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Unit 2 case studies (Resource Management (Water (Kielder Water Reservoir…

- - - - Location: Northumberland
      - Built: 1975-1981
      - Cost: £167 million
      - Size: 10.86 km²
      - Advantages
        
        North-east now has most reliable water supply in England
        
        Clean water can be released to dilute polluted water
        
        Major tourist attraction
        
        Water is used to generate hydro-electric power
        
        Forest park surrounding Kielder employs 200 people
      - Disadvantages
        
        1.5 million trees were cut down to build the reservoir
        
        A few families had to be moved and re-housed
  - - - 200 km south east of Nairobi
      - 500 mm of rainfall
      - Rain harvesting tanks
      - Growing trees decreases soil erosion and increases biodiversity
- - - - Culture and entertainment: West Quay, Mayflower theatre, Guild hall, Southampton boat show, longest surviving medieval wall
      - Tourism: Cruise capital of the UK, 1.7 million tourists set sail from the port in 2016, 4 cruise terminals
      - Religion: Gurdwara, Mosque, St. Mary's Church of England
      - Transport links: M27, M3, Southampton airport and docks
      - Industry: 2nd largest container terminal in UK, 14 million tonnes of cargo, supports 15000 jobs directly and indirectly
      - Education: University of Southampton and Solent Universit - 41000 students
    - - Foreign Investment: Saxlund (Sweden), Exxon Mobil (USA), Ikea (Sweden)
      - Cruise ships: Transports tourists to Mediterranean coast and countries on the North Sea. Nearly 1 million passengers last year
      - Sea trade: Container ships transport goods to USA, Middle East and Far East. Handles more trade for countries outside the EU than any other UK port
      - Airport links: Links to major European locations such as France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands and Germany. 15 airlines, over 40 destinations and 160 flights every day
      - Immigration: Migrants from overseas have settled here - mostly from North Africa and Poland. Over 6500 international students from more than 135 countries choose to study at Southampton each year
- - - - Highest output from agriculture and the third largest manufacturing sector in Africa
      - Nigerian music and literature are popular throughout Africa
      - Nigeria has the highest GDP in Africa
      - Largest population of any African country
      - Leading member of African political and economic groups
      - Nigerian football team won the African cup of Nations three times
    - - Nigeria supplies 2.7% of the world's oil - 12th largest producer
      - Fifth largest contributor to UN peacekeeping missions around the world
      - About 40 foreign companies operate in Nigeria
      - Nollywood is the second largest film industry in the world
      - Nigeria's main imports are refined petroleum from the EU and USA, and cars from Brazil and USA, telephones from China