Hazardous environments

Worked examples (6)

• 1Three Pearson-named natural hazards
• 2Global distribution of earthquakes
• 3Global distribution of tropical cyclones
• 4Measuring earthquakes
• 5Volcano distribution and measurement
• 6Cyclone measurement and naming

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Four conditions for cyclone formation
• 2How cyclones form
• 3The four cyclone hazards
• 4Why Bangladesh is especially vulnerable
• 5Typhoon Haiyan case study
• 6Climate change and cyclones

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Three preparation strategies
• 2Japan's earthquake preparation
• 3Haiti's earthquake preparation gaps
• 4Earthquake Early Warning Systems
• 5Earthquake-resistant building design
• 6Why does Japan invest so much in preparation?

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Worked examples (6)

• 1The four types of plate boundary
• 2Why subduction zones produce major earthquakes
• 3Why subduction zones produce explosive volcanoes
• 4Constructive vs destructive boundaries — volcano types
• 5Hotspots — volcanism away from boundaries
• 6Secondary hazards from volcanoes and earthquakes

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Reasons people live in hazardous areas
• 2Why people live near volcanoes
• 3Why people live in coastal hazard zones
• 4Poverty as constraint on relocation
• 5Why people underestimate hazard risk
• 6Should people be relocated from hazardous areas?

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Three dimensions of vulnerability
• 2Haiti vs Japan comparison
• 3Physical vulnerability factors
• 4Social vulnerability factors
• 5Economic vulnerability factors
• 6Vulnerability vs hazard magnitude

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Shorter-term vs longer-term impacts
• 2Haiti earthquake impacts
• 3Eyjafjallajökull 2010 disruption
• 4Typhoon Haiyan 2013 impacts
• 5Volcanic climate impact — Pinatubo + Tambora
• 6Developed vs developing impacts

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Define short-term response
• 2Six Pearson short-term responses
• 3Haiti 2010 short-term response
• 4Japan 2011 short-term response
• 5Typhoon Haiyan 2013 short-term response
• 6Comparing responses — Haiti vs Japan

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• 1Define longer-term planning
• 2Build Back Better
• 3Japan's longer-term planning
• 4Haiti's longer-term planning
• 5Chile's longer-term planning post-Maule 2010
• 6Compare Japan + Haiti longer-term planning

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Reading a hazard map
• 2Plotting earthquake frequency vs magnitude
• 3Choropleth mapping hazard impacts
• 4GIS overlay analysis
• 5Volcanic hazard zone mapping
• 6Tsunami inundation mapping

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Worked examples (6)

• 1The 6-step enquiry process
• 2Formulating an enquiry question
• 3Designing a hazard enquiry method
• 4Choosing data presentation
• 5Analysing data
• 6Conclusion + evaluation

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