Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE

Sorry, forgot to mention that that is not accurate at all, because full UMS is well below full marks for the paper so in reality you can get below that and still get an A :smile:

So 62 to get an A overall? Thats great :smile:

I don't care if i have to scrape it, just want an A.
Thank you very much :biggrin:

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 61

Dandaman9999

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Original post by bookworm786

So 62 to get an A overall? Thats great :smile:

I don't care if i have to scrape it, just want an A.
Thank you very much :biggrin:

Yep, but could/should be lower :smile:

anytime!

Reply 62

serenarosexxx

Could anyone post there case study for Hurricane Katrina as i have lost mine, would be great help :smile:

xx

Reply 63

serenarosexxx

Original post by ColdKant

Every school does different case studies..
However the most common ones include: Hurricane Katrina, one child policy, Mexico to USA or Poland to the UK, Palm oil, cyclone Nargis etc

Does anyone have the Cyclone Nargis one? :smile:

Reply 64

serenarosexxx

Original post by serenarosexxx

Does anyone have the Cyclone Nargis one? :smile:

Katrina i mean x

Reply 65

bookworm786

Original post by Dandaman9999

Yep, but could/should be lower :smile:

anytime!

Hopefully

Reply 66

ColdKant

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Original post by serenarosexxx

Does anyone have the Cyclone Nargis one? :smile:

I'll attempt to write it from memory...

Location: Cyclone Nargis - Burma, Irrawaddy delta 2nd May 2008

Primary effects -
95% of all building destroyed in the Irrawaddy Delta
140,000 people killed
1700 schools closed
200,00 farm animals killed
40% of food stores destroyed
Coastal habitats i.e. mangrove forest damaged
Secondary effects -
Sewage contaminated rice fields causing damage and
economical damage
2.5million people left homeless
4 million people lost there livelihoods
over 70% without access to clean water
$4 billion dollars damage

How human activities impacted the effects of this hazard?
Indian Thai weather agencies warned the Burmese government that cyclone Nargis was likely to hit however the Burmese government reported there was little or no risk, increasing the number of people killed as people were not evacuated in time.

What was the response? how was it managed?
No emergency of evacuation plans in place
Burmese government refused aid initially as it would be a sign of weakness
Aid workers were only allowed inside 3 weeks after the initial disaster
32 tonnes of aid came from India including medicine, blankets, water etc
Aid was mostly only kept in cities maximising the damage to rural areas
Only 1 in 10 people received aid a week after the cyclone struck
Burmese army harassed volunteers :smile:

I didn't say how the cyclone happened but you should just know that
as it's independent from the case study also :biggrin:

Reply 67

bookworm786

Original post by serenarosexxx

Could anyone post there case study for Hurricane Katrina as i have lost mine, would be great help :smile:

xx

Here you go :smile:

Hurrican Katrina.pdf367.4KB

Reply 68

bookworm786

Cold Kant's was much better lol

Reply 69

serenarosexxx

Original post by bookworm786

Here you go :smile:

thank you so much what earthquakes did you do? freaking out lost my book with all case studies xx

Reply 70

Dandaman9999

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Does anybody know the case study for Aid in an LEDC please :redface:

Or anything similar I can use for economic development? Thanks very much

Reply 71

serenarosexxx

Original post by ColdKant

I'll attempt to write it from memory...

Location: Cyclone Nargis - Burma, Irrawaddy delta 2nd May 2008

Primary effects -
95% of all building destroyed in the Irrawaddy Delta
140,000 people killed
1700 schools closed
200,00 farm animals killed
40% of food stores destroyed
Coastal habitats i.e. mangrove forest damaged
Secondary effects -
Sewage contaminated rice fields causing damage and
economical damage
2.5million people left homeless
4 million people lost there livelihoods
over 70% without access to clean water
$4 billion dollars damage

How human activities impacted the effects of this hazard?
Indian Thai weather agencies warned the Burmese government that cyclone Nargis was likely to hit however the Burmese government reported there was little or no risk, increasing the number of people killed as people were not evacuated in time.

What was the response? how was it managed?
No emergency of evacuation plans in place
Burmese government refused aid initially as it would be a sign of weakness
Aid workers were only allowed inside 3 weeks after the initial disaster
32 tonnes of aid came from India including medicine, blankets, water etc
Aid was mostly only kept in cities maximising the damage to rural areas
Only 1 in 10 people received aid a week after the cyclone struck
Burmese army harassed volunteers :smile:

I didn't say how the cyclone happened but you should just know that
as it's independent from the case study also :biggrin:

thank you so much what earthquakes did you do? xx

Reply 72

serenarosexxx

Original post by Dandaman9999

Does anybody know the case study for Aid in an LEDC please :redface:

Or anything similar I can use for economic development? Thanks very much

yes i have FARM -AFRICA xx

Reply 73

bookworm786

Original post by serenarosexxx

thank you so much what earthquakes did you do? freaking out lost my book with all case studies xx

I basically have one tectonic hazard in a LEDC ( Nevada Del Ruz), one in an MEDC (San Francisco Earthquake), and then a extreme weather event (Katrina) and finally Drought in Kenya. My case studies are all one of everything.

Reply 74

bookworm786

Original post by serenarosexxx

yes i have FARM -AFRICA xx

Goat Aid and Computer Aid in Africa mainly, but it is all over the world too

Reply 75

Jamsebob

OP

Original post by serenarosexxx

thank you so much what earthquakes did you do? xx

Will these do:
LEDC Tectonic Hazards – Haiti Earthquake

Causes:
Haiti is north of Caribbean Plate, on a transform plate with the North American Plate.
The North American Plate is moving west.
The movement is not smooth so friction and pressure builds up which is eventually released in an earthquake.

7.0 magnitude, 13km deep, 16km SW of Port-au-Prince

Effects:
Roughly 230,000 people dead
1.5 million left homeless
Infrastructure such as roads and bridges destroyed
$10 billion of damage caused

Why so bad?
Shallow focus so violent shaking
earthquake struck most densely populated part of the country
The buildings in Port-au-Prince were in poor condition (lots of slums) and weren't designed to be earthquake resistant
Aid took a long time to arrive – up to 48 hours due to airport problems

Short Term Response:
People rescued by survivors using only their hands
Government appealed to the world for help
USA sent 10,000 troops
Aid distributed by charities like Oxfam

Long Term Response:
Rebuilding capital away from plate boundary
Help requested to build stronger new homes from MEDCs
New EQ proof buildings to be built
Foreign help to monitor and educate

MEDC Tectonic Hazard – Japanese Earthquake

Causes:
Japan is on a destructive plate margin between the:
The Pacific plate, which is an oceanic plate, more dense and heavier
The Eurasian Plate which is a continental plate, less dense and lighter

The Pacific plate sub-ducts under the Eurasian Plate.
This process is not smooth so friction causes plate to stick therefore pressure builds up and is released as an Earthquake.

Effects:
Death Toll – approx 18,000
thousands of 'Japan earthquake orphans'
530,000 people displaced because more than 50,000 homes were damaged
losses estimated at $150 billion

Why so bad?
Shallow focus so violent shaking
9.0 magnitude
Epicentre was on sea bed so it caused a tsunami
Tsunami walls weren't high enough to stop the 10metre high tsunami

Responses:
Relief organisations handing out bottled water
Tsunami warning within 10 minutes of the Earthquake
91 countries offered aid including blankets, food, search dogs and military transport
Task force set up to assess physical and financial damages

Reply 76

Jamsebob

OP

And this is my aid case study:
Aid project in an LEDC – Water Aid in Mali

Mali is in West Africa
Water Aid started working in Mali in 2000

Why is water a problem?

Natural environment – Low rainfall levels
Desertification – 65% of the country is desert
50% of the country does not have access to safe water supplies
Water industry is privatised and fails to supply to all of Mali

Outline of project?

Financed the construction of a sustainable water network
Trained local people to manage and sustain the network
Trained people to raise money to keep the network working
Educated the local community about clean water and sanitation

Outcomes

Helped 60,000 gain access to water and sanitation
Local centres selling spare parts have been set up to allow DIY repair
Influenced national policies, raising the water and sanitation sector
Local children and women can get educated instead of collecting water

Why sustainable?

Small scale
Trains local people up so they can keep the project running
Education is a key part of it
Uses appropriate technology

Reply 77

Jamsebob

OP

Looking at the mark scheme you are limited to 7 marks if you can't remember specifics - so that's only 3 marks on the whole paper!
"Full level 3 needs three developed ideas plus relevant place-specific detail of the example, (such as place name, number of deaths). If no relevant place-specific detail limit to 7 marks."

Reply 78

Dandaman9999

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Original post by serenarosexxx

yes i have FARM -AFRICA xx

Oh right, can you please post it :smile:

Reply 79

Zeionic

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Original post by Dandaman9999

The SDME was on rivers and coasts and how to manage floods, etc... It 100% won't come up in the exam, we haven't even been taught anything about rivers or coasts :smile:

Maybe im doing a different one from you ^_^, mine ( Higher ) was about ageing popilation so im 100% saw population and settlement wont come in :tongue:

Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE

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