west and hit the Philippines on 8th November 2013,
then moved North-West towards Vietnam and
Laos. Wind speeds reached up to 195mph – the Responses
strongest Typhoon ever to make landfall – known • People were aware of Typhoons as they are regularly but not
as a Super Typhoon. There was very little land in warned about the storm surge
the path of the typhoon meaning that it got more • Over 100,000 Mangrove trees replanted as a natural barrier
and more powerful as it got closer to the
• 100 tonnes rice sent in
Philippines. The time of year meant that the sea
was over 30oC giving the storm lots of energy. • HMS Illustrious (British) took 10 days to get there with aid
• Save the Children sent workers to work with the most
vulnerable The British government gave 8,000 shelter kits
• Infrastructure including road, schools and hospitals were
rebuilt.
Topic 2 – Climate Change
Impacts of climate change for the UK
Impacts of climate change on the UK.
The UK’s climate is also changing. It is expected to…

• Increase in average temperature.

• Have warmer, but wetter winters.
• Have warmer and drier summers.

However, not all the impacts to the UK will be negative, there are clear benefits for a
changing climate.

Negative impacts of climate change for the UK Positive impacts of climate change for the UK

Coastal Flooding Extreme Rainfall Tourism Environment

• More people likely to take • New wetlands from coastal
• Vulnerable low lying areas could flood • Increase in extreme flash floods. holidays within the UK. flooding could become
homes and infrastructure. • Flood damage to homes and • The economy could be established.
• Increase of coastal erosion. businesses. boosted: helping to create new • New wildlife and plants could
• Damage to the economy. • Soil contaminations on farmland. jobs. be drawn to the UK’.
• More outdoor events could
become common.
Farming Industry
Water Shortages Extreme Heat • Agriculture productivity may • Heating cost will fall.
increase under warmer • Construction industry will be
• Farmers will find it difficult to irrigate • Warmer weather can increase health
conditions. boosted by the need to build
land. problems.
• Farmers could potentially grow sea defences.
• Water restrictions, with London being • Infectious diseases such as malaria
new foods used to warmer • New designs produced to
worst affected. might spread.
climates. cope with conditions.
Topic 3 – Distinctive Landscapes
Rivers: Coasts:
• Landforms created by geomorphic processes • Landforms created by geomorphic processes
• River profile • Headlands and bays
• Geomorphic processes operating at different scales and • Arches, stacks and stumps
how these are influence by geology and climate • Spits, estuaries, bars, tombolos
• Human activities influences on the river • Geomorphic processes operating at different scales and how
• Flooding on the river Thames (causes and impacts) these are influence by geology and climate
• Management of the River Thames • Human activities Holderness

River Tees or River Thames

Rivers and Coasts - River Landforms – River Tees
Background Meanders near Yarm
River Tees is located in north east England, it contains waterfalls in the upper Lateral erosion on the lower river has created the
course, and winding meanders in the middle and lower course of the river. meanders. These have formed due to the relief
creating flow, which causes the river to bend
High Force Waterfall
round obstacles. Helical flow also causes the
This waterfall is
water to corkscrew creating the meanders at
approximately 20
Yarm.
metres high and 10
Over time the faster water flow on the outside of
metres wide.
the bend has created river cliffs and a deeper
The diagram on the
river, due to the faster flow increasing erosion.
right explains its
On the inside of the bend where the river flow is
formation.
at its slowest, deposition creates a point bar and a
Over many thousands
slip-off slope. This is due to the river lacking
of years the waterfall
energy creating the deposition.
has retreated, creating
a 700m long gorge.
Exam Question
Explain how geomorphic processes have shaped
your chosen river landscape. (6)
Rivers and Coasts - River management – River Thames
Background
River Thames is located in southern England, it contains winding meanders and River Terraces
terraces in the middle and lower course of the river. The source of the River Thames is The River Thames has flowed mainly on its
in the Cotswold Hills and it flows through London to the North Sea. The soil beneath present course since the last ice age. The changes
London are Impermeable London clay with chalk beneath. 40% of London water in temperature have led to the advance and
comes from the Aquifers in the chalk beneath London. retreat of ice sheets and sea level changes. This
has affected the power and energy of the river
Meanders Thames – when sea levels fell the river gained
Lateral erosion on the lower river has created the energy because it had to drop further to sea level,
meanders. These have formed due to the relief and when sea levels rose it lost energy and
creating flow, which causes the river to bend deposited material (known as rejuvenation).
round obstacles. Helical flow also causes the This process was repeated during each ice age.
water to corkscrew creating the meanders near Each time the river was rejuvenated, it formed a
Oxford. new floodplain at a new level, leaving the old
floodplain as a river terrace at a higher level.
Over time the faster water flow on the outside of
River terraces are found along the Thames Valley
the bend has created river cliffs and a deeper west and east of
river, due to the faster flow increasing erosion. London.
On the inside of the bend where the river flow is
at its slowest, deposition creates a point bar and a Exam Question
slip-off slope. This is due to the river lacking For one landform in a named river basin, explain how geomorphic processes have led
energy creating the deposition. to its formation (4)
 Impacts
• Transport links into and out of London closed as trains flooded.
• More than 5,000 homes and businesses were flooded in Wraysbury
and Staines
Rivers and Coasts – River Thames • Thousands of people were evacuated and cost of clear up was
Background £500million.
• 14 severe flood alerts were issued along the Thames.
February 2014 saw the worst flooding in London in 50 years.
Causes of flooding Management
The winter of 2013/14 was the wettest on record The Thames Flood Barrier was build east of London n 1984 to avoid
• 487mm of rain fell between 1st December 2013-19th February 2014, issues with flooding which happened in the past (where heavy rainfall
twice the expected rainfall due to heavy storms from the Atlantic. combined with high tides from the north sea overwhelmed London.
On February 9th, the ground was saturated and water levels in the When high tides are forecast, the gates on the barrier are raised to
Thames were very high. prevent tidal water reaching London. During 2013/14, the barrier was
Urbanisation around the river in London has led to impermeable closed more than 50 times.
concrete surfaces which reduce infiltration. In order to solve the housing crisis, new residential developments are
Deforestation to build new homes (and other human activity) has being developed at Barking Riverside to the east of London. This site is
increased flood risk as it reduces interception. downstream of the Thames Barrier so will get no flood protection.
Jubilee River: an artificial river channel has been built in 2001, which Therefore they will: be green corridors within the development with
was designed to take overflow (extra) water from the Thames to water ass a feature, trees and parkland to allow infiltration, residential
reduce flooding at Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton. areas on raised land.
• It cost £110million
• It takes a short route so water reaches the destination faster. It Exam Question
brought water more quickly down to Wraysbury and Staines, Name a river basin in the UK. Explain how human activity has
increasing flooding there. influenced the geomorphic processes in this landscape. (6)
• There are now plans to build a channel at Teddington, costing £500
million
 Holderness Coast Management
Map showing the location of the Holderness Coast.
Causes
• The coast is regularly attacked by
destructive waves from the north sea.
• The boulder clay is extremely so is easily
Effects
eroded • A 4km strip of land has been
lost since roman times and
many villages have
Harder disappeared. The North sea
Rock gas terminal at Easington is
one of two east coast site
where gas in supplied to the
UK. These are in danger of
being eroded away into the
sea causing the UK to lose
Softer gas supply.
• Coastal towns such as
Rock Hornsea and Withensea are
under threat from the eroding
coastline

Management Techniques
Sea wall are situated where the
Groynes are low walls built out into the sea, Rock walls, stop beach meets the land or inhabited Beach building builds
usually at right angles to the coastline. They help waves removing sand places. They are usually made of up beaches to reduce
break the power of the incoming waves and slow and gravel from the concrete and deflect the waves the power of the
down the process of longshore drift. beach. energy back out to sea. waves
Topic 4 – Sustaining Ecosystems
Rainforests: Polar ecosystems:
• A case study to illustrate attempts to sustainably manage • A case study to examine one small-scale example of sustainable
an area of tropical rainforest, such as ecotourism, management in either the Antarctic or the Arctic such as
community programmes, biosphere reserves and sustainable tourism, conservation and whaling.
sustainable forestry, at a local or regional scale. • A case study to examine one global example of sustainable
management in either the Antarctic or the Arctic by investigating
global actions such as Earth Summits or the Antarctic Treaty.
 The Rainforest, Costa Rica How is the rainforest
Ecotourism Why did the rainforest need protecting?
sustainably managed?
Is a type of tourism that In the 1960s, 70s and 80s Costa Rica experienced rapid deforestation, mainly
because of cattle farming. The government decided to act, they made • Agroforestry: this is where
creates jobs for locals whilst deforestation illegal and began to pay local people to protect parts of the
trees and crops grow side by
protecting the environment. If rainforest they owned, 25% of the country’s land is now protected.
side. The roots of the trees
tourism damages the The ‘Wildlife Corridor’ stop soil erosion and crops
The Costa Rican government are
environment then it can’t be currently trying to create a wildlife benefit from the nutrients
classed as eco tourism. One of corridor all the way through central
America. The aim is to connect all the
they can get from the tree.
the largest projects of eco different rainforests in the area so • Selective logging: only older
tourism in Costa Rica is the
animals can migrate freely between
the countries.
trees are cut down, young
Samasati hotel, where: trees are allowed to grow to
keep the canopy later tall.
• Buildings fit between trees
• Afforestation: trees are
in the rainforest and no old planted to replace any that
trees were cut down are cut down.
• The wood cabins were • Monitoring: the government
made from local wood use satellites to take regular
• No heavy machinary was photos of the rainforest, this
used in making the hotel way they can see if any areas
• Only local people are are being cut down.
employed in the hotel
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 Sustainably managing Whaling, Arctic circle
Whales have been hunted for centuries. The Marine Wildlife Sanctuary
Inuits (Eskimos) hunt whales for oil, This safe place for sea animals was
meat and bones. However, countries set up on the coast of Baffin Island,
and companies started to hunt whales
Northern Canada. The sanctuary
and this became unsustainable.
covers 12 miles and protects 17
Whaling in the 20th century species of whale. Up to 2,000
In the 1930s over 50,000 whales were bowhead whales stop in the area
being killed every year. Huge factory every year on their migration. Polar
ships were catching 10-20 whales each bears, seals and fish also benefit
time to make products like margarine, from the sanctuary. It is illegal for
chemicals and make up. In 1946 the whaling ships to come into this area.
International Whaling Commission
1,000 Inuit people live on Baffin
(IWC) was set up to protect whales. It
sets a total number of whales that each Island and Greenpeace support
country can catch. In 1986 the IWC them hunting Whales. Greenpeace
banned commercial whaling (whaling to want to work with the Inuits
make products), however Japan (indigenous people) and make a
continued to catch whales for what they joint stand against oil drilling in the
called ‘scientific research’. Since 1986 Arctic Ocean. Inuit people only live
30,000 whales have been caught, mostly off what they need and they use
by Japan.
every part of the Whale in their way
of life.

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 The Arctic – not protected
Managing the Arctic and Antarctica sustainably
Why does it need protecting?
• It reflects the sun’s energy
The Paris climate agreement
(Albedo effect) keeping our Why is the Arctic a fragile This international agreement was
global temperature cooler environment? signed by 195 countries in 2015.
• It is a habitat and breeding place • Resources like oil and the agreement sets out a plan to
for hundreds of species whales are exploited help the world avoid dangerous
climate change by limiting global
• Very little of the land is currently • Global warming causes warming to less than 2 degrees.
protected – it means that any climate change This could help slow the rate of sea
countries can go and exploit the • The minimum area of ice melting and sea levels rising in
the Arctic area.
resources in the area. ice shrinks each year

How is the Arctic protected?

Greenpeace It isn’t!
Greenpeace is campaigning for the ‘Arctic Antarctica–protected
1996 – 8 countries came
Sanctuary’. This sanctuary would cover 3 • The Antarctic treaty was signed in 1961 by 46
million miles of the Arctic Ocean and ban together to form the Arctic
Council. It’s goal is to protect countries because the area was under threat
any harmful human activity. At the • Humans are only allowed on the continent for
moment, this part of the ocean isn’t the fragile Arctic
scientific research and tourism (tourism is limited to
owned by anyone. Within the sanctuary environment but it has no a certain number of visitors each year)
they would ban… legal powers to prevent any • The scientific research there discovered the o-zone
• Fishing countries carrying out layer. This helped humans identify how our
• Drilling for gas or oil
harmful activities. greenhouse gases were destroying it.
• Mining • This scientific research has benefitted the future of
• Military activtiy our planet.
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People and Society Exam
(Human)
Urban Futures
UK in the 21st Century – no specific case study
Resource Resilience
Dynamic Development
Topic 5 – Urban Futures
Life in an AC city: Life in an EDC city:
• Cities location and importance within the region, country, • Cities location and importance within the region, country,
globally globally
• Patterns of national and international migration and how • Patterns of national and international migration and how this is
this is changing the growth and character of the city changing the growth and character of the city
• Ways of life in the city (culture, ethnicity, housing, leisure • Ways of life in the city (culture, ethnicity, housing, leisure and
and consumption) consumption)
• Challenges that affect life in the city (housing availability, • Challenges that affect life in the city (squatter settlements,
transport provision, access to services and inequality) informal sector jobs, health or waste disposal)
• One initiative to make it more sustainable (e.g. HS2, • One initiative to make it more sustainable (e.g. Programa Favela-
Mailbox, waste management) Bairro, recycling / waste management, pacification, retrofitting)
Life in an AC – Location, importance and patterns of migration in Birmingham
Background – Location Patterns of migration:
Birmingham is a city with a population of 3.8million. It is located in the • Rural to urban migration began during the industrial revolution.
West Midlands These people were economic migrants moving in search of work
It is located 2 hours 20 mins from London by car, 1 hour 15 mins by rail and higher wages.
It is located 2 hours from Leeds by car, 2 hours by rail • After WWII (1950s and 60s) migrants came from the West Indies
It is located 5 hours from 30 mins Edinburgh by car, 4 hours by rail and the South Asian countries of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Importance of Birmingham They came as economic migrants with the right of entry as
Local: England's second largest city, rapidly developed during Commonwealth citizens.
• Since the 1980s there has been a new wave of migrants from
the Industrial Revolution. The Balti curry was located here, with
Kosovo and Somalia. Many of these people are refugees.
its origins in Kashmir (Pakistan). Cadbury began in Bourneville, • Migration from Eastern Europe increased after the EU grew in 2004
an area of Birmingham. • Since 2001, the birth rate in the ethnic communities of Birmingham
Regional: its economy is dominated by the service sector, which has been higher than that of the rest of the community. Migration
in 2012 accounted for 88% of the city's employment and has seen white people leaving the city and more
provides employment across the West Midlands. Its Jewellery people from ethnic minorities moving in.
Quarter is the largest working jewellery centre in Europe.
Global: 9th most populated city in Europe, has 6 universities
(drawing students within the UK and 12,000 globally). Jaguar Exam Question
Land Rover has 2 factories close to the city centre and exports For a city in an AC, explain the challenges
vehicles around the world, it is owned by Tata Motors (Indian which that city faces such as housing provision
company. Cadbury import Fairtrade cocoa from Ghana. or inequality (8)
Life in an AC – Ways of life in Birmingham
Culture Housing
• There are 1,000 creative businesses in Birmingham employing • Terraced housing built close to the CBD (Central Business District) to
17,000 people which include software design, publishing, house workers who worked in the factories
performing, music, photography, marketing and broadcasting. • As the city centre has been redeveloped since 2000, focus has been
• The ethnic restaurant sector is important, the ‘Balti triangle’ is a on redeveloping the CBD and building new developments, as blocks
cluster of approximately 50 Balti restaurants and takeaways. of flats, close to the city centre.
• Redevelopment has focussed around historical aspects of the city, • In northern Lozells there are some larger houses which were
e.g. Jewellery Quarter and Gunsmiths Quarter. subsequently converted into flats. Urban Living is now re-converting
• Popular music destination with many different concerts venues them back into large family homes.
including:
• National Indoor Arena, National Exhibition Centre, Symphony
Hall, Birmingham Hippodrome Leisure and Consumption
• Birmingham is home to many entrainment and leisure venues. It is
Ethnicity
home to Europe's largest leisure and entertainment complex Star
Birmingham is the second most multicultural city in the UK and ethnic
City as well as Europe's first out-of-city-centre entertainment and
minorities make up 30% of the population.
leisure complex Resorts World Birmingham owned by the Genting
• But 86% of the cities population consider themselves British and
Group. The Mailbox which caters for more affluent clients is based
many of these see themselves as ‘Brummies’.
within the city.
• Ethnic minorities consist of those from Pakistan, India and the
• This indoor shopping centre, costing £530 million, is dominated by
Caribbean.
the Selfridges building. It is the largest city centre indoor shopping
Exam Question complex in Europe. As well as a three floor shopping area with 140
Examine how ways of life vary within one city in an AC (8) shops and kiosks, the site contains parking for over 3,000 cars.
Life in an AC – Challenges in Birmingham
Housing availability Access to services
As the city grew, the fastest growing areas were in the terraced housing • As the population increases, more demand
around the city centre. These areas housed large migrant families and is put on key services such as healthcare and
had poor quality sanitation in the 1950s. education, e.g. class sizes may increase.
These terraced housing, in areas such as Sparkbroook, are still poorer • There is a shortage of doctors in some areas in Birmingham, an
quality than those in the north of the city such as Sutton Four Oaks. A increase of 29% more GPs is need to cater for the current
two bedroom terraced house in Sparkbrook costs £99,500, with a four- population.
bedroom detached house costing £525,000. • The Council are spending money to update and improve leisure
facilities (e.g. gyms, squash courts, swimming pools) for residents.
Transport provision • Budget cuts in Birmingham mean 4 libraries shut in 2014, with
• Birmingham has an extensive road network which includes many another 2 in 2016. This is particularly a problem for the elderly or
motorways around the city (including M40, M42, M5, M6). young children who benefit from the services they offer.
• Spaghetti Junction is infamous – a huge road network which Inequality
connects many roads in many directions. • In 2016, a total of 37% of Birmingham children live in poverty. In
• Traffic in Birmingham has been a major challenge since the 1990s as inner-city areas in Birmingham, 47% live in poverty.
the population has grown and more people have been travelling • One five workers in Birmingham earn less than the Living Wage of
into the city centre each day. £8.25 per hour.
• On every working day, people in Birmingham make 250,000 car • 167,000 unemployed people in the West Midlands. This is an
journeys that are less than one mile in length. The City Council are unemployment rate of 6%, roughly in line with the national
promoting walking and cycling to encourage less cars on the road. unemployment rate of 5.6%.
• Two-thirds of journeys are made by car and, at peak times, eight • 10.9% of people in Ladywood claim benefits, this is the highest in
out of ten vehicles have just one person in them. the UK.
 You just need to
know one initiative
Life in an AC – Sustainability in Birmingham
HS2 The Veolia Waste Factory
This is a high speed railway planned to run between London and Residents of Birmingham produce 550,000 tonnes of waste each year.
Birmingham from 2026. it has 2 branches from Birmingham and Some is recycled and the rest would be sent to landfill. The Veolia
Manchester and Birmingham to Leeds (by 2033). The aims are to take factory burns waste which cannot be recycled to produce electricity.
pressure off existing rail network, reduce journey times between cities This burns 23.5tones of rubbish per hour, creating enough to power
(especially for business travel), bring economic benefits of regeneration itself and send 25MW to the national road. The ash produced during
and jobs to the Midlands, encourage people to travel by train. processing is used in road building.
Benefits of HS2: create thousands of new jobs in Birmingham, generate
£2 for every £1 spent, reduce number of flights within UK, not create Birmingham Trees for Life
extra CO2 emissions as it will replace other forms of transport. To improve urban life and make it more sustainable, you can plant more
Problems of HS2: people will commute to London (not benefitting trees which means ‘greening up’ the urban area. Birmingham City
Birmingham), total cost is £42.6billion, existing railways could be Council. Birmingham Civic Society as well as local businesses and
improved, increase CO2 emissions as faster trains use more power. voluntary organisations have been involved in planting trees across the
city. The aims are to promote understanding and awareness of the
The Cube
value of trees, raise money to enable trees to be planted, encourage
The Cube us part of the Mailbox regeneration scheme, transforming
residents to become involved.
the old Royal Mail sorting office. It is a 17-storey building costing
The trees reduce air pollution by absorbing CO2, provide habitats to
£100million. It consists of 244 luxury apartments, as well as a hotel,
animals, reduce flooding by increasing interception and provide shelter
shops restaurants and offices.
and shade so can reduce energy use in buildings.
The outside of the building is covered in gold anodized aluminium
cladding, which reflects sunlight so keeps it cool in summer and Exam Question
insulates for heating in winter. It Is hoped people will live and work in For a named city in an AC, explain how one initiative you have studied
the building, reducing car use. It is a brownfield site also. will help make the city more sustainable (6)
Life in an EDC – Location, importance and patterns of migration in Rio de Janeiro
Background – Location Patterns of migration
Rio de Janeiro is located in south east Brazil. Rio de Janeiro was settled by Portuguese travellers who arrived
It is famous for its carnival and beautiful in the area in 1565.
beaches, as well as the major sporting Now, 65% of the growth of the city is due to internal migration
events which have been held there is recent People move to cities like Rio from the North East of Brazil
years. where there is:
• Disease (malaria); drought; poor farming conditions leading
Importance to a loss of income; lack of healthcare; lack of education and
• Brazil’s second largest city, population of 6.32 million (2010) low levels of skill; lack of government support.
• Brazil’s busiest city Whereas in Rio there is:
• Known as a ‘global city’ because it has global importance • Higher levels of government support; a wider range of job
economically opportunities; low-skilled employment available; better
• Attracts 2.82 million tourists a year – more than any other quality housing; more opportunities.
city in South America
• Considered one of the main tourist destinations in the
Southern Hemisphere and is famous for its beaches,
Carnaval celebration and various landmarks such as the Exam Question
statue of Christ the Redeemer. Examine how ways of life vary between one EDC and one AC
• Hosted Olympics in 2016, also hosted World Cup games city you have studied. (8)
(including final)
Life in an EDC – Ways of life in Rio de Janeiro
Culture Housing
• Brazilian cuisine varies greatly by region. This diversity • Housing areas of Rio are highly segregated.
reflects the country's mix of natives and immigrants. • The city cannot grow because of physical factors - there are
• Carnival Brazilians are some of the world’s most musical, mountains to the north and west, and sea to the south and
fun-loving people and the world-famous Carnival in Rio de east.
Janeiro has attracted tourists for decades. • The rapid growth of Rio de Janeiro's population has led to
severe crowding and a shortage of housing.
Ethnicity • There is a clear divide of the rich housing in the south (close
Although Caucasians are spread out across the city, there is an to the CBD) and the informal settlements (favelas) on the
intense concentration in the affluent, beachside South Zone outskirts of the city centre.
neighbourhoods. • Housing in Ipanema (South) costs $1,500 a month, with
• The South Zone is 80% white; Rio’s richest neighbourhood average earnings in the favelas $240 a month.
Lagoa is 90% white.
• This contrasts starkly with the racial profile of the city as a Leisure and consumption
whole, which is 50% black or mixed-race. • Nightlife is famed in Rio, with numerous nightclubs, discos and bars
The main ethnic group in Rio de Janeiro are the Portuguese offering live music and other acts
• Football or Soccer Football is the national sport and the Brazilians
are world famous for being the undisputed best players in the world
and has some of the world’s largest stadiums, e.g. the Maracanã
stadium is Brazil’s temple of soccer.
Life in an EDC – Challenges in Rio de Janeiro
Squatter Settlements Health
• Lots of people work in the informal sector. • Mass protests erupted across the country in 2013 (before the
• Poor quality housing which has been built on hillsides, which leads country hosted the World Cup the following year) with lack of
to a risk of landslides and can collapse easily in heavy rains investment in healthcare a key issue.
• Some level of education for children in nurseries and schools • Locals felt the government had used money for hospitals to
• Some healthcare available pay for the Olympic Games and World Cup.
• High levels of crime have led to Pacification of the favelas, where • There has been a lack of government funding for healthcare,
police have increased their presence to reduce crime. meaning resources are stretched and there is not enough to cater
• Streets are narrow and hard to access for the population, e.g. a lack of beds, lack of equipment.
Informal sector • Some hospitals were shut and opened on a day by day basis
• In 2016, an estimated 2 billion people are working off-the-books Waste disposal
worldwide and it was worth $10trillion per year. • 1/3 of the 10 million inhabitants area live in places that have no
• For example, street vendors sell drinks such as beer from their connection to a sewerage system and raw sewage is pumped into
mobile ‘shops’ (i.e. out the back of a bike). Vendors can earn up to the sea every day.
$240 a night • Diarrhoea and childhood sickness are common
• Informal economies are good for people in these settlements as • Waste trucks fin it hard to access the steep and narrow favela
they are low-skilled and there are very few job opportunities streets
available • Money for waste services has been spent on the Olympics.
• However, workers do not pay taxes so are not contributing money
back to the government (which in turn could be invested in Exam Question
healthcare or the favelas). Also, people do not have a regular job For a city in an LIDC or EDC you have studied, outline the challenges it
with regular hours and so do not have job security. faces. (8)
 You just need to
know one initiative
Life in an EDC – Sustainability in Rio de Janeiro
Programa Favela-Bairro Favela redevelopment
This initiative began in 1995 and intended to improve standards of Residents of Cidade de Deus (one of the main favelas) can sign up to
living within the favelas. It included: receive electricity from state companies, rather than ‘stealing’
• Site and Service schemes where residents are given legal ownership electricity from the grid, which risks electric shocks. This means their
of their land and connected to basic services such as electricity, energy costs are higher but has other benefits.
sewerage and clean water. • The energy companies provide advice on appliances such as
• Self-help schemes mean that city authorities provide basic building refrigerators and light bulbs which are energy efficient.
materials (breeze blocks, cement, roofing tiles etc.) and tools to • They are also educated on reducing their energy consumption to cut
improve housing standards. their energy bills.
• Improving public services, especially primary schools, technical • In May 2010, it received its first health clinic. The government also
colleges and libraries. The aim is to give young people the skills they built a subsidised restaurant to boost the local economy.
need to escape low skilled, low paid informal employment and
escape the poverty cycle. Pacification
• Cable car system to connect favelas in the north of the city to the Pacification has taken place in the favelas. This aims to drive the gangs /
wealthy and commercial Ipanema district to transport 30,000 drugs out of the favelas. This enables the government to formalise and
people a day, allowing people in the favelas to get to work. legalise the favelas, but improving access to basic services such as
water and electricity.
Retrofitting NGOs (non-governmental organisations) have been able to enter the
Money is being spent on retrofitting houses to make them better and favelas since pacification to help improve social situations. For example,
safer. These include: waterproofing ceilings and walls, improving Solar have been working with young people to provide them with
electrical conditions, improving natural ventilation so less energy is training or skills, and working with young people to provide them an
needed to cool down houses, increasing the number of windrows to alternative to drugs and alcohol and crime.
increase ventilation.
Topic 6 – Dynamic Development
LIDC case study: Zambia
• Overview of their economic development
• Link to Rostow’s model
• Have the MDGs been achieved for this LIDC?
• How wider context has influenced their development
• Political, social and environmental
• Trade
• Impacts (benefits and problems) of TNC investment
• Advantages and disadvantages of aid or debt relief for development
• Advantages and disadvantages of one top-down and one bottom-up approach strategy
 Zambia The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
In 2000 world leaders agreed to these MDGs. They are…
A brief history… 1. Halve extreme poverty and and hunger
Is rich in minerals like copper but has never 2. Reduce child mortality
developed. It is landlocked and was a Britsh 3. Improve maternal health
colony in 1888 until 1964. With a
4. Achieve primary education everywhere
population of 14 million, 80% can read and
write and the gross national income is
$3,000. Zambia’s achievement of these was mixed. The number of HIV infections has
dropped, most children attend primary school but child mortality is still high and
Development over time…
• 1970 – the price of copper falls and Zambia has to many mothers still die in pregnancy/childbirth.
accept aid. • 90% of children attend primary school
• AIDS spreads across Zambia. • 10% of the populstion is affected by AIDS
• 1990 – debt it high. Food is expensive and there • 140 childen per thousand die under 5yrs old
are riots.
• 2000 – copper starts to rise again.
• 2006 – the IMF cancel Zambia’s debt.
• 2010 – Zambia develops new industries in Zambia’s reliance on a single commodity – Copper
tourism, farming and hydro electric power Zambia relies on the copper metal it has, it makes up 70% of its
through the Kariba Dam. international export. Between 1970-2000 the price of copper fell and
this put the economy into decline and Zambia went into debt. Since
Foreign investment 2000 the price has risen but Zambia wants to diversify its economy.
In 2012 Zambia started a project called ‘Why invest in China uses the most copper in the world and has therefore invested in
Zambia?’. The country has been a peaceful democracy Zambia. Over 500 Chinese companies invest in Zambia from mining to
since 1964, the economy has been growing since 2000, tourism to manufacturing. China has expanded the Kariba Dam, built
Zambia borders 8 countries and is part of the World 8,000km of new roads and there are 100,000 Chinese people now living
Trade Organisation (WTO) and 50% of its land is suitable and working in Zambia.
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for farming.
 Zambian Development Transnational companies in Zambia
Associated British Foods (ABF) bought Zambia Sugar in 2001.
Benefits of TNCs… Zambia sugar paid almost no tax in Zambia because profits
• Provide jobs and an income
were sent to ABF in the UK where tax rates are lower. Zambia,
• The company an workers pay taxes which
supports the government like other LIDCs needs taxes to pay for services like education
• Investment helps the country exploit its and healthcare, but it also wants to offer tax incentives to
natural resources encourage TNCs into the country.
Problems of TNCs…
• Large companies try to avoid paying tax Top down development – ‘The Kariba Bottom up development – ‘Room to
• Small companies can’t compete Dam’ Read’
• They pollute and damage the environment Advantages: power is vital for the Its aims: increase the years of schooling
copper industry, renewable form of for girls, increase girls self awareness
energy, fishing and tourism have and life skills, increase family and
Water Aid in Zambia developed around the Lake. community support for girls education.
Water Aid is needed because
Disadvantages: 57,000 local people Why target girls…higher drop out rate,
5.2m people don’t have access
were evicted from the land and moved girls are expected to do chores and
to clean water, 5,000 children to less fertile land, parents don’t value education for girls.
die every year from water Girls are pushed into early marriage.
bourne diseases. In one year The future…the dam could collapse Reading for success…school attendance
Water Aid provides 54,000 because of erosion. Mozambique would is poor and there are very few schools
people with safe water and be flooded within hours, ecosystemsa in Zambia’s countryside. Room to Read
42,000 people with improved and wildlife wold be lost and 3.5 million trais teachers to engage students,
sanitation. peoples lives would be at risk from children like Milmo travel 90mins to
flooding. school and he is learning to read, he
wants to become a teacher one day
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Topic 7 – UK in the 21st Century
This whole topic is the case study you need to learn.

UK involvement in the middle east

Aging population
Economic hubs in Cambridge and London

You have information on this in your revision notes

 Cambridge Science Park : An economic hub

General Information
Established 48 years ago by Trinity Effects
College Cambridge . Cambridge • Provides lots of jobs: Home to 6500
Science Park ,SE England comprises people at over 100 companies e.g. Abcam
150 acres, 1.7 million sq. ft of high • Traffic in / out of Cambridge increased
technology and laboratory buildings. by over 300% in last 45 years.
• Delays of 1-3 hours at peak times
• Positive multiplier effect : more jobs ,
disposable income , better quality of life
Causes
Silicon Fen attracts international
investment.
Location of Cambridge Science Park: Responses
. Linked to Cambridge university • 50 ,000 new homes need to be built
•Close to M11 • Private science park bus routes created
•High speed rail links close by, 1 Hour to relieve traffic congestion
to London from Cambridge. • More public transport has been put on.
•Close to Stansted Airport • Increase in bike routes
• Need to improve road and rail routes
 Global Significance, UK
General Information Effects
The UK has one of the highest The UK has a housing shortage, it is most
economies and population densities in significant in the South East. An ageing
Europe. 12% of the UK is now urban. population causes a stain on the publically
The UK’s population is 65 million and is funded NHS. A high dependency ratio
predicted to rise to 70 million by 2030. means we have more people not working
than working and taxes are therefore
high.
Causes
The UK has a high standard of living Responses
and life expectancy is 83 years. It’s London is celebrated as one of the most
population has boomed since the ethically diverse cities in the world. The
industrial revolution the British Empire UK has many economic hubs and London
and is still inclining gradually today due although not a mega city is a world city.
to net migration. The UKs media and The Tikka Masala is Britain's no.1 dish.
fashion has global connections.
UK in the Middle East Global conflict - UK role in Iraq War 2003
Positives Negatives
• The Iraqi army was • Hundreds of thousands
defeated in 6 weeks of Iraqi civilians were
• Saddam Hussain a killed.
brutal dictator was • Different groups in Iraq
captured, put on trial began fighting for
and executed by an Iraqi control leading to over
court. 10 years of conflict in
the country.
• British and American
soldiers had to remain
in Iraq to try and
stabalise the country as
well as many being
killed and severely
injured.
• The lack of a strong
government and anti-
American opinion
allowed ISIS to take
control of large parts of
Iraq.
Topic 8 – Resource Resilience
Case study of attempts to achieve food security in one country to include:
• Investigation of statistics relating to food consumption and availability over
time.
• The success of one attempt in helping achieve food security at a local scale
such as food banks, urban gardens and allotments.
• The effectiveness of one past and one present attempt to achieve food security
at a national scale such as global food trade, GM crops, ‘The Green Revolution’
and food production methods.
An attempt to achieve food security in Tanzania at a local scale
• Goat Aid in Babati Northern Tanzania
• Location – Babati District Northern Tanzania – 90% of population live in villages and depend upon agriculture
• Goat Aid Facts
• Example of bottom-up aid
• Farm Africa a NGO working with local people ask them about their needs
• Toggenburg goats chosen
• Goats produce 3 litres of milk a day
• Goats given on credit as Farm Africa believes that the villagers will look after them more if not free
• Advantages/positives
• More nutritious diet – cheese, butter, milk, crops
• Crops better yields due to using goat manure as a fertiliser
• Money from selling spare milk helps villagers improve their houses
• Can afford to send children to school so long term sustainability as children will earn more money as they will get better paid jobs in
tertiary sector
• Successful as income for farmers in Goat Aid scheme 3 times higher than those not in the scheme
• Criticisms of the scheme
• Goats require lots of water which is scarce
• Goats hooves and overgrazing damage land and lead to desertification
• Vet bills expensive if goats get ill
 A past attempt at a national scale to achieve food security
Tanzania-Canada Wheat Project (1967-93)
• Why was the project introduced?
• 1967 President of Tanzania argued that should grow own food
• Severe droughts in 1973 and 1974 made food security even more important
• Mid 70’s – 90% maize and 80% wheat was imported
• 1975 relied on emergency food aid for first time
• What was the Tanzania-Canada Wheat Project?
• Canada was asked to help as it was used to growing lots of wheat
• So it was an example of top-down development
• 1968-1993 Canada provided $95 million in aid
• Project covered 26 400 hectares in Hanang Province in northern Tanzania
• Canada provided seeds, training and machinery
• At first seeds and equipment was free but eventually Tanzania had to pay for them
• Why was the project seen as a success?
• Provided 60% of all Tanzania’s wheat
• Road, rail and electricity connections were improved
• Employed up to 400 people
• In 1992 drought Tanzania was only southern African country not to rely on food aid
• Why was the project seen as a failure?
• Forcing the Barabaig tribe off their land where they grazed their cattle so wheat could be grown caused conflict and was very controversial – project
threatened the livelihoods of 40 000 people
• Growing one crop reduced biodiversity and soil fertility decreased
• After harvesting heavy rain washed away top soil
• Most Tanzanians eat maize so low technology bottom-up maize production might have been a better project
• Evaluation of its effectiveness
• Who benefitted most from the project? Tanzania or Canada? Were their conditions of the aid given by Canada to Tanzania? Was top-down development
appropriate?
 A current attempt at a national scale of achieving food
security

Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT)

Project Fact File
•Started in 2010
•Aim is to improve farming in Tanzania in a growth corridor ( a region of economic growth)
•East to west strip of land across the width of Tanzania is very fertile
•Connected to port of Dar es Salaam by road and TAZARA railway
•Investment in infrastructure like roads, irrigation and railways by national and foreign governments and TNCs e.g. China has invested $39 million
in the TAZARA railway
•Will help food security by producing more food and earn money by exporting food to other countries
•Claim is that by 2030 project will create thousands of jobs and lift millions out of poverty
Early Successes
•Kilombero Plantation has had millions of dollars invested in it
•Tractors, irrigation and a rice mill have been provided
•Some farms have produced 8 times more rice
•Getting a better price for their rice as access to markets has improved
•4 developments near Morogoro also had successes – 2 tobacco factories been built providing a market for famers tobacco crops, sunflower
processing plant increased farm incomes and a factory making farm equipment has increased its output
Criticisms
•Most investment benefits TNCs/commercial farms
•Small landowners not been involved in decision making ( top-down)
•Nomadic (move around looking for best pasture) tribes lost land and access to water for animals
•Last 2 criticisms the same as those for the Tanzania-Canada wheat project so government has not learnt from their past mistakes
 Social Economic Environmental
Ethical Consumerism

This involves buying products that have a positive social, economic and environmental impact today, without compromising future generations.
• This is a global movement to give farmers a fairer price for their products.
Fairtrade • The profits benefit the community with schools and medical facilities.
• Involves using farming methods that protects rather than destroys environments.
• One-third of all food gets lost or wasted.
• Aim to eat locally sourced food to reduce waste through transport.
Food Waste
• Eating ‘ugly’ food despite it not being ‘ideal’ can prevent waste and save money.
• Prevents wasted energy for producing food and therefore reduces CO2 emissions.
Food Production
This involves producing as much food as possible in as small a space as possible. They often involve using machines and chemicals to gain as much produce as they can.

• Makes the most of the land and allows for higher yields. This can make growing food more productive and therefore cheaper to produce.
Intensive Farming
• Chemical fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides can pollute the environment and harm people, animals and insects.

• This involves the banned use of chemicals and ensuring animals are raised naturally.
Organic Methods
• This can lead to lower yields of 20% and products being more expensive.
Technological Developments
Through better understanding of science and improved technology, it is now possible to change the food we grow and protect and harvest the crops more effectively.
• Involves changing the DNA of foods to enhance their productivity and properties.
Genetically modified (GM)
• Crops can be better protected from disease and drought, but also made larger or include more health benefits.
• This is a method of growing plants without soil. Instead they use nutrient solution.
Hydroponics • Less water is needed and a reduced need for pesticides to be used.
• However, this method is very expensive so only used for high value crops.
Small Scale ‘Bottom Up’ Approaches
This involves a small scale production of food and relies on individuals and communities, rather than government or large organisations.

• This is an area of land that is divided into plots and rented to individuals to grow their own fruit and vegetables.
Allotments
• Allows people in urban areas to produce their own cheap & healthily food close to home.

• This involves people growing their own food and changing their eating habits.
Permaculture
• This can create more natural ecosystems and fewer resources are required.
 Food Security in the UK
Food Availability in the UK Food consumption in the UK
The UK population is around 65 million and enjoys a high level of Average daily calorie intake in the UK has decreased from 2600 in
food security. 1960 to 2150 by 2000.
• The UK produces 68% of its own food but this is steadily Reasons for this decrease includes:
decreasing. • More people being more active in the past and having physical
• The UK has to import the rest, especially seasonal food such as jobs.
fruit and vegetables. • More awareness of having a good diet and problems
• Food production in the UK has increased by intensifying surrounding obesity.
agriculture. • The price of food has increased.
Success in securing local food security
Food Banks
• This is food that is donated by the public.
• They help people with a sudden loss of income.
• It is estimated that 1 million people rely on food banks for their
own food security.
Urban Gardens
• These are large projects where groups work together to grow
food and promote healthy living.
• This can involve planting crops in urban environments such as
roundabouts.
Effectiveness of pasts attempt at food security Effectiveness of present attempts at food security
Intensification of farming from 1940s to the 1980s attempted to Recently the UK has been promoting sustainable intensification,
increase production by; involving food security and supporting the environment.
• Higher yields of crops and animals • New technology such as hydroponics help a range of foods to
• Monoculture by growing one crop in a large area. be grown all year round.
• Irrigation with better groundwater pumping. • However, this method is expensive for producer and consumer.
• Chemicals with improved fertilisers and pesticides.
• Mechanisation for sowing and harvesting.