Management can reduce the effects of tectonic hazards. Why do people live in tectonic areas and how are the possible effects being managed?

Why do people live in tectonic areas? In pairs discuss: Which area of the world has the highest number of people potentially affected by tectonic activity? Why may some of these areas have higher death tolls caused by tectonic activity than other areas?

Plate boundaries, volcanoes and earthquakes.

Population distribution map

Tectonic Hazards and locations

These 4 are spare for you to add your own reasons. Sort your cards out and place them onto the appropriate part of the pyramid. These 4 are spare for you to add your own reasons.

Using a ruler and pencil, draw this table neatly into your book Using a ruler and pencil, draw this table neatly into your book. (3/4 of a page) Write your reasons in and add any of your own. Use the fact sheet to fill in the locations.

Exam practice Explain why people still continue to live in areas of tectonic activity. (4 marks)

Comparing two places Nepal and new zealand. How monitoring, prediction protection and planning can reduce the risks from a tectonic hazard Comparing two places Nepal and new zealand.

Fastest POD to guess correctly wins– go ………… How monitoring, prediction protection and planning can reduce the risks from a tectonic hazard You are looking for 3 words beginning with P! Look carefully at the pictures and unjumble the words below. PREDICTION OTDIPRIECN PREPARATION PARATNIPROE PROTECTION OOTINTCPRE Fastest POD to guess correctly wins– go …………

How can we protect ourselves against earthquakes? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF204Pgf-eo Retrofitting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP57C0LITrc

What would you put in your earthquake emergency kit? Why?

What have they done in Nepal and New Zealand? Management and co ordination of open spaces Introduced strict building regulations so buildings can withstand earthquakes. Go bags – survival kits Old buildings have bee retrofitted. Red cross have set up warehouses with pre positioned supplies. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) Community training for volunteers and earthquakes drills.

Exam practice-Evaluate the strategies used to manage earthquakes and volcanoes (6). The three p’s are used to try to reduce the impacts of earthquakes and volcanoes. Earthquake warning systems can be used to detect earthquakes but only after an earthquake has begun which will not give enough time for people to prepare and evacuate. As a result this system is not effective however the data from these systems can be used to try and predict when the next earthquake will happen. Tiltmeters can be used to detect any changes in the earth’s crust which normally happen before a volcanic eruption. This allows people time to close up their homes and evacuate. Buildings can be designed to with stand earthquakes, this is called retrofitting. This can be successful but only normally happens in MEDC’s where there is the money available to buy these materials or reinforce older buildings………… Model answer….