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Global Hazards
Mother Nature is often on the offensive, challenging us with her weather and her tectonic activity!!!!
1.1 How can weather be hazardous?
1.1a Why do we have weather extremes?
BBC Bitesize Global Hazards: Revision link here
* 1.1 aii Extremes in weather associated with wind, temperature & rainfall in contrasting countries
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Weather extremes data interpretation Homework sheet - click here
What's the weather like around the World? Find out here
The table below shows temperature, precipitation and wind speed data for Australia and the UK, two of the countries that featured in a previous homework. These two countries could be said to have contrasting weather extremes. Complete the difference column to build yourself an evidence base from which to write an answer to the following question. 'Outline the weather extremes in contrasting countries' [6]
* 1.1 ai The global circulation system
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* 1.1ai The global circulation system including the effects of high and low pressure belts in creating climatic zones
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Climatic Zones - want to know more???
Climatic Zones - tropical here
Climatic Zones - sub tropical here
Climatic Zones - polar here
Climatic Zones - temperate here
Climatic Zones - tropical here
Climatic Zones - sub tropical here
Climatic Zones - polar here
Climatic Zones - temperate here
* 1.1ai Local and Regional factors affecting weather (inc weather recording instruments
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Great video from 'Click View' which helps to explain about the weather around us. Available here for a limited time!
EXTRA: How much rain?
Use this site to check out the level of water in local rivers and streams and how much rainfall there has been.
Why not watch the weather forecast then identify a line of rain gauges that a depression or 'front' will pass over during the day - watch the levels change!!!
* 1.1aiii Tropical Storms and Droughts: causes; distribution & frequency of and whether these have changed over time
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Met Office video about Tropical Storm formation available here
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* 1.1aiii El Nino and La Nina - how do these contribute to drought?
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1.1b When does extreme weather become a hazard?
Hazardous Weather Case Studies: causes, consequences and responses
Non UK based: Tropical Storm: Typhoon Haiyan
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| 1.1bi_l1_case_study_trop_storm_pupil_summary_sheet.pdf |
Tropical Storms .... what to do if you are caught up in one
UK based: Drought: Spring - Summer 2012
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Hazardous Weather Exam Question Practice - Show what you know!!
1.2 How do plate tectonics shape our World?
1.2a What processes occur at plate boundaries?
Royal Geological Survey: Interactive plate tectonics map, with earthquake and volcanic activity layers here
* 1.2ai the structure of the Earth inc plate tectonics and convection currents
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* 1.2aii the processes that take place at constructive, destructive, conservative and collision plate boundaries
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| 1.2aii_l2_plate_boundaries_summary_table.docx |
| 1.2aii_l2_plate_boundaries_summary_table_answers.pdf |
* 1.2aiii how the movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes (deep & shallow focus) & volcanoes (inc shield and composite)
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Volcanoes - listen to a volcano expert speak! What are they? Where they happen? Why?
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Volcanoes - listen to a volcano expert speak! Covers: Types of volcanoes and eruptions
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1.2b How can tectonic movement be hazardous?
* 1.2bi a case study of a tectonic event that was hazardous to people inc causes, consequences & responses
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What if ...... a magnitude 10 or 20 earthquake hit .... ?
Hazard 'Go Bag' - what you should have in your pack ....
1.2c How does technology have the potential to save lives in hazard zones?
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PLAY TIME!!!!
Great game here about FIVE different types of Natural Disaster, brought to you by 'ISDR' which helps us to understand the impacts (consequences) of hazards and how we might go about minimising these. Available here !
Earthquake simulator - move the sliders to create a model earthquake in/around Los Angeles that you have to guess the magnitude of. See how accurately you can predict the magnitude and what the impacts (consequences would be) . Available here!