Case Studies Flashcards
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Cumbria flooding
When?
Why?
Facts
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2009 Prolonged period of heavy rain Built on floodplain Silt build up 500 had to spend night in shelters or with relatives 1 police officer died 18 schools shut £276million damage 1 in 1000 year flood
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Q
Three gorges dam
Where?
When?
Facts
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Yangtze River, China Completed 2012 Displaced 1.3 million people Increased risk of landslides Creates same power as 20 nuclear power stations Dangerous if it malfunctions 360 million live within watershed
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Q
Pakistan
When?
Why?
Facts
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Annually (2010) Deforestation Climate change effected monsoon season 274mm rain fell in 24 hours 20 million injured or homeless 11,000 schools damaged £10 billion of damage 1.2 million livestock lost Diseases spread
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Q
Gambia youthful population
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Youth dependency ratio: 88.4% BR: 31.75 GDP: 2,000$ 1 in 10 die before age 5 1 in 4 women can't read or write 1 in 3 10-14 are working Contraception Developing Health care Poor standard of living
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Q
Resources (2 theories)
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Malthus and Boserup Malthus pessimistic (famine helps population management)
Boserup optimistic (improve agriculture and productivity to feed more mouths)
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Cornwall rural area
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Fastest growing population in uk
Increased 30% 1971-2010
High inward migration (retirees)
50% of children in Cornish schools weren’t born there
Ghost town
No motorways
One airport
Less primary employment
Employment relies on tourism
25% of Cornwalls pop rely on tourism for employment
Young people move away, can’t afford housing
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Ageing population Japan
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Raising retirement age to 70
Dependant population
