1. Do Volcanoes affect Rich and Poor countries in the same way?
By the end of the lesson I will:
Understand how the impacts of volcanic eruptions are different between an LEDC and an MEDC.

2. Comparing countries Montserrat Area: 100 sq km
Population: 12,000 (8000 left after the eruption)
Birth rate: 17.5 / 1000 people
Death rate: 7.5 / 1000 people
GDP: $31 Million
U.S.A.
Area: 9,629,091 sq km
Population: 275,562,673
Birth rate: 14.2 /1000people
Death rate: 8.7 / 1000 people
GDP: $9.255 trillion

3. The Impact of Volcanoes
L.E.D.C.’s M.E.D.C.’s

4. Impacts Many killed Few killed Homes lost Farms lost
Soldiers on standby to help
Residents temporally evacuated
Towns and Villages destroyed
Residents permeantly evacuated
Other countries asked for Aid
Not enough people available to help

5. Where is Montserrat?

6. The Impacts of the Montserrat Eruption
Social - How it affected the people?
Economic- How it affected businesses?
Environmental - How it affected the landscape and animals?

7. Social Impacts
Everson Farrell was one of 292 refugees who went to the USA from Montserrat. Everson arrived with nothing and now runs a small garage.

8. Economic Impacts
The eruptions have made the islands capital Plymouth uninhabitable. Many industries and business’s were lost. The main industry on the island was tourism.

9. Environmental Impacts
Pyroclastic flow, superhot ash and gas, covered and destroy much of the plant life in the south of the Island.

10. The Impacts of the Montserrat Eruption
Social - How it affected the people?
Economic- How it affected businesses?
Environmental - How it affected the landscape and animals?

12. Rebuilding Montserrat
Where would you build:
The new capital city
A new hospital.
New homes
A new airport
A new Secondary school
A tourist hotel
A volcano park to attract
tourists
A cycle trail for tourists

13. Rebuilding Montserrat
Where would you build:
The new capital city
A new hospital.
New homes
A new airport
A new Secondary school
A tourist hotel
A volcano park to attract
tourists
A cycle trail for tourists

14. Do Volcanoes affect Rich and Poor countries in the same way?
The differences in the impacts of volcanic
eruptions between Monserrat and the
U.S.A. are…
This is because….