Hazardous Environments
Here you will find information about the EDEXCEL IGCSE Geography syllabus, together with links to appropriate resources for Hazardous Environments.
Key Ideas |
Essential Content |
Scale |
Case Studies |
Some places are more hazardous than others. |
Different types of hazard (climatic, tectonic). The global distributions, causes and characteristics of: tropical storms, volcanoes and earthquakes. Methods of monitoring weather conditions. |
Global and regional |
Non specified |
Hazards have an impact on people and the environment. |
Identifying the scale of natural disasters and their short-term and long-term impact in countries at different levels of development. Reasons why people continue to live in areas at risk from hazard events. |
Regional and small (local) |
1. A case study of the comparative impacts of a tropical storm in an LIC |
Mitigating the consequences of hazards involves taking actions before, during and after the event. |
Predicting and preparing for hazards (education, early warning systems, shelters, defences). Coping during hazards (evacuation, mitigation). Consequences of hazards: short-term (emergency aid and disaster relief); long-term (risk assessment, rebuilding, review and adjustment, improving prediction and preparation). |
National |
2. Case study of the management of a tectonic event. 3. Case study of the management of either river flooding or coastal flooding |
Resources
Key Ideas |
Essential Content |
Resources |
Some places are more hazardous than others. |
Different types of hazard (climatic, tectonic). The global distributions, causes and characteristics of: tropical storms, volcanoes and earthquakes. Methods of monitoring weather conditions. |
Youtube: Top 10 natural disasters (5 mins) International Disaster Database. (EMDAT) NOAA: Global distribution tectonic hazards. Iain Stewart The anatomy of an earthquake (7 mins). UK Met Office: Where and when do tropical cyclones occur? |
Hazards have an impact on people and the environment. |
Identifying the scale of natural disasters and their short-term and long-term impact in countries at different levels of development. Reasons why people continue to live in areas at risk from hazard events. |
Reasons why people continue to live in areas at risk from hazard events. SlideShare from Geography All the Way. |
Mitigating the consequences of hazards involves taking actions before, during and after the event. |
Predicting and preparing for hazards (education, early warning systems, shelters, defences). Coping during hazards (evacuation, mitigation). Consequences of hazards: short-term (emergency aid and disaster relief); long-term (risk assessment, rebuilding, review and adjustment, improving prediction and preparation). |
Value |