Geography Paper 2 Case Studies

Question 1

Zambia’s Copper Ore Study

Answer 1

Zambia:
->60% population in poverty
->Copper industry dominates economy
->Landlocked -> affects trade
->Copper production unsustainable -> EIA difficult to maintain -> cost-benefit analysis
->Karima Dam -> HEP

Question 2

Namibia Uranium Mine (Rossing) Study

Answer 2

Namibia Uranium Mine (Rossing) Study:
->Aim = sustainable resource development of uranium (nuclear energy)
->health and safety checks
->treating effluence and recycling water
->financial backing when uranium price drops
->rossing foundation ensures local employments
->supports government
->TNC operated

Question 3

Beijing Yangtze River Study

Answer 3

Beijing Yangtze River Study:
->Three Gorges Dam -> reduces flooding risk, HEP energy, shipping of product
->180m high dam
->Supplies water via resevoir to Beijing through pipelines
->Water supply for 1/3 of China’s population
->River increasingly polluted due to dumping of untreated waste
->less water flow reduces biodiversity, removal of habitats etc

Question 4

Birmingham case study stats

Answer 4

Birmingham case study stats:
->Past = industrial dominance -> experienced deindustrialisation -> regenerated in 21st century (tertiary and quaternary sector based)
->£500 million budget for bullring
->8,000 new jobs
->£5 billion annual renevue from bullring project

Question 5

Lympstone facts

Answer 5

Lympstone facts:
->99% white
->60% christians
->60% aged 16-45yrs
->River Exe -> mudflat estuaries (past fishing)
->Better health than average
->11 people within local council