GEOG 1 Essays (15 marks) Exam date Rivers Coasts Population Health Specimen Describe and explain the development With reference to one or more case With reference to a named country, Discuss how the United Kingdom’s of meanders. study of coastal management, evaluate attempts to manage population changing population structure is likely to discuss whether the benefits change. affect employment in the health and care outweigh the costs. Name of country: services over the next 25 years or so. June 09 Describe and explain the formation of With specific reference to a case Outline and comment on the economic Describe and suggest reasons for regional landforms resulting from study of coastal erosion, assess the and political consequences of population variations in morbidity in the UK. rejuvenation. relative importance of its physical change and socio-economic consequences. Jan 10 Discuss the advantages and Explain the causes of sea level For any two of the following types of area, Discuss the impact of obesity on people’s disadvantages of hard engineering as change and the formation of summarise the contrasts between them health and the strategies adopted to care a flood resultant coastal landforms. and explain the implications of these for people with obesity management strategy contrasts for social welfare: inner city suburban rural–urban fringe rural settlement. Chosen areas: June 10 Compare and comment on the Discuss issues relating to a coastal Comment on the impact of different With reference to a local case study, assess economic and social effects of area where soft engineering population structures on the balance the relative importance of age, gender and flooding in two contrasting areas of management strategies have been between population and resources. wealth for the provision of health care. the world. adopted. Jan 11 Channel characteristics such as cross Using a case study, assess the causes “For better and for worse?” Discuss how Discuss issues associated with profile, wetted perimeter, hydraulic and consequences of coastal population change can affect the pharmaceutical transnational corporations radius, roughness and efficiency flooding. character of rural and urban areas. regarding research, production and change downstream. distribution of drugs. Describe and explain how channel characteristics change downstream. Jun 11 ‘Soft engineering is a better river flood Hard engineering has been used to Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Discuss the impacts of one management strategy than hard protect some coasts. the demographic transition model. communicable disease. engineering.’ With reference to a case study, Discuss this view. explain how hard engineering can protect the coast and comment on its effectiveness.
GEOG 1 Essays (15 marks) Exam date Rivers Coasts Population Health Specimen Describe and explain the development of meanders. With reference to one or more case study of coastal management, discuss whether the benefits outweigh the costs. With reference to a named country, evaluate attempts to manage population change. Name of country: Discuss how the United Kingdom’s changing population structure is likely to affect employment in the health and care services over the next 25 years or so. June 09 Describe and explain the formation of landforms resulting from rejuvenation. With specific reference to a case study of coastal erosion, assess the relative importance of its physical and socio-economic consequences. Outline and comment on the economic and political consequences of population change Describe and suggest reasons for regional variations in morbidity in the UK. Jan 10 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of hard engineering as a flood management strategy Explain the causes of sea level change and the formation of resultant coastal landforms. For any two of the following types of area, summarise the contrasts between them and explain the implications of these contrasts for social welfare: inner city suburban rural–urban fringe rural settlement. Chosen areas: Discuss the impact of obesity on people’s health and the strategies adopted to care for people with obesity June 10 Compare and comment on the economic and social effects of flooding in two contrasting areas of the world. Discuss issues relating to a coastal area where soft engineering management strategies have been adopted. Comment on the impact of different population structures on the balance between population and resources. With reference to a local case study, assess the relative importance of age, gender and wealth for the provision of health care. Jan 11 Channel characteristics such as cross profile, wetted perimeter, hydraulic radius, roughness and efficiency change downstream. Describe and explain how channel characteristics change downstream. Using a case study, assess the causes and consequences of coastal flooding. “For better and for worse?” Discuss how population change can affect the character of rural and urban areas. Discuss issues associated with pharmaceutical transnational corporations regarding research, production and distribution of drugs. Jun 11 ‘Soft engineering is a better river flood management strategy than hard engineering.’ Discuss this view. Hard engineering has been used to protect some coasts. With reference to a case study, explain how hard engineering can protect the coast and comment on its effectiveness. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the demographic transition model. Discuss the impacts of one disease. communicable
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