Theme 2

Question 1

A case study of one ecosystem: processes, benefits for people, impact of human activity and management

Answer 1

• Amazon rainforest~ Brazil 
• artic ecosystem 
KEYWORDS 
- nutrient cycle 
- water cycle 
- adaptations 
- interdependence 
- characteristics 
- species 
- sustainability 
- deforestation 
- afforestation 
- shifting cultivation 
- slash and burn

Question 2

A case study of an area suffering from desertification: causes, effects and management

Answer 2

• Sahel region of Africa 
KEYWORDS 
- over cultivation 
- over gazing 
- drought 
- increased population 
- fire 
- soil erosion 
- deforestation 
- bunds 
- desert

Question 3

A case study to explore differing view surrounding management of climate change at a local, national and international scale

Answer 3

• Boscastle flood 2004 
• Climate change UK (Kyoto protocol) 
KEYWORDS 
 - greenhouse gases 
- fossil fuel 
- sea level rise 
- temperatures 
- short term
- long term impacts 
- Kyoto protocol

Question 4

A case study of trams boundary water issue

Answer 4

• Lesotho / South Africa 
KEYWORDS 
- relief rainfall 
- HEP 
- compensation 
- displaced people 
- transportation

Question 5

A case study of aid: need for aid, donors and receiving countries, nature of the aid, its effectiveness

Answer 5

• Haiti earthquake 2010 
KEYWORD 
- bilateral aid 
-multilateral aid 
- donors 
- recipients 
- emergency aid 
- development aid

Question 6

A case study of one extreme weather event: the causes, effects on different groups of people, and responses to the hazard

Answer 6

• high air pressure: heat wave 2003 
• low air pressure: Cyclone Nargis 2008 
KEYWORDS 
- anticyclone 
- depression 
- isobars 
-warm front 
- cold front 
- warm air rising 
- cold air sinking~ denser 
- barometer 
- relief rainfall 
- frontal rainfall 
- conventional rainfall