Hypothesis of Geography Coursework

Hypothesis 3 That people who shop in Cardiff are more satisfied with the facilities available than they are with those in Tredegar I believe that people who shop in Cardiff are more satisfied with the facilities such as cafes, restaurants and parking that are available than the shoppers are with those in Tredegar. I think this because Cardiff is a large city that attracts tourists; it is a centre of commerce and has many shopping complexes. Therefore the local council may have an interest in keeping visitors to the city happy as they bring money into the town which in turn keeps the traders happy as they will make money. To get the shoppers opinions we included a multiple choice question in our questionnaire. The answers ranged from "very satisfied" to "very dissatisfied". We asked shoppers to give their opinions on eight different facilities available in the area. Some of the responses are shown below. LITTER It can be seen from the graph above that 72% of the shoppers questioned in Cardiff were satisfied or very satisfied with how little litter there was. Whereas 74% of the shoppers questioned in Tredegar were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. I think this is because a lot of the shoppers questioned in Tredegar were residents of the town and would notice the litter more. This may be because they see it everyday or because to them it is their town that people are

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Geography
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The Effects of Two Similar Earthquakes in Two Different Parts of the World

The Kashmir and Kobe Earthquakes The Kashmir On the 8th of October 2005, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale hit Muzaffarabad, Kashmir (an LEDC). It caused a lot of destruction and anxiety. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit that area. It was caused by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian Tectonic plates. Because the Kashmir is next to the Himalayas, earthquakes are very likely to happen there all the time- the plate boundary has a lot of seismic activity. The Kashmir had many lasting impacts and there was a lot of damage done. The immediate impacts were that approximately 1,400 people were killed straightaway. Also all infrastructures were destroyed, transport was suspended and communication was cut off. This meant that others cities and countries could not be informed and food and other supplies could not be received. The cutting off of communication also meant that the survivors of the earthquake could not be informed about aid. The earthquake damaged the Kashmir quite badly, economically also. Landslides caused roads to become blocked so people could not go out of the city or come in. This meant that people could not go to work. Also many jobs were lost as businesses closed down due to the lack of customers. It was estimated that around $5,000,000 were lost. The aid and repair work cost a lot of money so the government was under

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Impacts of Sea Level Rise - Bangladeshand the Netherlands.

Impacts of Sea Level Rise Bangladesh and the Netherlands For both Bangladesh and the Netherlands rises in sea levels would be catastrophic. Bangladesh is though to be one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to sea level rise and because it is not large in area effects in the coastal area are likely to be felt across the whole country. In Bangladesh a 50cm rise in sea level would lead to the inundation of 10% of the land affecting not only the coastal area but areas inland relying on the coastal areas. About one quarter of the population live in coastal areas with the reaming three quarters depending largely on activities in the coastal areas. Coastal activities such as fishing and shrimp farming are key to the countries economy, and there are two major sea ports with large industrial complexes located at Chittagong and Mongola. Rice production also occurs due to the fertile nature of the soil. Salt-water intrusion will reduce the quality and quantity of minimal freshwater supplies. Any sea level rise would not only cause the destruction of the ports, the erosion of land and the inundation of valuable farmland but also cause the migration of people inland putting pressure on non-coastal areas. The increased density of people could lead to socio-economic problems. Sea level rises would also lead to longer periods of flood meaning the land is inaccessible for use so

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  • Subject: Geography
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Why is there wide spread debate as to whether or not El Nino events and global warming might be linked.

Why is there wide spread debate as to whether or not El Nino events and global warming might be linked. El Nino has been known to wreak havoc al around the world, from Australia to Africa to the United States of America, and despite its approximate regularity, it is still not possible to predict exactly when it will appear or how much damage will be caused. Meteorologists discovered in the late 19th century that El Nino weather events appeared to be occurring approximately every ten to fifteen years but in the late 19th century this gradually changed to a strong pulse of about three years by the early 20th century, at the same time it had been noted that the temperature was rising above the average. This was a gradual change until 1976 where changes were occurring, the El Nino events increased in time to once every four years and the temperature was still increasing. El Nino is when a reversal in the wind occurs so it starts from west and then goes east, this causes the sea to warm up and rise increasing the risk of both drought and flooding depending on a person's global location. In the past it has caused fires, damage and death and many other chain link factors such as an increase in malaria and a lack of food production so organisations around the world have found it an important issue to understand how the cycle works and if there are any solutions to the problem, one

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Commentary for a fishing magazine article

Commentary for magazine article I have chosen to write an article for a fishing magazine. The article is going to be written in order to persuade and inform the target audience what is to be people interested in fishing who have experience with the sport. I have chosen to write about river fishing and how it is under rated now that there is a large and increasing number of commercial fisheries popping up around the country. I decided to put forward my views on how I felt about the under usage of the rivers after a recent visit to the river Aire in Leeds town centre. In my opening sentence I used a three part list and the words "magnificent, picturesque and limestone" are used to emphasise the scene of the river and are also very persuasive words. This puts a picture into the reader's mind that the river is like one from a fantasy fairy tale. I use the word "magnificent" in the first line this gives a good view of the river straight away, Then the word "picturesque" is used to back this up and give the reader a really good perception of what the river is like. I mentioned the point that the river Aire-Leeds used to be a mess and dirty (simply because people stereotype major Cities as dirty and spoilt areas) but is now a much cleaner place,. After describing a little about the old dirty place I then go on to back up the point that it is now cleaner by using the phrase,

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In many rooms the floors are not flat or have been damaged in some way. From the evidence available to you at the site and through other sources can you prove how the floors were damaged?

In many rooms the floors are not flat or have been damaged in some way. From the evidence available to you at the site and through other sources can you prove how the floors were damaged? The Mosaic floors at Fishbourne have been damaged in a variety of ways. In this essay I am going to describe and explain how several of the floors have been damaged before explaining how the damage might have been caused. In addition, I will then explain what this damage can tell us about the changing function of the site. I will now organise the damaged floors into different categorises of 4 types, and those 4 types are:- Natural-natural damage such as weather erosion. Structural- structural damage such as post holes or ditches or drain marks. Accidental-accidental damage such as JCB marks, or plough marks. Vandalism-vandalism damage made on purpose such as rubbish site. I will now describe and explain each of the 4 different types of floor damage. I will start off with Natural damage. There are 2 clearly visible effects of natural damage at Fishbourne, the first is Subsidence, subsidence is the motion of a surface as it shifts downward relative to a datum such as sea-level, there are clear and visible marks of subsidence at Fishbourne as one of the floors is decomposed and has signs of floor sinking, and tiles crumbled down also sinking, this tells us that the place could have

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desertification in the Sahel

Desertification in the Sahel The Sahel is located in Central Africa. It is a narrow strip of land in the Southern region of the Sahara Desert. There are several countries which lie in the Sahel. Some countries which lie there suffer from severe desertification, like Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Desertification is turning land in arid and dry sub-humid areas, from human activities and climate change. This happens mainly in happens in poor countries with little rainfall. Desertification happens because of both physical and human factors. One of the main causes of desertification is climate change. Climate change causes less rain which means that vegetation dies so there is bare soil, thus desertification. There is a lack of rain in the Sahel because of the dry winds. In the winter, winds come from the north which crosses over from the dry Middle East. In the summer, winds come from the south which crosses South Western Africa but most of the rain falls here. By the time they reach the Sahel, there is little moisture left. Sources have shown that rainfall is not consistent and that is a major cause of desertification and drought. Climatologists believe that desertification has nothing to do with human influences and that It is a naturally dry region. The other cause is the influence of human action. Soil erosion causes desertification. Overgrazing and

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The causes of the Bangladesh 1974 famine are essentially physical(TM) To what extent is this true?

'The causes of the Bangladesh 1974 famine are essentially physical' To what extent is this true? To some extent this is corrects however there were also human factors that contributed to the famine. There were several factors that were responsible for the famine, it was caused by consecutive hit of natural disasters such as floods and droughts, and man-made disasters such as the government's inability to import foods, the directing of subsidised food to the politically vocal urban population, an abrupt fall in food aid and political and administrative corruption that encouraged massive hoarding and the smuggling of food grain The floods that occurred during the monsoon of 1974 also accelerated rural-urban migration. Occasional deaths due to starvation were reported as early as January 1974. However the floods were a physical factor that contributed to the famine but this was not the prime factor it was a human factor: the failure of the government that excelled the problem of the famine. There were a few initiatives to open such as kitchen gruels to feed the starved people during the middle of the year, but political and administrative authorities did not encourage these initiatives until the end of September when the famine firmly gripped the nation. Three districts Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet were affected severely. Although the floods were a physical factor it was the

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Canada's Fresh Water

This paper will set out to provide arguments against the selling of Canada's fresh water. Water is one of the earth's most abundant and reliable resources. It replaces itself in a never ending cycle of evaporation and precipitation, but only one tenth of one percent of the world's water is suitable for human use. This essay will cover topics including why water is important for the human being, how much water Canada has, what Canada should do with that water and other issues surrounding Canada's fresh water. Water is a basic requirement of life, not only for people but for every type of plant and animal as well. Water accounts for about 65% of our body weight. If we lost as little as 12% of it, we would soon die. Many people think it makes no difference how much water we use or what we use it for. Actually, the way we use water is very important. Water quality is everybody's business because ultimately we all draw water from the same resources. Those same resources, as we all know have been replenished over and over again. We are now aware of limits to the reuse of water, when and where it is returned to nature diminished in quantity and quality. Therefore, we must learn to understand water use much better: where we use it, what to measure, what the main uses are, how they compete and interfere with each other, and how to manage the growing

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Salinity. Salinity is when rain falls in flat or hot areas and the salt in the water cant escape to the sea.

A) What is the problem? B) Why is it a problem? C) What can we do about it? BACKROUND Salinity is when rain falls in flat or hot areas and the salt in the water can't escape to the sea. It will occur in flat areas because it will rain and sink into the earth. If there is no hill for a run off the all the water gets trapped in the ground. If the water can't escape then the salt can't get away either. This builds up over a long period of time. It can often happen in hot areas because when it rain the water does not get enough time to run off before it is evaporated. Then the salt is left in the sand again and it will build up over long periods of time. Once the trees have adapted to the salty environment then the salty ground relies on the trees too. The trees begin to absorb the salt with water. If the trees were to be removed then the salt would build up and just get out if control. A) What is the problem? The main problem is that we have salt in our soil. Trees have adapted to this soil and absorb some of it. We need to keep the balance of how much goes into the soil and how much comes out through trees. If humans increase the salt in the soil too much then all life will die. Trees can adapt to a change of balance but they need thousands of years to adapt. The trees will not be able to adapt to a sudden change overnight. There is about twenty nine million hectares

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  • Subject: Geography
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