GCSE OCR B Case study exam Questions
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This document provides sample case study questions for different topics in geography. The questions are worth 8 marks each and require students to: 1) Name a specific river, coastal area, example of a climatic or tectonic hazard, aid project, economic activity, or multi-national company. 2) Describe key features of the named location or event, including landforms, impacts, management methods, economic influences, or environmental effects. 3) Explain concepts in detail using multiple examples and diagrams. Sustainability, success of methods, and future influences must be considered for some questions.
GCSE OCR B Case study exam Questions
- 1. Case study questions – Higher Paper REMEMBER THESE QUESTIONS ARE WORTH 8 MARKS EACH PLUS 3 MARKS FOR SPaG! RIVERS Place/Example Key ideas/content SAMs Case Study – Flooding in an MEDC Name a river in an MEDC which has been affected by flooding. Describe the effects of flooding. What is being done to reduce the impacts of flooding? 2010 CASE STUDY: River valley and landforms Name of river valley you have studied: Describe one or more landforms which are found in this river valley. Explain how they have been formed. Use a labelled diagram or series of diagrams in your answer. Include at least three different ideas, with detail. 2011 CASE STUDY: River flooding Name a river where flooding is managed: Describe how the flooding is managed and explain how sustainable these methods are. Include at least three developed ideas. 2012 CASE STUDY: Riverlandforms and processes Name of river valley you have studied. Describe one landform which is found in this river valley and explain how it was formed. You may use a labelled diagram(s).Include at least three developed ideas. COASTS SAMs Case Study – Coastal management Name an area of coastline. Describe how the coastline is protected from erosion. To what extent are these protectionmethods sustainable? 2010 CASE STUDY: Coastal area and landforms Name of coastal area you have studied: Describe one or more landforms which are found in this coastal area. Explain how they havebeen formed. Use a labelled diagram or series of diagrams in your answer. Include at least three different ideas, with detail. 2011 CASE STUDY: Coastline management Name an area of coastline where management has taken place. Describe how the coastline has been managed and explain how sustainable these methodsare. Include at least three developed ideas. 2012 CASE STUDY: a coastal area and its landforms Name a coastal area you have studied. Describe one landform which is found in this coastal area and explain how it was formed. You may use a labelled diagram(s).Include at least three developed ideas.
- 2. CLIMATIC HAZARDS Place/Example Key ideas/content SAMs Case Study – Climatic Hazards Name a type of climatic hazard and the location where it took place. Explain the natural processes which caused this event and how human activities affected the impact of the natural hazard. 2011 CASE STUDY: Climatic hazard in an LEDC Name and locate an example of a climatic hazard in an LEDC. Explain the natural processes causing the hazard and describe its impact on people in the area. Include at least three developed ideas. 2012 CASE STUDY: an example of a climatic hazard in an MEDC Name the MEDC and state the type of climatic hazard. Explain the methods used to protect people and property from this climatic hazard and explain how sustainable these methods are. Include at least three developed ideas. TECTONIC HAZARDS SAMs Case Study – tectonic natural hazard. Identify a type of tectonic hazard. Describe methods used to respond to the hazard. How successful are these response methods? Refer to specific event(s). 2011 CASE STUDY: Tectonic hazard event in an LEDC Name and locate an example of a tectonic hazard event in an LEDC. Describe the effects of the hazard and explain how successful attempts have been to reducethe effects. Include at least three developed ideas. 2012 CASE STUDY: an example of a tectonic hazard event in an MEDC Name the MEDC and stare the type oftectonic hazard event. Explain the natural processes which caused the tectonic hazard event and describe people were able to reduce the impact of the hazard. Include at least three developed ideas. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SAMs Case Study: An Aid project in an LEDC. Name and locate an aid project Describe the main features of the project. Explain how the project is sustainable. 2010 CASE STUDY: Multi-national companies Name a multi-national company you have studied and a country where it is located. Explain how the multi-national company affects local people and the overall economy of thecountry.Include at least three different ideas, with detail. 2012 Case Study: An aid project in an LEDC. Name the LEDC and aid project Describe the main features of the aid project and explain how sustainablethe project is. Include at least three developed ideas.
- 3. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Place/Example Key ideas/content SAMs Case Study: The effects of economic development. Name and locate an economic activity How has the economic activity affected the natural environment? What has been done to minimise damage to the environment? 2010 CASE STUDY: An economic activity in an LEDC Name and locate an example of an economic activity you have studied in an LEDC. Explain why this economic activity is located in this LEDC. What factors might influencedecisions about whether the named economic activity remains at this location in the future?Include at least three different ideas, with detail. 2012 CASE STUDY: a multi-national company Name a multi-national company and one country where it operates. Explain how the multi-national company affects local people and the economy of that country.Include at least three different ideas, with detail.