This document lists case study locations for different topics in geography including rivers and coasts, population and settlement, natural hazards, and economic development. The locations range from cities like Brisbane, Australia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to regions like the Zambezi River in Zambia and the Sahel region of Ethiopia. Each case study location is categorized as LEDC, NIC, or MEDC and includes a brief description of the topic being examined such as rivers and flooding, urban change, volcanic eruptions, or the environmental impacts of mining.

1. Rivers & Coasts case study locations
Number 1 2 3 4
Location River Derwent, UK Brisbane, Australia Zambezi, Zambia etc Highcliffe / Barton,
Hengistbury Head, UK
Topic Rivers: landform & flood Rivers: flooding Rivers: flooding Coasts: landforms &
management
LEDC / NIC / MEDC MEDC MEDC LEDC MEDC
1
2
3
4

2. Population & Settlement case study locations
Number 1 2 3 4 5
Location China France Mexico Rio de Janerio, Brazil Portsmouth / London,
UK
Topic Population &
management
Population &
management
Population &
migration
Settlement – shanty
towns, development
Settlement: urban
change &
redevelopment
LEDC / NIC /
MEDC
NIC MEDC NIC NIC MEDC
1
2
3
4
5

3. Natural Hazards case study locations
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6
Location Haiti Iceland Philippines Sahel, Ethiopia Louisiana, USA Australia
Topic 2010 earthquake 2010 volcanic
eruption,
management
2013 Typhoon
Haiyan tropical
storm
Drought, human
induced hazards
2005 Hurricane
Katrina tropical
storm
2006 drought,
2011 Brisbane
flood / cyclone
LEDC / NIC /
MEDC
LEDC MEDC LEDC LEDC MEDC MEDC
1
2
4
3
5
6

4. Economic Development case study locations
Number 1 2 3 4 5
Location Malawi Portsmouth, UK India Gulf of Mexico, USA Indonesia
Topic Aid: goat aid, water
aid
Employment, retail
service change
Impact of MNCs on
environment: Coca
Cola
Environmental impact:
the BP oil spill
Sulphur mining on
Kaweh Ijen volcano
LEDC / NIC /
MEDC
LEDC MEDC NIC MEDC NIC
1
2
4
3
5