The following case studies have been listed so that you can either research them yourself, or, if you have already studied them in class, you know which topic area to apply them to.
| Case Study | Topic Area |
|---|---|
| Population | |
| China | Strict government birth control |
| Caribbeans / Asians into UK | International Migration |
| Turks to W. Germany | International Migration |
| Mexicans to USA | International Migration |
| North to South UK | Internal Migration |
| Settlement | |
| Your local area | Site and situation of settlements |
| Rio de Janeiro | Shanty towns |
| Sao Paulo | Problems in developing cities |
| Japanese cities | Problems in developed cities |
| Glasgow | Changes in a city |
| Brasilia | New Town in the developing world |
| London | Urban Redevelopment |
| Agriculture | |
| Netherlands | Overcoming physical problems / Capital intensive farming |
| Cheshire Plain | Diversification on a farm |
| Amazon Rainforest | Shifting cultivation / Influence of physical factors |
| Sahel | Desertification – the causes, consequences, solutions |
| Dust Bowl USA | Soil erosion |
| Industry | |
| South Wales | Coal: Primary Industry (raw material location) and Steel: Secondary Industry (changing location factors) and Industrial region in MEDC / Importance of transport |
| “M4 Corridor” | Industrial region in MEDC / Importance of transport |
| Nike | Worldwide location of Trans-national Company |
| Ford | Worldwide / European location of Trans-national Company |
| Textiles in India | Industrial region in LEDC / Change over time |
| South Eastern Brazil | Industrial region in LEDC / Importance of transport, market |
| Landscapes | |
| Lynmouth Flood | Causes and effects |
| Mississippi | Features of lower course of river / River flooding |
| River Nile – Aswan Dam | River management to reduce flooding / drought and Multipurpose scheme / Importance of irrigation |
| Courmayeur, Italy | Use of glacial valley for tourism |
| Dorset Coast, S. England | Erosional features in hard chalk and limestone |
| Yorkshire Coast, E. England | Flamborough Head to Spurn Point |
| Netherlands (MEDC) | Causes / effects / prevention of coastal flooding |
| Bangladesh (LEDC) | Causes / effects of coastal flooding and Hurricanes / Means of preventing loss of life |
| Climate, Weather, and Water | |
| Sahara | Tropical Desert |
| Manaus / Amazon | Equatorial Climate |
| Nigeria | Savanna / continental interior |