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GCSE Geography Case Studies
Managing Economic Development 
1.Contrasting Levels of Development
Effects of different levels of economic development on the quality of lifein: MEDC ……………………LEDC ……………………….NIC ………… eg BrazilThree Gorges Dam, ChinaSustainable development projects, eg Liana Project, Brazil, or Tools forSelf Reliance, Africa (briefer notes needed)Industrial change in Teesside
2.Depletion of Resources
Deforestation in BrazilCoal mining in South Wales
3.Managing Economic Development
Bhopal, India, 1984Chernobyl, Ukraine, 1986Cubatao, BrazilKyoto Protocol and Bali conference of 2007Oil spill (we did Prestige but you could do a different one) 
4.Tourism and Development
Changes in tourism patterns over time in the UKConsequences of growth or decline of tourism in one area – we did coastaland safari tourism in Kenya (growth) and Mediterranean tourism, Spain (decline)Nepal (sustainable tourism)Ecotourism e.g. in the Amazon rainforest
Managing the Physical Environment 
5.Unstable plate margins
Kobe earthquake, 1995Pakistan (Kashmir) earthquake, 2005Asian tsunami, 2004Mt St Helens, 1980Soufriere Hills, Montserrat, 1997 or Pinatubo, Indonesia 1991
6.Weather Hazards
Hurricane Mitch, 1998Hurricane Katrina, USA 2005
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