1. Lastminutegcsegeographyrevison@kingdown
Hazards
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2. Lastminutegcsegeographyrevison@kingdown
Preparation before starting this Revision unit you need to have:-
Sorted you theory notes and produced a contents page
Have your case studies completed
Introduction
This unit is to give you 40 minutes of Geography Revision on the Hazards topic. Work through the tasks and stick to the timings. You could work through this unit more than once
Resources
You will find these resources useful
Contents page from your files, the supporting PowerPoint presentation (this can be downloaded to your MP3 player or phone) the topic glossary
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3. You may begin…..
Record down your start time
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4.
A: What is the global distribution of different types of natural hazard?
Complete this table
Compare and Contrast the global distribution of Volcanoes Earthquakes Hurricanes and Drought .
Feature
Volcano
Earthquake
Hurricane
Drought
Distribution
Where
When
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5. Slide 5 3 What is (i) An Earthquake (ii) A Fault (iii) The Focus
What natural processes cause different types of natural hazards?
3 What is
(i) An Earthquake
(ii) A Fault
(iii) The Focus
(iv) The Epicentre
(v) The Richter Scale
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6. Slide 6 4 What is (i) A volcano (ii) The vent (iii) A pyroclastic flow
4 What is
(i) A volcano
(ii) The vent
(iii) A pyroclastic flow
(iv) Magma
(v) Ash cloud
(vi) Lahar
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7. Description of changes
How the movement of tectonic plates cause earthquakes and volcanoes
Type of plate boundary
Description of changes
Earthquake/
volcanic activity
Constructive
Destructive
Conservative
5 Complete the table
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8.
6 Look at the map of tectonic plates. Give an example of  
(i) Plates moving away from each other (ii) Plates moving towards each other
(iii) Plates moving past each other
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9.
7. For a Hurricane
(i) Where do Atlantic Hurricanes form ?
(ii) What temperature must the water be?
(iii) What makes the storm move West to East?
(iv) What makes the storm spin?
(v) What happens when the Hurricane moves over land?
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10.
The climatic conditions leading to the formation of periods of drought
8 Give an example of each of these 4 causes of Drought.
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11. Slide 11 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Volcano Earthquake Hurricane Drought
How do natural hazards affect people and places in parts of the world with different levels of development?
Volcano
Earthquake
Hurricane
Drought
PRIMARY-effects
SECONDARY - effects
9 Complete the table to show the Primary and secondary effects for these hazards
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12.
Look at the data
10. How does level of economic development influence the severity of the impact?
MEDC
LEDC
Japan
Haiti
Katrina
Nargis
Nos of deaths
27,000
230,000
1400
15000
Nos of injured
6,000
300,000
580
2,000,000
Nos displaced
32500
2.500,000
Nos homeless
500,000
1,500,000
10,000+
1,000,000
Nos buildings destroyed
160,000 +
95%
Cost £ $
100,000,000 $
10 billion $
100,000,000,$
101,000,000 $
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13. Slide 13 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 What happened Effects on people
You must learn a case study of i) one tectonic event in an LEDC, Complete this table
Location
Time and Date
Strength
Extent
What happened
Effects on people
Primary Secondary
Effects on buildings
Effects on Economy
Response Short term
How was the event predicted
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14. Slide 14 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 What happened Effects on people
You must learn a case study of i) one tectonic event in an MEDC, Complete this table
Location
Time and Date
Strength
Extent
What happened
Effects on people
Primary Secondary
Effects on buildings
Effects on Economy
Response Short term
How was the event predicted
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15. Slide 15 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 What happened Effects on people
You must learn a case study of i) one climatic event in an LEDC, Complete this table
Location
Time and Date
Strength
Extent
What happened
Effects on people
Primary Secondary
Effects on buildings
Effects on Economy
Response Short term
How was the event predicted
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16. Slide 16 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 What happened Effects on people
You must learn a case study of i) one tectonic event in an MEDC, Complete this table
Location
Time and Date
Strength
Extent
What happened
Effects on people
Primary Secondary
Effects on buildings
Effects on Economy
Response Short term
How was the event predicted
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17.
How can human activities affect the impact of natural hazards?
15. How does an extreme natural event become a hazard?
16. How does a Hazard become a Disaster?
17. What do these mean?
(i) Human Occupancy
(ii) Risk
(iii) Vulnerability
18. Give 5 reasons why people live in the hazard zone
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18. Slide 18 Building Planning Education 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
How can people and places be protected from the impact of natural hazards?
19. Complete the table
Building
Planning
Education
Earthquake
Volcano
Hurricane
Drought
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19. Modify Human Vulnerability
A range of methods are used to attempt to reduce the impact of natural hazards
20 Complete the table with examples from your case studies
Hazard Management
Modify the event
Modify Human Vulnerability
Modify the Loss
Environmental Control
Prediction and warning
Aid
Hazard resistant design
Community Preparedness
Insurance
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20. Slide 20 Location Magnitude Frequency Type Response Rural or Urban
21. How do each of these factors affect response?
Location
Magnitude
Frequency
Type
Response
Rural or Urban
Technology available
Level of Development
(MEDC or LEDC)
Level of Education
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21. Slide 21 Economic costs, Impact on the environment
24 How sustainable are these methods ?
Economic costs,
Impact on the environment
Effects on people most at risk.
Earthquake
Volcano
Hurricane
Drought
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