1. Why People are Vulnerable…
Learning Objectives:
Be able to discuss why people are vulnerable to volcanic eruptions
Be able to discuss how people can decrease the effects of volcanic eruptions

2. YOUR TEST IS ON THURSDAY

3. Lesson Outline… Cultural reasons for vulnerability
Ask the question – are there advantages to living near volcanoes?
Tarawera case study detail
Natural reasons for vulnerability
Ask the question – why do volcanoes occur?

4. Do many people live in hazardous areas?

5. Why do people live in hazardous areas?

6. Mt Tarawera Details… Cultural Reasons for Vulnerability
Were they prepared?
Did many people live there in 1886?
Do many people live there now?
Was it a tourist centre in 1886?
Is it a tourist centre now?
What were the buildings like in 1886?

7. Mt Tarawera Details… Natural Reasons for Vulnerability
What sort of plate boundary is Mt Tarawera located on?
Is the crust thin or thick here?
Is Mt Tarawera located near any lakes?
What effects can water have on eruptions?
What rock is Mt Tarawera made of?
What effects can rhyolite have on eruptions?

8. Over to you… What You Need To Do
Choose one of the following questions:
How can we decrease the effects of a volcanic eruption before it happens?
How can we decrease the effects of a volcanic eruption after it happens?
Look back through your notes and brainstorm some ideas to answer your question…
Link these ideas to what you know about Mt Tarawera…

9. Extension task… What You Need To Do: Collect a handout from Mr Sykes…
Cut out the 14 phrases
Stick them into your book in the correct sequence
Separate them into seven stages:
Warning, Preparation, Evacuation, Stay Put, Immediate Action, Recovery, Rehabilitation