Earthquakes and tsunami – WJEC Case study: Nepal 2015 (LMIC)
Earthquakes are caused by the release of built-up pressure at plate boundaries. They can destroy buildings and infrastructure. Tsunami can also occur, with equally devastating and deadly effects.
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Case study: Nepal 2015 (LMIC)
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The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing approximately 20 people. This made April 25 2015 the deadliest day on the mountain in history. The earthquake triggered another huge avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were killed.
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Case study at a local scale of a specified place in a hazardous setting to illustrate the physical nature of the hazard and analyse how the economic, social and political character of its community reflects the presence and impacts of the hazard and the community’s response to the risk.
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1 The Challenge of Natural Hazards
1.1 Natural Hazards
1.1.1 Types of Natural Hazards
1.1.2 Hazard Risk
1.1.3 Consequences of Natural Hazards
1.1.4 End of Topic Test - Natural Hazards
1.1.5 Exam-Style Questions - Natural Hazards
1.2 Tectonic Hazards
1.2.1 Tectonic Plates
1.2.2 Tectonic Plates & Convection Currents
1.2.3 Plate Margins
1.2.4 Volcanoes
1.2.5 Effects of Volcanoes
1.2.6 Responses to Volcanic Eruptions
1.2.7 Earthquakes
1.2.8 Earthquakes 2
1.2.9 Responses to Earthquakes
1.2.10 Case Studies: The L'Aquila & Kashmir Earthquakes
1.2.11 Earthquake Case Study: Chile 2010
1.2.12 Earthquake Case Study: Nepal 2015
1.2.13 Living with Tectonic Hazards 1
1.2.14 Living with Tectonic Hazards 2
1.2.15 End of Topic Test - Tectonic Hazards
1.2.16 Exam-Style Questions - Tectonic Hazards
1.2.17 Tectonic Hazards - Statistical Skills
1.3 Weather Hazards
1.3.1 Global Atmospheric Circulation
1.3.2 Surface Winds
1.3.3 UK Weather Hazards
1.3.4 Tropical Storms
1.3.5 Features of Tropical Storms
1.3.6 Impact of Tropical Storms 1
1.3.7 Impact of Tropical Storms 2
1.3.8 Tropical Storms Case Study: Katrina
1.3.9 Tropical Storms Case Study: Haiyan
1.3.10 UK Weather Hazards Case Study: Somerset 2014
1.3.11 End of Topic Test - Weather Hazards
1.3.12 Exam-Style Questions - Weather Hazards
1.3.13 Weather Hazards - Statistical Skills
1.4 Climate Change
1.4.1 Evidence for Climate Change
1.4.2 Causes of Climate Change
1.4.3 Effects of Climate Change
1.4.4 Managing Climate Change
1.4.5 End of Topic Test - Climate Change
1.4.6 Exam-Style Questions - Climate Change
1.4.7 Climate Change - Statistical Skills
2 The Living World
2.1 Ecosystems
2.1.1 Ecosystems
2.1.2 Ecosystem Cascades & Global Ecosystems
2.1.3 Ecosystem Case Study: Freshwater Ponds
2.2 Tropical Rainforests
2.2.1 Tropical Rainforests - Intro & Interdependence
2.2.2 Adaptations
2.2.3 Biodiversity of Tropical Rainforests
2.2.4 Deforestation
2.2.5 Case Study: Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest
2.2.6 Sustainable Management of Rainforests
2.2.7 Case Study: Malaysian Rainforest
2.2.8 End of Topic Test - Tropical Rainforests
2.2.9 Exam-Style Questions - Tropical Rainforests
2.2.10 Deforestation - Statistical Skills
2.3 Hot Deserts
2.3.1 Overview of Hot Deserts
2.3.2 Biodiversity & Adaptation to Hot Deserts
2.3.3 Case Study: Sahara Desert
2.3.4 Desertification
2.3.5 Case Study: Thar Desert
2.3.6 End of Topic Test - Hot Deserts
2.3.7 Exam-Style Questions - Hot Deserts
2.4 Tundra & Polar Environments
2.4.1 Overview of Cold Environments
2.4.2 Adaptations in Cold Environments
2.4.3 Biodiversity in Cold Environments
2.4.4 Case Study: Alaska
2.4.5 Sustainable Management
2.4.6 Case Study: Svalbard
2.4.7 End of Topic Test - Tundra & Polar Environments
2.4.8 Exam-Style Questions - Cold Environments
3 Physical Landscapes in the UK
3.1 The UK Physical Landscape
3.1.1 The UK Physical Landscape
3.2 Coastal Landscapes in the UK
3.2.1 Types of Wave
3.2.2 Weathering & Mass Movement
3.2.3 Processes of Erosion & Wave-Cut Platforms
3.2.4 Headlands, Bays, Caves, Arches & Stacks
3.2.5 Transportation
3.2.6 Deposition
3.2.7 Spits, Bars & Sand Dunes
3.2.8 Case Study: Landforms on the Dorset Coast
3.2.9 Types of Coastal Management 1
3.2.10 Types of Coastal Management 2
3.2.11 Coastal Management Case Study - Holderness
3.2.12 Coastal Management Case Study: Swanage
3.2.13 Coastal Management Case Study - Lyme Regis
3.2.14 End of Topic Test - Coastal Landscapes in the UK
3.2.15 Exam-Style Questions - Coasts
3.3 River Landscapes in the UK
3.3.1 The River Valley
3.3.2 River Valley Case Study - River Tees
3.3.3 Erosion
3.3.4 Transportation & Deposition
3.3.5 Waterfalls, Gorges & Interlocking Spurs
3.3.6 Meanders & Oxbow Lakes
3.3.7 Floodplains & Levees
3.3.8 Estuaries
3.3.9 Case Study: The River Clyde
3.3.10 River Management
3.3.11 Hard & Soft Flood Defences
3.3.12 River Management Case Study - Boscastle
3.3.13 River Management Case Study - Banbury
3.3.14 End of Topic Test - River Landscapes in the UK
3.3.15 Exam-Style Questions - Rivers
3.4 Glacial Landscapes in the UK
3.4.1 Erosion
3.4.2 Landforms Caused by Erosion
3.4.3 Landforms Caused by Transportation & Deposition
3.4.4 Snowdonia
3.4.5 Land Use in Glaciated Areas
3.4.6 Tourism in Glacial Landscapes
3.4.7 Case Study - Lake District
3.4.8 End of Topic Test - Glacial Landscapes in the UK
3.4.9 Exam-Style Questions - Glacial Landscapes
4 Urban Issues & Challenges
4.1 Urban Issues & Challenges
4.1.1 Urbanisation
4.1.2 Urbanisation Case Study: Lagos
4.1.3 Urbanisation Case Study: Rio de Janeiro
4.1.4 UK Cities
4.1.5 Case Study: Urban Regen Projects - Manchester
4.1.6 Case Study: Urban Change in Liverpool
4.1.7 Case Study: Urban Change in Bristol
4.1.8 Sustainable Urban Life
4.1.9 End of Topic Test - Urban Issues & Challenges
4.1.10 Exam-Style Questions - Urban Issues & Challenges
4.1.11 Urban Issues -Statistical Skills
5 The Changing Economic World
5.1 The Changing Economic World
5.1.1 Measuring Development
5.1.2 Classifying Countries Based on Wealth
5.1.3 The Demographic Transition Model
5.1.4 Physical & Historical Causes of Uneven Development
5.1.5 Economic Causes of Uneven Development
5.1.6 How Can We Reduce the Global Development Gap?
5.1.7 Case Study: Tourism in Kenya
5.1.8 Case Study: Tourism in Jamaica
5.1.9 Case Study: Economic Development in India
5.1.10 Case Study: Aid & Development in India
5.1.11 Case Study: Economic Development in Nigeria
5.1.12 Case Study: Aid & Development in Nigeria
5.1.13 Economic Development in the UK
5.1.14 Economic Development UK: Industry & Rural
5.1.15 Economic Development UK: Transport & North-South
5.1.16 Economic Development UK: Regional & Global
5.1.17 End of Topic Test - The Changing Economic World
5.1.18 Exam-Style Questions - The Changing Economic World
5.1.19 Changing Economic World - Statistical Skills
6 The Challenge of Resource Management
6.1 Resource Management
6.1.1 Global Distribution of Resources
6.1.2 Food in the UK
6.1.3 Water in the UK 1
6.1.4 Water in the UK 2
6.1.5 Energy in the UK
6.1.6 Resource Management - Statistical Skills
6.2.1 Areas of Food Surplus & Food Deficit
6.2.2 Food Supply & Food Insecurity
6.2.3 Increasing Food Supply
6.2.4 Case Study: Thanet Earth
6.2.5 Creating a Sustainable Food Supply
6.2.6 Case Study: Agroforestry in Mali
6.2.7 End of Topic Test - Food
6.2.8 Exam-Style Questions - Food
6.2.9 Food - Statistical Skills
6.3.1 The Global Demand for Water
6.3.2 What Affects the Availability of Water?
6.3.3 Increasing Water Supplies
6.3.4 Case Study: Water Transfer in China
6.3.5 Sustainable Water Supply
6.3.6 Case Study: Kenya's Sand Dams
6.3.7 Case Study: Lesotho Highland Water Project
6.3.8 Case Study: Wakel River Basin Project
6.3.9 Exam-Style Questions - Water
6.3.10 Water - Statistical Skills
6.4.1 Global Demand for Energy
6.4.2 Factors Affecting Energy Supply
6.4.3 Increasing Energy Supply: Renewables
6.4.4 Increasing Energy Supply: Non-Renewables
6.4.5 Carbon Footprints & Energy Conservation
6.4.6 Case Study: Rice Husks in Bihar
6.4.7 Exam-Style Questions - Energy
6.4.8 Energy - Statistical Skills
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- Identify the different types of natural hazard
- Describe the factors affecting hazard risk
- Describe the structure of the Earth
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You can now identify what you need to focus your revision on. The question numbers from the review have been added below so you can prioritise what you will revise. Focus on the areas where you didn’t do too well!
- Define the natural hazard and other key terms (Question 1)
- Identify the different types of natural hazard (Questions 2-5)
- Know the factors affecting hazard risk (Questions 6-10)
- Know the structure of the Earth (Questions 11-20)
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- Know the factors affecting hazard risk
- Know the structure of the Earth
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