Hazards in A Level Geography: learning and revision resources
Hazards are frequent occurrences and are a normal part of life for many people living around the world. From earthquakes to volcanic eruptions and storms, natural disasters are an important aspect of humans’ relationship with the Earth. This topic will introduce you to the different types of hazards experienced around the world and how humans can respond and be ready for the next.
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In-depth notes
Our Hazards notes cover all topics including seismic, tectonic, fire and storm hazards.
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Case Studies
Our Hazards case studies explore earthquakes, volcanoes, wildfires and more natural events.
About our Hazards course
This course on natural hazards for A Level Geography course is built on the Study Dog platform, that allows you to track your progress on each topic, and engage with notes, audio, case studies and more. These can be accessed at any time from a laptop, tablet, or mobile phone. Our resources are easy to read and keep you engaged to learn more about the geographical world.
You can also keep track of your progress with each topic, with engaging course notes, flashcards, and in-depth materials like case studies. These can be accessed at any time from a laptop, tablet, or mobile device. Our resources are easy to read and keep you engaged to learn more about geography in action.
Our resources are always kept up-to-date as they are accessed online. This means that if there is a new volcanic eruption or earthquake case study, you can be sure that we’ll update our content so you have the latest updates available.
Course Outline
- Forms of hazards
- Hazard perception
- Hazard management
- The Park Model
- The Hazard Management Cycle
- Plate tectonic theory
- Plate margins
- Magma plumes
- Vulcanicity
- Impacts of volcanic hazards
- Responses to volcanic hazards
- Volcano Case Study: Eyjafjallajokull (Iceland)
- Seismicity
- Impacts of seismic hazards
- Responses to seismic hazards
- Earthquake Case Study: Tohoku (Japan)
- Concept of storms
- Impacts of storms
- Responses to storms
- Storm in LIC: Typhoon Haiyan (2013)
- Storm in HIC: Hurricane Sandy (2012)
- Nature of wildfires
- Causes of wildfires
- Impacts of wildfires
- Responses to wildfires
- Wildfire Case Study: Marmaris (2022)
- Multihazardous environment: Gili Trawangan (Indonesia)
- Local scale: The Philippines
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