Unit 3 GEOG3 Contemporary Geographical Issues

A powerpoint containing information on: Urban niches Key terms Urbanisation habitats Influences on colonisation Colonisation of wasteland Succession Ecologies along pathways Introduction of new species Planned and Unplanned species (with examples) Gardens and parks Changes in the Rural-Urban Fringe

A 45-slide powerpoint containing information on: Tropical rainforests Location Climate characteristics Stratification Plant and animal adaptations (including examples) Soil (latosol) Human activity Deforestation and its causes Impacts of deforestation Management The case studies included are The rainforest and deforestation - The Amazon Rainforest Management - Mamiraua Sustainable Development Focal Zone, Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, the Batwa Pygmies. Where applicable, there are ca...

A powerpoint containing information on: Mount Etna Eyjafjallajokull Chances Peak Mount Nyiragongo Impacts (social, environmental and economic) Management Short-term and long-term responses

A powerpoint containing information on: Seismicity (earthquakes) Focus and epicentres Location Different types of shock waves Magnitude and frequency Different scales of severity (Richter scale, MMI and MMS) Impacts and their dependency Forms of seismic hazard Prediction, prevention and protection Tsunami's and their warning signs Impacts and preparation

A powerpoint containing information on: Urbanisation Megacities Urban growth Push and pull factors Classification Characteristics of world cities Processes of urbanisation Economic development Slums

A powerpoint containing information on: Increasing urban traffic Railways London's transport system Solutions and problems Bangkok's rail system, boat and ferry Sustainability

A powerpoint containing information on: London Docklands Causes Counter-urbanisation De-industrialisation Dock closure Property-led regeneration Criticisms of UDC's Regeneration of the London Docklands Government action Impacts

A powerpoint containing information on: Plagioclimaxes Heather moorland Ecosystem development The importance of heather moorland Muir burning Heather ecosystem Moorlands succession Moorland in decline The case study included is the North York Moors, Yorkshire. It describes the moorland, it's characteristics and the management advantages and disadvantages.

A powerpoint containing information on: Haiti Christchurch, New Zealand Primary and secondary effects Immediate and long-term responses Causes Responses/Management

A powerpoint containing information on: Redevelopment Characteristics of CBD's Bid rent theory CBD core and frame Functions CBD's in decline causes and impacts Reversing the decline Making CBD's safer