GCSE Geography Settlement Coursework

GCSE Geography Coursework A comparison between two settlements Oxford and Summertown Lydia Smith - St Edward's School Geography Coursework - Lydia Smith Contents: * Section One - pages 3 - 25 * Section Two - pages 26 - 37 * Section Three - pages 38 - 82 * Section Four - pages 83 - 91 * Section Five - pages 92 - 100 * Bibliography - page 100 Section One: Introduction Contents: * Aim - What the whole investigation is based on. * Hypotheses - What I believe my results will be and what I believe the outcome of my aim will be. * Justifications - Why my hypotheses are as they are. * Background information - Information on both Oxford and Summertown (e.g. history, geography) * Glossary and theory - Glossary which describes what the different geographical terms mean. * Maps on a national, a regional and a local map - Showing where both Oxford and Summertown are on a national, regional and local scale. Aim My aim is to compare and contrast two settlements of different area and population sizes. These two settlements are Oxford (Cornmarket Street) and Summertown (Banbury Road). Cornmarket Street is in the Central Business District and Banbury Road is in a suburb. Part of comparing and contrasting will include finding out which has the larger sphere of influence and whether the population and/or size affect it. I will be using a number of different methods to

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Geography Project GCSE

INTRODUCTION & AIMS The aim of this Geography Coursework is to compare two shopping centres within the South-East London shopping hierarchy, establishing key geographical differences between the two shopping centers such as: The frequency of visits, distance willing to travel, sphere of influence, and purchases made at either of the shopping centers by the shoppers. The two shopping centres chosen to investigate for the Geography Coursework are: Bromley - Suburban Business District level and Catford - Neighbourhood level. A shopping hierarchy is a method of showing the importance of shopping centres in order, based upon various services in which a particular shopping centre provides to customers as well as the size of the particular shopping centre. The band in which a shopping centre is ranked, within the shopping centre hierarchy is due to various factors, which have to be taken into consideration, such as: * Sphere of Influence - The distance shoppers are willing too travel to purchase goods form a shopping centre. * Accessibility of the shopping centre for both shoppers and business workers within the CBD - via A&B-roads, Motorways, Dual Carriageways and Bus & Railway Networks. * Parking Facilities located in and around the shopping centre for both shoppers and business workers within the CBD - Multi-Storey Car-parks, (Disabled) Car-parking bays. * The Range &

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What should planners in the new Millenium learn from the redevelopment of the London Docklands?

What should planners in the new Millenium learn from the redevelopment of the London Docklands? I will look, in detail, at the different areas of the London Docklands, and how each one has been developed. I will look at the facilities, and the housing. I will also be commenting on whether the redevelopment have solved the problems that existed before the redevelopment. I will see if the redevelopment have created any new problems in the area, and which parts of the redevelopment have been a success, and which haven't. My project will be in four sections. The first one will be background information on the Docklands, where they are, why did they decline, and background information on the LDDC. The second section will be about what the LDDC has achieved, what type of housing has been built and are there enough facilities. The third section will explore whether the developments have been a success, and who has benefited from their development. The fourth, and final section, will be my plans for the only undeveloped dock, the Royal Docks. I will take into account the present redevelopment, and design mine according to the successes and failures of the current developments. I visited the London Docklands area on a school field trip, and while I was there I collected primary data, in the form of leaflets, newspapers, photographs etc. I visited the different areas of

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Llandudno fieldwork

Contents . Title Page 2. Contents 3. Introduction to study 4. Location of Llandudno 5. Physical features of Llandudno 6. Economic Wealth and History of Llandudno 7. Aim of Study 8. Burgess Urban Model - The Theory 9. Hoyt Urban Model - The Theory 0. Sphere of Influence - The Theory 1. Definitions of Threshold Population and Range 2. Hypotheses 3. Methodology 4. Details of Hypotheses and evidence of study Hypothesis 1 5. Hypothesis 2 6. Hypothesis 3 7. Hypothesis 4 8. Hypothesis 1 - results Annotated photos 9. Data Interpretation 20. Data Interpretation Cont'd. 21. Hypothesis 2 - results 22. Data Presentation 23. Data Presentation Cont'd. 24. Data Interpretation 25. Data Interpretation Cont'd. 26. Hypothesis 3 -results 27. Collected Group Results 28. Data Presentation 29. Data Interpretation 30. Data Interpretation Cont'd. 31. Hypothesis 4 - results 32. Data Presentation 33. Data Interpretation 34. Data Interpretation Cont'd. 35. Evaluation - overall conclusion 36. Main Evaluation - for each hypothesis Data Collection pack Copy of brief I followed Mark Scheme Introduction What is Geography? My definition of geography: Geography is the study of the Earth and the relations of humankind with their environment. An environment consisting of landscapes, mountains, rivers, climate, wildlife and the people by whom it is

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Does the Bentalls Shopping Centre in Kingston Upon Thames meet the needs of the people whom Live in its sphere of influence?

Does the Bentalls Shopping Centre in Kingston Upon Thames meet the needs of the people whom Live in its sphere of influence? Introduction: In the past very little thought was given to the needs of the shopper, and shopping was just regarded as a necessity. However, with the arrival of huge shopping centres today, offering enormous choice of goods, the people in Britain and the western world seem to have a new favoured past time: shopping. Shopping habits have changed for the following reasons: * Increased affluence has created a demand for more luxury goods. * More people work and do not have time to shop as frequently. * Being paid monthly means that people find it more convenient to buy in bulk. * People are prepared to travel further to shop as car ownership has increased. * Refrigeration and domestic freezers mean food can be kept fresh for longer. Shopping malls and shopping centres contain chain stores and vast varieties of specialised shops, meaning it caters for most of your needs. Services and facilities generally reach high standards. Lavatories, crèches, telephones, self service cash machines, seating, escalators and lifts, information desks, restaurants, bars and health studios are examples of what is being offered. In addition to all the new services and facilities, technology has made its mark in the shopping industry with the Internet and has

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Retail Coursework

Introduction In this enquiry I aim to determine the roles and purposes of Bury's town centre. Bury, the location for my geographical enquiry, is a town on the northern side of Greater Manchester in North West England, between Rochdale and Bolton and just west of the M66. It is the largest town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury. Following the industrial revolution, the town became more important and there was a steady increase in population. Development was swift in the late 18th and early 19th century, when the town was linked to the national canal and railway networks. The town optimised its position between the River Irwell and the River Roch, with countless cotton mills opening in the 1800s. The town also expanded to include Elton, Walmersley and Heap. Rows of terraced housing encircled the town centre by the turn of the 19th century. Districts such as Freetown, Fishpool and Pimhole were converted from fields to rows of terraced housing, factories and mills. After World War 2, the cotton industry suffered major decline, and many factories and mills were closed down. The shopping area around Princess Street and Union Street was demolished in the late 1960s, and a concrete precinct was built in its stead. This development was replaced by the Millgate Centre in the late 1990s. However a large shopping area, known as The Rock, remains outside the Millgate Centre as

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Physical Geography Earth revision notes

Transfer-Encoding: chunked EARTH Key terms L’Aquila – Italy Key facts Occurred on 6th April 2008 at 3:32am . 6.3 on the Richter scale and focus was 9.4km deep . 70,000 made homeless . 300 died and 1500 injured . Cause Occurred at a destructive plate margin . Between Eurasian and African plates . The African plate was sub ducted by the Eurasian plate (went underneath) Primary Effects In Onna , 8/10 buildings were destroyed and 1/10 people were killed . Up to 1000 buildings were destroyed including the L’Aquila cathedral and fossa bridge . Fires were caused and spread extremely quickly , most people were asleep so didn’t notice the fire until it was too late . Secondary Effects The after shock was up to 5 on the Richter scale and this caused more deaths and damage . A landslide was created because of a broken water pipe in Paganica , this killed and injured more people . Immediate responses There was a camp for the homeless which had food and medical care , and the army were called from all over Italy to help rescue people . Cranes/diggers helped remove rubble slowly as there could be people underneath . Dogs were also sent in for extra help . Long term responses . Italy spent $15 billion on repairs . Many people were made redundant because their work places has collapsed . The aftershocks meant the rescuers had to run in and out of the

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Case Studies - Population, Settlement, Industry and Environment

Theme 1 Population Botswana, South Africa-Causes and Impact of HIV/AIDS on population growth * Botswana has a high dependency ratio, with a youthful population, and a shortage of workers due to the high number of people who have HIV/AIDS, lowering the growth rate of the population. * One in four Botswanans aged 15-49 have HIV/AIDS, and the death rate for those with it is 28.6, which is 6 times higher than the population without, which is 4.8. Life expectancy with HIV/AIDS was 33.9 years, but 72 without. Causes * Lack of education about the disease and how to avoid it with contraception until recently * Only 18% of Botswanans are married, with many having multiple partners, increasing the risk * Poverty leads to some women becoming prostitutes to get money, increasing the risk of it spreading * Botswana lacked enough medical care to copy with the number of people requiring treating Impacts * Economic-People who are ill with the disease cannot work, and are not contributing to the economy * Social-HIV/AIDS weakens the immune system, leading to many people being killed each year. 13% of orphans receive no help whatsoever * Demographic-HIV/AIDS travels from mother to baby, increasing Infant Mortality Rate, reducing the population. Management * Antiretroviral drugs given to pregnant women from 2002, stopping the virus travelling from mother to baby * Routine

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To create three different hypotheses related to tourism and tourists in Dubai that can be tested using a range of primary and secondary data collection techniques.

Introduction Aim: The broad context of this project is based on the ' managing tourism' part of my geography course. The aim of this project is to study the reasons of the rapid growth of tourism in Dubai and the different ways of identifying and classifying the different types of tourists that visit Dubai. Objective: To create three different hypotheses related to tourism and tourists in Dubai that can be tested using a range of primary and secondary data collection techniques. Hypothesis 1: Most tourists come from Europe. Hypothesis 2: Most tourists come to Dubai for the weather and the beach. Hypothesis 3: The further the distance tourists come from, the longer they stay in Dubai. Justification of Hypothesis1: Most tourists come from Europe In Dubai, most things are cheap as there are no taxes. However, all countries in Europe have high taxes are very high so the low prices of goods in the UAE attract a lot of European tourists. Figure 2 clearly shows the difference of taxes in Europe and the U.A.E. Average total % taxes in Europe Total % taxes in the U.A.E 40.8% 0% Tourists from Europe come to the Dubai when it is winter in their country; they come to appreciate the warm weather on the beach. Since the Euro currency started more Europeans come to Dubai as it is more beneficial for them. From figure 3 we can see that 38% of the tourists were European

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Settlements in and around the Uttlesford District

Contents Page No(s) Introduction & Hypothesis Settlement Hierarchy Maps Key Terminology History Local Needs Land Use Maps Land Uses In Saffron Walden And Bishops Stortford Spearman's Rank Sphere Of Influence Ways Of Traveling Reasons For Visiting Conclusion Evaluation & Bibliography Introduction I will aim to provide information to complete my hypothesis; 'Settlements in and around the Uttlesford District meet the needs of the residents living in those settlements.' I will use evidence from the fieldwork and various sources in books to contribute ideas in my conclusion. I will also be use different techniques to prove my theory, such as the 'Spearman's Rank', questionnaires and graphs to make my results more reliable. Hypothesis A hypothesis is a statement or a question that needs to be proven or disproved. My hypothesis is: Do settlements in the Uttlesford District meet the needs of the residents living in those settlements? In order to determine whether that is true or false I will need to carry out the following: * Visit Bishops Stortford, a small town just outside the Uttlesford District to carry out questionnaires, surveys and gather primary and secondary information. * Visit Saffron Walden, a small town in the Uttlesford District to carry out questionnaires, surveys and gather other primary and secondary information. * Visit a

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