Geography Paper 1 Case Studies

Deaths caused by Hurricane Katrina

Category ___ when it hit New Orleans

The defence system failed. Old ___ system that had not been maintained

Failed ___ stations

___ failed: highway jammed and public transport was not used

Improvements since: ___ pumping stations made foolproof

___km of levees made higher and stronger

The ___ ___ flood barrier constructed to protect New Orleans (cost $14bn)

Deaths caused by Typhoon Haiyan

Category

Phillipines were assisted in tracking the typhoon with data from ___

People in Samar and Leyte were ___

The ___ sent in planes and helicopters

Roads were blocked, airports were damaged. No ___ so evacuation could only happen in daylight hours

Relief efforts in ___ meant other areas were neglected

Haiti Earthquake magnitude

North American/Caribbean plates: ___ plate margin

Deaths

Homeless (millions)

Percentage of government buildings destroyed/damaged

Percentage of people who lost jobs

___ industry was severely affected

Bodies piled high in the streets led to ___ outbreaks

Aid given by USA (million dollars)

Aid given by EU (million dollars)

People placed in aid camps

Tens of thousands were still ___ after one year

Temporary schools were set up in ___ ___ and teachers were trained

___ ___ were slow due to poor planning, management and access

Tohoku Earthquake magnitude

Eurasian plate subducted by Pacific plate: ___ boundary

Focus ___ miles deep

Dead

Injured

Houses left without electricity (millions)

___ in Tokyo led to 1046 damaged buildings

___ with waves up to 40m high as secondary impact

7 nuclear reactors at ___ power station went into meltdown

___km evacuation zone around ^^

Number of rescue workers mobilised

Policy made in 2011 to rebuild with a __trillion yen budget

By early ___, all debris had been cleared

India: in South Asia. Borders China, Pakistan, Nepal. On ___ Ocean.

___ industry makes 1600 Hindi language films a year

Majority religion

1990 GDP (billion dollars)

2020 GDP (trillion dollars)

1990-2020: Tertiary sector grew by __ %

Quaternary sector today

Annual imports (billion dollars)

Annual exports (billion dollars)

Received __ billion dollars FDI in 2012

Emerging countries like India have seen very rapid economic change due to ___

Transport technology: ___ made global trade easier and cheaper. Internet technology did the same for communication

TNCs lead ___ of manufacturing services to emerging countries

Government policy: setting up ___ ___ zones and investing in infrastructure to attracts TNCs

Population increase since 1990 (%)

Improved medical technology and health education lower ___ ___

Rising prosperity starts to lower ___

Better living standards and healthcare increase ___ ___

Pollution in Delhi lowers life expectancy by ___ years

Around __% of India's rivers are polluted

Effects of geography on international politics

Is a ___ country so has regional significance

Gone from being an aid ___ to an aid ___ to countries like Sri Lanka and Bhutan

Wants permanent seat on ___ ___ ___ and more influence in the World Bank

Mumbai: One of the deepest ___ ___ in the world

Started off ___ along the narrow peninsula but ran out of space

Navi Mumbai was developed on the mainland from

1990 population (million)

2013

2015 GDP (billion $)

Percentage who work in informal sector

Percentage who live in slums

Number of national migrants who arrive daily (90% from rural areas)

Poor water supply: many take water from rivers and streams which are often polluted and carry ___

Most work in the informal sector where pay is low and unreliable. ___ ___ are often poor

No ___ or security if people get ill or can' twork

Slums developed close to the city centre: poorest people can't afford to travel for work. Biggest slum in Asia (in Mumbai) is ___

Causes ___ difficulties as the slums are on valuable land

Middle class lives in suburbs and ___ to work

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

___ ___ project: was supposed to lower congestion but isn't really used much except for by tourists

___ ___ ___ project changed a huge pile of rubbish into a hill and collects the methane to burn as biofuel

___ community toilets make life in slums better by installing sanitation

___ microfinance gives loans to small business

Bihar GDP per capita

Goa GDP per capita

Bihar Life expectancy

Goa life expectancy

Bihar literacy %

Goa literacy %