BGCSE Geography (Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education) case studies
BGCSE Geography · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The BGCSE Geography is a secondary-school leaving qualification awarded in The Bahamas, normally taken by students near the end of their compulsory schooling and used for further study, sixth-form entry and some entry-level employment. It suits candidates who can connect physical processes to real places: the limestone islands and shallow banks on their doorstep, the hurricanes that reshape coasts, and the tourism and migration that drive settlement patterns. The BGCSE Geography case studies are 5 cases and about 3,127 words.
1The Andros Blue Hole Farm Dispute
A settlement on Andros has 620 residents and one paved road. The island is limestone with a shallow freshwater lens under the settlement, and the water table sits about 2 m below the surface.
672 words, about 3 min2Nassau's Cruise Passenger Squeeze
A cruise line wants to bring a 6,000-passenger ship to Nassau every Sunday, adding to ships that already arrive on other days. On a typical Sunday the town already receives about 12,000 cruise visitors between 9 a.m.
640 words, about 3 min3The Exuma Cays Beach Erosion Decision
A 3 km stretch of beach on a small Exuma cay has narrowed from about 25 m to 8 m in ten years. Behind the beach are 14 houses, a small hotel with 20 rooms and a road.
627 words, about 3 min4Freeport's Industrial Zone and the Water Lens
Grand Bahama's industrial zone employs about 2,000 people in a container port, a cement plant and a fuel terminal. The island is limestone with a freshwater lens, and the main towns draw water from wells.
605 words, about 3 min5Family Island School Closure
A Family Island school has 48 pupils, down from 120 twenty years ago. The island's population has fallen from 900 to 430 as young people move to Nassau and Florida for work.
583 words, about 3 min