1. A Case Study Example
The Sichuan
Earthquake,
China

2. Mark Scheme
• You will be awarded grades based on your
investigation skills within Geography.
• Merits will also be available for the most
detailed and colourful powerpoint slides.

3. LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 LEVEL 7
They ask and
suggest responses to
a range of simple
questions
They suggest
relevant questions
They ask relevant
questions and suggest
sequences of enquiry
They identify relevant
geographical questions &
establish sequences for
their investigations
With growing independence
they implement effective
sequences of questions and
select their own methods for
investigations
They observe, collect
and record
information indoors
and outdoors
They observe,
collect, measure and
record relevant
data, in and out of
doors
They collect, accurately
measure and record
relevant data from
different resources
They select, collect,
measure and record
relevant data, from a
range of sources
including fieldwork.
They collect, measure and
record accurately more
complex data.
They find some
answers to their
investigation
questions
They organise
information to
present straight
forward conclusions
to their
investigations
They use evidence and
draw plausible
conclusions from their
investigation
They analyse information
to provide logical
explanations and present
conclusions which are
consistent with the
evidence.
They analyse evidence to
construct and justify valid
explanations and substantiated
conclusions.
Investigation skills IN geography

4. BBC WebsiteSpecial Report
Video – One Year Anniversary
IMAGES of China earth

5. Details of the Earthquake
• Date
• Location
• Magnitude (The Richter/Mercalli Scales)

6. The Causes of the Earthquake
• Use your knowledge of Plate Tectonics

7. The Social Effects
• What were the effects on people?

8. Physical Effects
• What were the effects on the landscape
and buildings (infrastructure)?

9. Economic Effects
• How much money’s worth of damage was
done
• How much will need to be spent?

10. Human Responses
• Short Term
• Long Term

11. Solutions to Earthquakes
• What can be done to reduce the impacts
of earthquakes?

12. Other Interesting Info regarding
Earthquakes
• The most recent earthquake
• The most powerful earthquakes
• The most devestating earthquake of all
time
• Earthquakes in the UK?
• How do earthquakes casue Tsunamis?
• Other

13. Useful Weblinks
• Seismic Scale
• Earthquake Locator
• Most Recent Earthquake Locations
• Chile Earthquake
• Why do earthquakes happen?

14. Games to finish!
Click on the links below to try your hand at
protecting San Francisco from an
earthquake:
• New Bridge Bay
• Build an earthquake proof city
• Earthquake Interactive Activity
• Quake Quiz
• Emergency!