Kobe Earthquake

Here is a podcast about the Kobe Earthquake 1995.

7.2 on the Richter Scale

Happened in Souther Japan

Bangladesh Cyclones

Another podcast about the 1991 cyclone and the floods that followed.

Key ideas about Bangladesh:

• Very low lying (>70% of land less than 1m above sea level)
• Close to the equator so temperatures are high >27 degrees and the perfect temperature for tropical storms to form
• 3 large rivers have their confluence in central Bangladesh - The Brahmaputra, Ganges and Meghna
• As an LEDC they can’t afford the flood prevention methods that would help them to deal with living in an area prone to floods although simple methods like building earthen embankments (levees) and planting mangrove trees are helping to protect the villages.
• There are poor communication methods so people are not aware that there will be flooding - families do not have tv or radio.
• Farmers welcome the floods because they provide valuable alluvium (silt) for the land.
• The flooding is being made worse by deforestation on the Himalayas so there is less interception and storage of rainwater.
• As the earth’s temperature rises and sea levels rise the impact of flooding on Bangladesh is expected to worsen.

the future

is podcasting.  here is a great website with some good podcasts of different case studies.  like this Bosch case study http://geocrest.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-05-14T12_36_02-07_00 there is some more Bosch information here http://www.walesmanagementcouncil.org.uk/robertbosch.asp  and the s-cool website has some background information on South Wales 

revision notes

tourism-in-a-ledc.doc

quarrying-in-the-peak-district.doc

nike.doc

lucky-goldstar.doc

lucky-goldstar-example-of-higher-answer.doc

lower-don-valley.doc

dixons.doc

forgemsters.doc

iron-and-steel-industry.doc

ghana.doc

aid-to-bangladesh.doc

agriculture-in-the-british-isles.doc

Tourism Case Study

Tourism in an LEDC

 These notes are put together from the BBC Bitesize revision site and although they look at Kenya where we looked at Zanzibar in Tanzania the ideas are still the same. 

Tourism is an example of a tertiary industry.

Remember that although it can help an LEDC to develop it’s economy it must be sustainable and LEDCs should not become dependent on tourism as it is an industry which can suffer problems at any time e.g. 9/11 and Foot and Mouth and the weather!!

GCSE Revision Session

This will take place on friday period 3.  please post a comment if you need any advice or questions during the holidays.  remember your exam is on the first monday back - I don’t want to see any sun tans or I will know you weren’t revising!! 

quick quiz