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Geographical Enquiry (10% - 800 Words)
For Submission in 2013

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The Geographical Investigation offers a choice of nine themes and 18 questions. This can be based on secondary research only and there is no need to actually go to a place. However, as an example, you may if you wish visit Gavarnie for question 18.

IST Candidates must investigate one question from one of the themes below. Word Count is 800!!

  • Location of study/ background information  -about 100 words/ annotated map
  • Investigation question - about 300 words
  • Effects/ Evaluation of data and effects of the question investigated -about 300 words
  • Conclusion including future scenarios- 100 words

Disease

1. Why is cholera such a difficult disease to manage in disaster areas? Disease

Location/Background 
  1. What is the distribution of the disease?
  2. Describe the distribution of disease within the chosen region.
Investigation Question 
  1. What are the causes of the disease?
  2. What are the causes of the pattern of distribution?
  3. What part do environments play in the spreading of disease?
  4. What part do people play in the spreading of disease?
Effects/Evaluation 
  1. What are the effects at a variety of scales from individual to national?
  2. Who is affected by the disease?
  3. Are there differing opinions about the topic investigated and can you identify the stakeholders and their views?
Conclusion 
  1. What are the implications for development in the future?
  2. How can environments be managed to reduce disease or its effects?
  3. What part do sustainable practices play in reducing the incidence of the disease?
  4. What are the main hurdles to eradication of the disease?
  5. What might the future hold?

 
Trade

2.  How successful has the European Union been in increasing trade between its member countries?
OR
3. What impact has the rise of China had upon world trade? 

Location/Background 
  1. Which countries are involved?
  2. Which trade blocs, if any, are involved?
  3. What are their defining characteristics?
Investigation Question 
  1. What are the historic causes of the relationship?
  2. What does each country gain from the relationship?
  3. What is the nature of the trade?
  4. How do global circumstances affect the relationship?
Effects/Evaluation 
  1. What are the effects on each of the countries involved?
  2. How are these primary effects changing the lives of the various people in each country?
  3. Which effects of the trade relationship are unsustainable?
  4. Are there differing opinions about the topic investigated and can you identify these stakeholders and their views?
Conclusion 
  1. What could be done to maximise the benefits for the people of each country involved?
  2. How could the trade be made more sustainable?
  3. How might the relationship develop in the future?

Ecosystems

4.  How well are Antarctica’s ecosystems being managed? 
Location/Background 
  1. Where is this place?
  2. Where, in the world, are these types of ecosystems found?
  3. How are they defined?
Investigation Question 
  1. What are the issues facing this ecosystem?
  2. What are the pressures of exploitation by people?
  3. What are the natural dangers?
Effects/Evaluation 
  1. What are the effects on the environment?
  2. What are the effects on the local people?
  3. What are the global effects?
  4. Are there differing opinions about the topic investigated and can you identify these stakeholders and their views?
Conclusion 
  1. How could the changes brought by people be remedied?
  2. What sustainable practices could be used to reduce future impacts?
  3. What can be done to solve any problems resulting from the damage/exploitation of the ecosystem?

Sport
5.  How will people in the UK benefit in the long term from the facilities developed for the 2012
Olympics?

OR
6.  How well has international rugby union grown across the world?
Location/Background 
  1. Where is the event or venue located?
  2. What is the global distribution of the sport?
Investigation Question 
  1. What are the reasons for its location?
  2. Why is it played in some areas/countries and not others?
  3. Why do governments at all scales encourage sporting events and facilities?
Effects/Evaluation 
  1. What are the effects on people of these facilities?
  2. What are the effects on the environments at a wide variety of scales?
  3. In what way are these events unsustainable or sustainable?
  4. Are there differing opinions about the topic investigated and can you identify these stakeholders and their views?
Conclusion 
  1. What does the future hold for the sport?
  2. What will happen after the event?
  3. How can the sport/event be made more sustainable at a variety of scales?
  4. How can venues decrease the amount of environmental damage that they cause?

Fashion

7. What impacts does the demand for precious and semi-precious stones have upon LEDCs? 

Location/Background 
  1. What is the global distribution of suppliers and consumers?
  2. Where do the raw materials come from?
  3. Where are the goods made?
Investigation Question 
  1. What are the issues of geographical concern?
  2. What part does trade play in the arrangement of production?
  3. What part do governments play in the location of manufacturing?
Effects/Evaluation 
  1. How are people affected by these models of production?
  2. How are environments affected by the production of these stones?
  3. How do the effects vary with location?
  4. Are there differing opinions about the topic investigated and can you identify these stakeholders and their views?
Conclusion 
  1. How could the problems brought by people be remedied?
  2. What sustainable practices could be used to reduce future impacts?
  3. What can be done to solve any problems resulting from the change in the affected area?
  4. What does the future hold for this production?

Energy

8.  How has solar energy developed across the world? 

Location/Background 
  1. Where is this issue based?
  2. Where in the world do similar activities happen?
Investigation Question
  1. Why is this happening?
  2. Who decides what should be done?
  3. What are the reasons for it to happen?
Effects/Evaluation 
  1. What are the problems caused by this issue to the local, national and global environment?
  2. Are there differing opinions about the topic investigated and can you identify these stakeholders and their views?
Conclusion 
  1. How could the problems brought by people be remedied?
  2. What sustainable practices could be used to reduce future impacts?
  3. What can be done to solve any problems resulting from the change in the affected area?
New technologies

9.  How have new technologies helped meteorologists forecast and issue warnings about the weather? 


Location/Background 
  1. Where is this issue taking place?
  2. What is the distribution of this issue at various scales?
Investigation Question 
  1. Why are weather forecasts important?
  2. Who relies on them?
  3. Where and when does severe weather occur?
  4. How can this be problematic?
Effects/Evaluation 
  1. What effect does this issue have upon people and the environment at various scales?
  2. Are there differing opinions about the topic investigated and can you identify these stakeholders and their views?
Conclusion 
  1. How will the use of new technologies help resolve the issue?
  2. How can various groups be brought together to help resolve the issue?
  3. Will the issue be resolved in the long term?

Crime

10.  How does the illegal international arms trade affect people’s quality of life? 

Location/Background 
  1. Where is the issue taking place?
  2. How widespread an issue is it?
Investigation Question 
  1. What are the factors causing this issue?
  2. How does the environment influence the activity?
Effects/Evaluation 
  1. What are the effects on the local people?
  2. What are the effects on the environment?
  3. What are the effects on the wider community?
  4. What are the costs and benefits of the issue?
  5. Are there differing opinions about the topic investigated and can you identify these stakeholders and their views?
Conclusion 
  1. How could the issue be solved?
  2. What sustainable solutions are there?
  3. Why should the issue be solved?
  4. How will the solution be fair across the whole community?

Tourism

11.  How can one world heritage site outside the UK be managed sustainably? 

Location/Background 
  1. Where is this location?
  2. Why is it a tourist destination?
  3. What is the national or global distribution of this activity?
Investigation Question 
  1. What are the geographical issues affecting this activity?
Effects/Evaluation 
  1. What effects does this activity have on its local area?
  2. How does it interact with other facilities in the area?
  3. What environmental effects does this activity have?
  4. How are people affected by this activity?
  5. Are there differing opinions about the topic investigated and can you identify these stakeholders and their views?
Conclusion
  1.  How could the problems brought about by this resort/activity’s location be solved?
  2. What sustainable practices could be used to reduce future impacts?
  3. What can be done to solve any problems resulting from the change in the affected area?
  4. What does the future hold for this activity?



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