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1 Chile Earthquake magnitude killed injured - $30 billion damage - Santiago evacuated - Tsunami warnings Page 1 of 18
2 Nepal Earthquake magnitude killed injured - $5 billion damage - Avalanche Everest - Rivers flooded Page 2 of 18
3 Philippines Haiyan typhoon killed evacuated - 7 metre high waves - $4.55 billion damage million homeless - 282mm rainfall 12 hours Page 3 of 18
4 United Kingdom UK storm mph winds - 4 killed flights cancelled homes lost power - 10 million trees destroyed - Covered 1240 miles in 26 hours Page 4 of 18
5 Brazil Amazon rainforest - Can settle foreign debt - Long term jobs created - Culture can be lost - Loss of habitats - Species used for medicine - Indigenous tribes forced out Page 5 of 18
6 India Thar desert - Farming, subsistence farming - Culture can be lost - Mineral extraction, used domestically and exported - Long term jobs created - Tourism, e.g. safari - Irrigation has made the once dry desert productive Page 6 of 18
7 United Kingdom Holderness coast - Strong prevailing winds cause LSD - Groynes have been installed to prevent LSD - Cliffs made of soft boulder clay so they erode quickly - Coast line erodes at 1-2m per year Page 7 of 18
8 United Kingdom River Tees - Located in northeast England in Pennine Hills - Waterfall drops 20m through a gorge - Erosional landforms include waterfalls and gorges - Depositional landforms include levees and floodplains Page 8 of 18
9 United Kingdom Banbury, River Cherwell - Located 50km north of Oxford flood defence scheme - Scheme cost 18.5 million - Over 400 houses and 70 businesses protected - A new habitat has been created on the floodplain Page 9 of 18
10 India Mumbai - Megacity of 18.5 million - India s largest city - Rapid urbanisation since 1950 s - Dharavi is the largest slum - 85% of people employed - Dominated by informal economy - Redevelopment plans are controversial Page 10 of 18
11 Brazil Rio De Janeiro - Free child care provided to enable young parents to return to education - Police have taken control of crime-dominated favelas - Authorities have given school grants to poor families - Rio provides more than 6% of Brazil s employment Page 11 of 18
12 United Kingdom Bristol - Cabot Circus opened in 2008 and cost 500 million - The Harbourside Festival attracts spectators - Bristol City Council obtained lottery grants to improve the area - Awarded European Green capital in Page 12 of 18
13 Germany Freiburg - Water conservation to live sustainably - Strict policy about energy conservation - 40% of the city is forested - Only native trees and shrubs are planted in the 600 hectares of parks - Most renewable energy comes from biomass Page 13 of 18
14 Jamaica Tourism - In 2014, tourism contributed 24% of Jamaica s GDP - Tourism has led to a lot of investment on the north coast - Tourism provides jobs - Improving roads and airports has taken longer than other facilities - Tourism boosts the local economy Page 14 of 18
15 Nigeria Shell, Nigeria - Frequent oil flares send toxic fumes into the air Nigerian workers - 91% of Shell contracts are with Nigerian companies - Made contributions to taxes - Oil theft and sabotage cost billions of $ a year - Oil spills cause water pollution and water degradation Page 15 of 18
16 United Kingdom Torr Quarry, Somerset - Being restored to create lakes for wildlife and recreation - Typical limestone features will be created to make the landscape look natural - There is regular monitoring of noise, vibration, dust and water quality - Strict controls on blasting and removal of dust from roads Page 16 of 18
17 Pakistan Indus Basin irrigation system - Largest continuous irrigation scheme in the world - Three large dams and 100+ smaller dams - Improves food security - Irrigation has increased crop yields - Diets have improved as there is a wider range of food produce available Page 17 of 18
18 Nigeria Newly emerging economy (NEE) - One of the fastest growing economies in Africa - Has the largest population of any African country - Tourism provides jobs - Despite political struggles, the government has recently been stable - Has huge potential even with the issues with corruption Page 18 of 18
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