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IGCSE Geography – Case Study (7-mark) list 2020-2022

Unit 1 – Population & Settlement

1.1 – Population
Case Study What we used Notes Check that
I have it
A country which is Bangladesh Infographic
over-populated

A country which is Australia Infographic

under-populated

A pro-natalist policy China Infographic task

A country with a high China Links to the One Child Policy in China.
level of natural OCP has slowed it but it remains fast.
population growth
A country with a low France We covered this when we looked at
rate of population population pyramids. Any country with a
growth (or decline) low fertility rate, more gender equal
society, ageing population etc. will fit into
this category.
Impact of HIV & AIDS Botswana Population pyramid analysis &
Will not be a 7-mark worksheet
question.

An International Mexico to the Make sure you are up to date with

Migration USA developments on the border wall /
Trump since we learnt about this.
An Internal Migration Within Brazil The north-east of Brazil to cities such as
Rio de Janeiro. Should Margarita stay or
go?

A country with a high The Gambia Podcast and work pack.

dependent population

A densely populated Hong Kong / Photo analysis task.

country Singapore

A sparsely population Australia Ensure you have the population per KM2
country and the reasons why it is sparsely
populated (climate, accessibility, wildlife
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& underground town – Coober Pedy.

1.2 – Settlement
Case Study What we used Notes Check that I have it
Settlement & Service Toulouse A3 sheet and
Provision in an area hierarchy of
settlement worksheet

Problems of urban Toulouse (congestion Airbus schemes to

areas, their causes & urban sprawl) reduce congestion
and solutions booklet and questions
Rio – Shanty towns
and schemes to A3 double sided sheet
improve lives of part completed by me.
residents
A rapidly growing Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Ross Kemp on Gangs
urban area in a video.
developing country
and migration to it Should Margarita stay
or go?

A3 double sided sheet

part completed by me.

Unit 2 – Natural Environments

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2.1 – Earthquakes & Volcanoes

Case Study What we used Notes Check that I have it
An earthquake Japan 2011 Triple disaster case
study

A volcano Nevado del Ruiz 1985 Eruption and fatal

lahar flow

2.2 - Rivers
River Features River Garonne Upper, Middle &
Lower Course – 3 x A3
sheets

River Flooding Bareges Flood Event Interactive study using

2013 Mr Podbury video /
tasks

River Opportunities River Nile – Africa A3 notes sheet

2.3 Coasts
Coastal Opportunities Sitges (Spain). Sheet completed by
Mr Podbury

Coastal Management Sitges (Spain) Sheet completed by

& protection Mr Podbury

Coastal Hazards Tropical Storm (see

case study below in
weather).

2.4 Weather
Tropical Storms Hurricane Matthew Case study
Impacted Haiti (LEDC) worksheets
and USA (MEDC)

2.5 – Climate & Vegetation

An area of rainforest Brazil Amazon Rainforest –
see revision notes

An area of desert & The Sahel / Sahara The Sahara Desert /

drought Sahel – see revision
notes
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Unit 3 – Economic Development

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3.1 – Economic Development

Case Study What we used Notes Check that I have it
A transnational Airbus Worksheets (note, not
corporation and its the A380 production
global links tasks)

3.2 – Food Production

A farm or agricultural Subsistence Farming A3 sheet
system in India

Fairoaks Commercial Worksheet

Farm - USA
A country of region Horn of Africa Tasks based on
suffering from food website.
shortage
Food Aid charity
(WFP)
3.3 – Industry
An industrial zone or a Airbus & A380 A3 mapping task &
factory manufacture inputs, processes,
outputs.
Future high-tech
industry
3.4 – Tourism
An area where Bali, Asia. Self-study work pack
tourism is important set over the last half
term.

3.5 – Energy
Energy supply in a HEP – China Worksheets from
country or an area geographypods
Thermal – UK

Nuclear – France

3.6 – Water Supply

Water supply in a Global Trends Background work
country or an area from geographypods

Case study – Tanzania Specific case study

(Africa). sheet
3.7 – Environmental Risks
An area where The most polluted city Worksheet from
economic on earth & the coal geographypods
development is taking industry.
place causing the
environment to be at Linfen in Shanxi Worksheet from
risk Province, China geographypods.
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Resource conservation Clothes re use