Theme: The challenge of natural hazards Content Case studies / Concepts Revised? (add one or more examples) Natural hazards Natural hazards pose Definition of a natural hazard. major risks to people Types of natural hazard. and property. Factors affecting hazard risk. Tectonic hazards Earthquakes and Plate tectonics theory. volcanic eruptions are the result of Global distribution of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and physical processes. their relationship to plate margins. The effects of, and Physical processes taking place at different types of plate responses to, a margin (constructive, destructive and conservative). tectonic hazard vary between areas of Impacts and responses to tectonic hazards. contrasting levels of wealth. Case study to show how the effects and responses to a Pakistan tectonic hazard vary between two areas of contrasting levels Italy of wealth. Management can Reasons why people continue to live in areas at risk from a reduce the effects of tectonic hazard. a tectonic hazard. How monitoring, prediction, protection and planning can reduce the from a tectonic hazard. Weather hazards Global atmospheric General atmospheric circulation model: pressure belts and circulation helps to surface winds. determine patterns of weather and climate. Tropical storms Global distribution of tropical storms (hurricanes, cyclones, (hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons). typhoons) develop as a result of particular The structure, causes of tropical storms and the sequence of physical conditions. formation and development. How climate change might affect tropical storms.
Theme: The challenge of natural hazards Content Case studies / Concepts (add one or more examples) Revised? Natural hazards Natural hazards pose major risks to people and property. Definition of a natural hazard. Types of natural hazard. Factors affecting hazard risk. Tectonic hazards Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are the result of physical processes. The effects of, and responses to, a tectonic hazard vary between areas of contrasting levels of wealth. Management can reduce the effects of a tectonic hazard. Plate tectonics theory. Global distribution of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and their relationship to plate margins. Physical processes taking place at different types of plate margin (constructive, destructive and conservative). Impacts and responses to tectonic hazards. Case study to show how the effects and responses to a tectonic hazard vary between two areas of contrasting levels of wealth. Reasons why people continue to live in areas at risk from a tectonic hazard. How monitoring, prediction, protection and planning can reduce the from a tectonic hazard. Pakistan Italy Weather hazards Global atmospheric circulation helps to determine patterns of weather and climate. Tropical storms (hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons) develop as a result of particular physical conditions. General atmospheric circulation model: pressure belts and surface winds. Global distribution of tropical storms (hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons). The structure, causes of tropical storms and the sequence of formation and development. How climate change might affect tropical storms.
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