Geography - The challenge of Natural hazards
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| Haiti Case study - Causes | At the destructive plate margin in between the Caribbean and North American Plates, along a major fault line. |
| Haiti Case Study - Primary Effects | 220,000 people killed and a further 300,000 injured. |
| Haiti Case Study - Secondary effects | Over 2 million Haitians were left without food and water causing looting to become a serious problem. |
| Haiti case study - Immediate responses | The main port and roads were badly damaged making crucial aid slow to arrive. |
| Haiti Case study - Longer-term responses | Haiti was dependent on overseas aid to help it recover. |
| Christchurch case study - Causes | New zealand is located on the plate boundary between the Indo-Australian and Pacific Plates. |
| Christchurch case study - Primary effects | Building damage was widespread as of previous earthquakes weakening buildings. |
| Christchurch case study - Secondary effects | Many buildings demolished because they were unsafe. |
| Christchurch case study - Responses | Welfare centres were set up the night after. |
| Changing pattern of Tropical Storm? | Scientist believe that global warming is having an impact on the frequency and strength of tropical storms. This may be due to an increase in ocean temperatures. |
| Where do tropical storms form? | They form in areas/a band that lies roughly 5-15* either side of the equator. |
| Formation of tropical storms. | Warm, moist air. Once temp over 27* leads to low pressure. Thunderstorm will start to spin. Spin faster than 74mph. More cool air sinks, creates the eye of the storm. Hits land and loses its energy source. |
| What is climate change? | Climate change is a large-scale, long-term shift in the planet's weather patterns on average temperatures. Earth has had tropical climates and ice ages many times in its 4.5 billion years. |
| Natural hazards in the Uk? | Thunderstorms |