1. Boats moored in Hinchenbrook Marina lay smashed after winds and storm surge caused by Cyclone Yasi in Australia in February 2011

2. Key idea: Tropical storms have significant effects on people and the environment
Primary and secondary effects of tropical storms
Immediate and long term responses to tropical storms
Named example of a Tropical Storm: Hurricane Katrina, USA
How monitoring, prediction, protection and planning can reduce the effects of tropical storms

3. Primary and secondary effects of tropical storms
Up to 4: Describe some effects of a tropical storm.
5/6: Describe a wider range of effects of a tropical storm. Categorise them as primary effects and secondary effects.
7+: Describe in detail and categorise an extensive range of primary and secondary effects of tropical storm.

4. Primary and secondary effects of tropical storms

5. What kind of damage do tropical storms cause?
Watch this video for a recap about what we have covered on tropical storms so far
What kind of damage do tropical storms cause?

6. Complete your A3 worksheet

7. The average air pressure for the UK is about 1013mb
The average air pressure for the UK is about 1013mb. How much would the sea level have risen on 5th December 2013?

8. Isoline Maps

9. Isolines on maps link up places with something in common
Isolines on maps link up places with something in common. Isolines on a weather map are called isobars. The isobars link together all the places where the pressure is the same.

10. Tightly packed isobars indicating high wind speeds
Area of low pressure
Area of high pressure
Tightly packed isobars indicating high wind speeds

11. Find out more about storm surges

12. Find the best quote from your worksheet to match the picture

13. Roads, railways, ports and airports are damaged.

14. People are left homeless, which can cause distress, poverty and ill health or death due to lack of shelter

15. Food shortages may happen if crops are damaged or livestock are killed, or if supply lines are blocked stopping the transport of food.

16. Rivers and coastal areas flood

17. What are the names of the 5 most
deadliest tropical storms of all time?
Note down some of their effects

18. Primary and secondary effects of tropical storms

20. Add 3 labels to describe the effects of the tropical storm (3)
Figure 1 shows the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in November 2013.
Add 3 labels to describe the effects of the tropical storm (3)

21. Give two secondary effects of tropical storms (2)
1 mark for each valid effect – must be 2 separate effects – must be secondary – no credit for primary.

22. Describe the secondary effects of tropical storms (4)
L1 1-2 marks: Effects given, but not described.
L2 3-4 marks: Effects described – development of idea

23. To what extent do secondary effects have more of an impact than primary effects after a tropical storm? (6)
This question has no right or wrong answer – they want to you give a substantiated opinion based on facts.
L1 1-4 marks: Examples of effects described an explained.
L2 5-6 marks: Addresses question ‘to what extent’, gives opinion on which causes the most damage/destruction.

24. Make a fact file and add it to your notes.
Research into one of the tropical storms featured on the top 5 video and find out about the effects on the people and area concerned.
Make a fact file and add it to your notes.

25. 3 Primary Effects of Tropical Storms
2 Secondary Effects of Tropical Storms
1 name for coastal flooding caused by tropical storms

26. Key idea: Tropical storms have significant effects on people and the environment
Primary and secondary effects of tropical storms
Immediate and long term responses to tropical storms
Named example of a Tropical Storm: Hurricane Katrina, USA
How monitoring, prediction, protection and planning can reduce the effects of tropical storms