Chile Earthquake 2010-8.8 magnitude - 500 killed - 12000 injured - $30 billion damage - Santiago evacuated - Tsunami warnings www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 1 of 18
Nepal Earthquake 2015-7.8 magnitude - 9000 killed - 20000 injured - $5 billion damage - Avalanche Everest - Rivers flooded www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 2 of 18
Philippines Haiyan typhoon 2013-6340 killed - 750000 evacuated - 7 metre high waves - $4.55 billion damage - 1.9 million homeless - 282mm rainfall 12 hours www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 3 of 18
United Kingdom UK storm 2013-99 mph winds - 4 killed - 130 flights cancelled - 850000 homes lost power - 10 million trees destroyed - Covered 1240 miles in 26 hours www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 4 of 18
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 www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 5 of 18
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 www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 6 of 18
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 www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 7 of 18
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 www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 8 of 18
United Kingdom Banbury, River Cherwell - Located 50km north of Oxford - 2012 flood defence scheme - Scheme cost 18.5 million - Over 400 houses and 70 businesses protected - A new habitat has been created on the floodplain www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 9 of 18
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 www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 10 of 18
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 www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 11 of 18
United Kingdom Bristol - Cabot Circus opened in 2008 and cost 500 million - The Harbourside Festival attracts 300000 spectators - Bristol City Council obtained lottery grants to improve the area - Awarded European Green capital in 2015 www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 12 of 18
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 www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 13 of 18
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 200000 jobs - Improving roads and airports has taken longer than other facilities - Tourism boosts the local economy www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 14 of 18
Nigeria Shell, Nigeria - Frequent oil flares send toxic fumes into the air - 65000 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 www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 15 of 18
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 www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 16 of 18
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 www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 17 of 18
Nigeria Newly emerging economy (NEE) - One of the fastest growing economies in Africa - Has the largest population of any African country - Tourism provides 200000 jobs - Despite political struggles, the government has recently been stable - Has huge potential even with the issues with corruption www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2018 32657 Page 18 of 18