MEDC Volcanic Eruption Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy – continuous. LEDC Volcanic Eruption Nevado Del Ruiz Colombia – 1985 & associated lahars Fold Mountains The European Alps 2.2.1 Rivers – River Features (Upper, Middle & River Garonne, southern France. Lower courses) Deltas GATW worksheet with a variety of case study examples e.g Nile River Flooding Bareges Flash Flood Event, France. 2.2.2 Coasts – Coastal erosion, transportation & Spain, Sitges coursework deposition Coastal Landforms Spain, Sitges coursework Protecting the coastline Spain, Sitges coursework Reefs GATW worksheet with named examples e.g. Philippines 2.3 Weather & Climate MEDC Tropical Storm Hurricane Katrina, USA, 2005 LEDC Tropical Storm Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar 2008 2.4 Tropical Rainforests & Tropical Deserts Tropical Rainforest climate Belem, Brazil Deforestation of Tropical Amazon Rainforest, Brazil Rainforest Sustainable Rainforest Scheme Follow the Frog & The Rainforest Alliance. Tropical Desert Climate Timbuktu, Mali Desertification Sahel region of the southern Sahara Drought in the Tropical Desert The Sahel drought 2012 (ongoing) Unit 3 Economic Development – 3.1 Agricultural Systems – Large Scale Commercial Farm Fair Oaks Farm in USA Small Scale Subsistence Farming Asia & Rice Production Shortages of Food Drought & Famine (link to desertification) 3.2 Industrial Systems Changes in Employment (Primary Rostow Model and line graph Secondary Tertiary Quaternary) commentary Manufacturing Industry Airbus Europe Chain of – Production High Tech Industry Airbus Chosen case study of – biofuels etc etc.
MEDC Volcanic Eruption Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy – continuous. LEDC Volcanic Eruption Nevado Del Ruiz – Colombia 1985 & associated lahars Fold Mountains The European Alps 2.2.1 – Rivers River Features (Upper, Middle & Lower courses) River Garonne, southern France. Deltas GATW worksheet with a variety of case study examples e.g Nile River Flooding Bareges Flash Flood Event, France. 2.2.2 – Coasts Coastal erosion, transportation & deposition Spain, Sitges coursework Coastal Landforms Spain, Sitges coursework Protecting the coastline Spain, Sitges coursework Reefs GATW worksheet with named examples e.g. Philippines 2.3 Weather & Climate MEDC Tropical Storm Hurricane Katrina, USA, 2005 LEDC Tropical Storm Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar 2008 2.4 Tropical Rainforests & Tropical Deserts Tropical Rainforest climate Belem, Brazil Deforestation of Tropical Rainforest Amazon Rainforest, Brazil Sustainable Rainforest Scheme Follow the Frog & The Rainforest Alliance. Tropical Desert Climate Timbuktu, Mali Desertification Sahel region of the southern Sahara Drought in the Tropical Desert The Sahel drought 2012 (ongoing) Unit 3 – Economic Development 3.1 – Agricultural Systems Large Scale Commercial Farm Fair Oaks Farm in USA Small Scale Subsistence Farming Asia & Rice Production Shortages of Food Drought & Famine (link to desertification) 3.2 Industrial Systems Changes in Employment (Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary) Rostow Model and line graph commentary Manufacturing Industry Airbus – Europe Chain of Production High Tech Industry Airbus – Chosen case study of biofuels etc etc.
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