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  1. bookworm786's Avatar
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (Original post by Dandaman9999)
    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
    So 62 to get an A overall? Thats great I don't care if i have to scrape it, just want an A.
    Thank you very much
    Last edited by bookworm786; 17-06-2012 at 14:37.
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (Original post by bookworm786)
    So 62 to get an A overall? Thats great I don't care if i have to scrape it, just want an A.
    Thank you very much
    Yep, but could/should be lower anytime!
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    Could anyone post there case study for Hurricane Katrina as i have lost mine, would be great help xx
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (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?
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (Original post by serenarosexxx)
    Does anyone have the Cyclone Nargis one?
    Katrina i mean x
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (Original post by Dandaman9999)
    Yep, but could/should be lower anytime!
    Hopefully
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (Original post by serenarosexxx)
    Does anyone have the Cyclone Nargis one?
    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

    I didn't say how the cyclone happened but you should just know that
    as it's independent from the case study also
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (Original post by serenarosexxx)
    Could anyone post there case study for Hurricane Katrina as i have lost mine, would be great help xx
    Here you go
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    Cold Kant's was much better lol
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (Original post by bookworm786)
    Here you go
    thank you so much what earthquakes did you do? freaking out lost my book with all case studies xx
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    Does anybody know the case study for Aid in an LEDC please Or anything similar I can use for economic development? Thanks very much
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (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

    I didn't say how the cyclone happened but you should just know that
    as it's independent from the case study also
    thank you so much what earthquakes did you do? xx
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (Original post by Dandaman9999)
    Does anybody know the case study for Aid in an LEDC please Or anything similar I can use for economic development? Thanks very much
    yes i have FARM -AFRICA xx
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (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.
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
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    yes i have FARM -AFRICA xx
    Goat Aid and Computer Aid in Africa mainly, but it is all over the world too
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (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
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    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
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    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."
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (Original post by serenarosexxx)
    yes i have FARM -AFRICA xx
    Oh right, can you please post it
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    Re: Geography OCR B 18th June GCSE
    (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

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