GCSE Revision

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GCSE Revision

• Case Studies in Paper 2
• Human Geography

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Paper 2

• Economic Activities and their consequences
• The influence of economic and social change on
  urban development
• Global citizenship and interdependence

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Economic Activities and their Consequences

• Primary Industry Felen Rhyd Fach Farm and
  Merthyr Farm
• Secondary Industry South Wales decline in
  manufacturing
• Tertiary Industry Cardiff hierarchy and retail
• Quaternary Industry Sony

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The Influence of Economic and Social Change on
Urban Development

• Urban land use patterns Cardiff
• Consequences of urban change Cardiff Bay
• Transport issues Sheffield
• Changes in rural areas Cowbridge and the Vale
• Land use models Cardiff and Sao Paulo
• Internal inequalities Brazil

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Global citizenship and interdependence

• Migration Turks to Germany
• Trade Patterns between MEDCs and LEDCs
  Maquiladora Mexico
• Transnational Companies (TNCs) - Ford

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Case Studies

• You should be able to demonstrate the following
  for each case study
• Sketch map or annotated diagram
• Cause or problem of the issue/process
• Effect of the issue/process
• Consequence or solution of the issue/process

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Case Studies

• Causes, effects, consequences and solutions can
  all be categorised using the following factors
• Economic
• Trade, money, wealth
• Environmental
• Natural surroundings
• Demographic
• Population structure
• Political
• Governmental impact
• Physical
• Landscape
• Social
• Cultural, way of life

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Case Study 1 Felen Rhyd Fach Farm

• Features of the farm relief and climate
• Main farming activity land use
• Physical problems that face the farm Threat of
  disease Steep slopes Precipitation
• Human problems that face the farm Rural
  depopulation
• Solutions to problems Diversification
• Influence of Government and EU

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Case Study 2 Merthyr Farm

• Features of the farm relief and climate
• Main farming activity land use
• Merthyr Farms inputs
• Merthyr Farm outputs
• Difficulties facing the farm
• Diversification

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Case Study 3 South Wales decline and change in
Industry

• Industrial development of the region due to raw
  materials, location and market
• Multiplier effect employment, industry,
  development
• Industrial decline of the region due to
  competition, lack of resources, decrease in
  demand for products
• Demultiplier effect unemployment, loss of
  industry
• Economic, environmental and social consequences
• Some positive, many negative effects

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Case Study 4 Cardiff hierarchy and retail

• CBD shopping area Cardiff (Queen St.)
• Location
• Land use and type of shopping
• Decline of shopping in CBD areas
• Solutions pedestrianisation, security,
  accessibility, public transport

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Case Study 4 Cardiff hierarchy and retail

• Out of town shopping area MacArthur Glen
• Location
• Land use and type of shopping
• Increase in out of town location increased car
  ownership, shopping hours, accessibility

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Case Study 5 Quaternary Industry - Sony

• Increase in quaternary (high tech) industry
  decline in manufacturing
• Location
• Nature of industry
• Investment in UK Government and EU
• Investment in Wales National Assembly, WDA
• Consequences positive and negative

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Case Study 6 Urban Land Use Patterns in Cardiff

• Urban land use models Burgess and Hoyt
• Land use zones CBD, Inner City, Zone of
  Transition, Residential zones (low, medium and
  high quality housing)
• Relate to Cardiff concentric zones or wedges?
• Refer to coursework notes

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Case Study 7 Consequences of urban change
Cardiff Bay

• Decline of inner city housing and industry
• Redevelopment of old industrial areas
• Attractions of Cardiff Bay
• Impact of Cardiff Bay economically,
  environmentally, socially etc.
• Positive and negative impacts

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Case Study 8 Transport Issues in Sheffield

• Problems of increased traffic in urban areas
  economically, socially, environmentally etc.
• Solutions cycle tracks, park and ride, public
  transport
• Sheffield Supertram
• Positive and negative impacts

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Case Study 9 Changes in rural areas Cowbridge
and the Vale

• Pre Industrial Revolution rural areas
• Post Industrial Revolution decline of rural
  areas
• Consequences of rural decline
• Post Technological Revolution increase in
  suburbanisation
• Increase in counterurbanisation
• Consequences in urban and rural areas
• Negative and positive impacts economically,
  socially, environmentally etc.

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Case Study 10 Land use models Cardiff and Sao
Paulo

• MEDC land use models Burgess and Hoyt
• LEDC land use models
• Rapid urbanisation push and pull factors
• Problems of rapid urbanisation shanty town
  developments (social, economic, environmental)
• Solutions political, environmental, social etc.

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Case Study 11 Internal Inequalities in Brazil

• Uneven distribution of wealth and industrial
  development
• Causes of inequality at the core and periphery
• Consequences of inequality economically,
  environmentally, socially etc.
• Solutions to inequality economically,
  environmentally, socially

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Case Study 12 Migration of Turks to Germany

• Push and pull factors
• Type of migration permanent or temporary,
  voluntary or forced
• Positive and negative impacts on Turkey and
  Germany
• Economic, social, environmental consequences of
  migration

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Case Study 13 Trade Patterns between MEDCs and
LEDCs Maquiladora Mexico

• Trade patterns between MEDCs and LEDCs
• Causes of inequality between MEDCs and LEDCs
• Impact of trade between Mexico and USA
• Consequences of trade between Mexico and USA

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Case Study 14 Transnational companies - Ford

• Increasing globalisation of companies
• Advantages and disadvantages of TNCs
• Growth and success of Ford
• Impact of Ford economically, environmentally,
  socially etc.