UEE Geography case studies
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UEE Geography is a university entrance examination paper in geography, taken by candidates seeking admission to degree programmes in geography, environmental science, planning, and related fields. It rewards candidates who can move fluently between physical and human geography, read maps and data accurately, and reason about cause and effect rather than recite isolated facts. The paper typically combines multiple-choice items with short-answer and constructed-response tasks, so both recall and extended written argument matter. Questions draw on geomorphology, climatology, hydrology, biogeography, population and settlement, economic and cultural geography, regional analysis, cartography and spatial skills, fieldwork techniques, geographical models, and contemporary issues such as climate change and urbanization. The UEE Geography case studies are 5 cases and about 3,382 words.
1Sediment Deficit and the Gorge Dam
The Upper Kelso catchment (840 km², mean annual precipitation 1,150 mm) feeds a regulated river. Between 1990 and 2010, upstream reforestation and 37 check dams were installed.
705 words, about 4 min2Relocation or Upgrading in the Delta City
Marina Delta city (1.8 million people) has 14 informal settlements; six lie on a floodplain below 2.5 m elevation. A 2023 flood displaced 28,000 people.
661 words, about 3 min3Landslide Mapping with Mismatched Data
A district of 1,200 km² straddles two UTM zones. Available data include a 30 m DEM, 1:50,000 topographic sheets, a 1:250,000 geological map, 1:10,000 cadastral parcels in a local datum, a 5 km rainfall grid and a landslide inventory of 214 points for 2015-2024.
686 words, about 3 min4Urban Heat Island Fieldwork Under Time Pressure
Thirty-six geography students survey an urban heat island in a city of 600,000. They use six handheld temperature sensors and two anemometers.
644 words, about 3 min5Solar Farm on Peri-Urban Farmland
Peri-urban Ninghe District (300 km²) has lost 18% of its farmland since 2015 while population grew 32%. Three logistics parks opened, the water table fell 6.5 m, and the last 500 ha of a protected wetland lie 800 m from a proposed 600 ha solar farm.
686 words, about 3 min