Geography Case Studies

• What is india's population 1.39 billion people.
• Where is india placed in the population in the world Second
• What percentage of India's population is literate 74.4
• How many tourists visit india every year? 10 million tourists
• State how many megacities are in india 5. New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkhata, Bengaluru and Chennai
• Is India developing, emerging or developed and what has it been influenced by? India is developing and its been influenced by globalization
• Where is india placed for economy in the world? 5th
• What is india's most spoken language and what can this lead to? English. This allows the employees to communicate with customers well.
• What companies reside in india BT, Microsoft and Barclays have set up customer support call centres also known as outsourcing.
• Name challenges in Lagos. Some of the worst traffic jams in the world - way more pollution is created There are not enough jobs 60% of people work informally
• Name opportunities in Lagos Lagos has main water supply to legal homes most residents have access to clean water Lagos has the most advanced hospitals in nigeria High quality treatement/low death toll
• What are inequalities in Lagos Banana Island Gated communities meaning little crime rate Regular waste collection Many private schools Makoko Island Lack of waste disposa lNo pavements or roads Only 1 school"
• When did the Haiti earthquake take place and what was its magnitude 12 January 2010  magnitude 7.0
• Where did the earthquake hit? West of Port-Au-Prince
• How many people were killed from the earthquake and how many were injured 316,000 killed 300,000 injured
• How many people were made homeless 1 Million
• How many buildings were destroyed or damage 250,000 homes and 30,000 other buildings including the President's Palace
• How many inmates escaped the prison  4,000
• What were the primary impacts of the earthquake 316,000 deaths 1 Million people made homeless 250,000 homes destroyed 4,000 inmates escaping from prison
• How many people lost their jobs 1 in 5 people
• What was the result of homes being destroyed" People getting squished into shanty towns increasing bad sanitation and health
• What was the result of the large number of bodies Diseases (Cholera) was easily spread this was magnified as no services was avaliable
• What is the % of people living in poverty 80% of people live $2 or less per day
• What is the life expectancy 62 Years old
• What is the adult literacy rate 53% over 15 years old can read/write
• What year did the Tohoku, Japan earthquake take place and what is the magnitude? 11th March 2011 and 9.0
• Is Japan developed, emerging or developing and what is its GDP? Japan is developed and its GDP is $4.97 Trillion USD
• How many people were killed 16,000 people
• How much did the earthquake cost to repair? USD$235 Billion
• How many buildings were affected? 300,000 homes were destroyed
• What are the primary impacts of the earthquake? 16,000 people died 300,000 homes were destroyed Earthquake caused liquefaction
• How much km of rail way was washed away Over 325km of railway
• what power plant was put into meltdown Fukushima Powerplant the locals were evacuated and not returned until 2005 also damaging ecosystem