Hazardous Environments
Topic 3: Hazardous environments – the characteristics and distribution of different types of natural hazard, the measurement and impacts of hazards and detailed case studies of the management of a tropical cyclone in a developed and a developing or emerging country.
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3.1 Some places are more hazardous than others |
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3.2 Hazards have an impact on people and the environment |
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Case studies of hazard management for a volcano or earthquake in a developed country and a developing country or an emerging country.
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3.3 Tropical cyclones present a hazard to many people and need to be managed carefully |
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Integrated skills
(1) Use world maps to show the distribution of different hazards.
(2) Use weather and storm surge data to calculate Saffir-Simpson magnitude.
(3) Use social media sources, satellite images and socio-economic data to assess impact.
(4) Use maps (paper or online) to track the movement of tropical cyclones.
(5) Use hazard maps (using land-use planning or zoning).