China Earthquake 2008 Case Study A-Level Geography OCR

This 2(ish) page case study consists of three sections (facts at a glance, damage, and recovery), all of which are valuable knowledge to students studying A-Level Geography OCR. This particular China case study is for the Hazard Earth topic and is designed to benefit students whilst saving teachers time and effort.

This case study will help students get an understanding of the different ways in which earthquakes can impact countries differently based on various socio-economic and political factors. It shows how a prepared country deals with our hazardous earth and its natural disasters (looking at housing, health-care, economic recovery, and the organizations and countries involved)

The 2008 China earthquake had widespread impacts on the country and attracted aid in different forms from all over the world. It also shows the importance to a country of having plans in place for events like earthquakes and other natural hazards, so acts as a good case study for students to learn about as part of the hazardous earth topic of the OCR specification.

A-Level geography is a great subject for A-Level students to learn. It teaches them a range of topics from different landscape systems, understanding food around the world, migration patterns, and more. All of which will be used by students throughout their careers and beyond.

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