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29 Cards in this Set
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Tsunami case study |
Tohuku, Japan |
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Impacts of tsunami (3) |
Fukushima power plant was flooded 46,000 buildings destroyed The seabed rose 6-8 m |
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Responses to tsunami (3) |
3 minutes after the quake a tsunami warning was issued 91 countries offered aid Jackie Chan donated $3m |
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Volcanic eruption case study |
Eyjafjallajokull |
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Effects of volcanic eruption (3) |
Airline industry lost £130m per day Caused flooding 20 farms were destroyed |
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Responses to volcanic eruption (2) |
High tech equipment used to detect future eruptions Warning systems helped evacuate 700 people |
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Fold Mountains case study |
The Andes |
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Fold mountain case study - hydroelectric power |
High gradient Relief rainfall |
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Fold mountain case study - farming |
Terraced land - potatoes and cotton Llamas for milk, meat and wool |
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Fold mountain case study - mining |
Yanacocha mine High pressures cause mineral formation |
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Fold mountain case study - tourism |
Machu Picchu Inca trail |
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MEDC earthquake case study |
Kobe |
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MEDC earthquake case study - impacts (3) |
6434 people killed 30% of railways unusable 1m people had to cope without clean water for 10 days |
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MEDC earthquake case study - responses (3) |
7/11 and Moterola provided essentials and kept phone lines open for free Buildings were made further apart to prevent a domino effect Rubber blocks were put under bridges to absorb shock |
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LEDC earthquake case study |
Haiti |
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LEDC earthquake case study - impacts (3) |
230,000 people were killed 19 million cubic metres of rubble and debris in Port-au-Prince $11.5bn worth of repairs |
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LEDC earthquake case study - responses (3) |
Uk Disasters Emergency Committee raised over £100m, which was used to support over 1.2m people 200,000 people received money for cleaning the streets of rubble Three quarters of the damaged buildings were inspected and repaired |
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Water transfer case study |
China North South Water Transfer Project |
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Water transfer case study - positives (2) |
Supplies the industrious north with water 44.8bn cubic metres of water per year |
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Water transfer case study - negatives (3) |
Polution from factories along the Eastern Route could render the water undrinkable 330,000 people being relocated Costs $66bn |
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Reservoir case study |
Lake Vyrnwy |
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Reservoir case study - positives (3) |
Supplies the area with activities like fishing and wildlife watching Water is transferred from an area of surplus to an area of deficit (Liverpool) 210m litres of water a day |
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Reservoir case study - negatives (3) |
Pipes are having to be replaced due to a build of of iron, which could block them 2 chapels, 3 inns, 10 farmhouses and 37 houses knocked down to build the reservoir Cost £620,000 to build |
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LEDC flood case study |
Bangladesh 2004 |
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LEDC flood case study - effects (3) |
36m people made homeless Caused serious damage to roads, bridges etc 800,000 hectares of farmland flooded |
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LEDC flood case study - responses (3) |
Water purification tablets were given out The World Bank provided additional financial aid for the next 5 years 350km of embankment was built |
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MEDC flood case study |
Somerset 2014 |
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MEDC flood case study - effects (3) |
Half the population said their commute to work took twice as long Over £1m lost by businesses alone Livestock contracted illnesses like pneumonia and listeria |
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MEDC flood case study - responses (3) |
Each affected landowner or bussiness received £5,000 towards repairing damaged buildings Plans to build a tidal barrage on the River Parrett £20m spent on a scheme to repair damages over the next 20 years |
