Planning, Prediction and Protection
Subjects / Geography / Hazards and Tectonics
Planning, prediction and protection are the three Ps of natural hazards. It is important to understand more about the people that are affected and choose to live in these dangerous areas of the world. There are a variety of ways that natural hazards can be predicted and planned for in the short and long term. However, there is nothing that can actually prevent what will happen when the hazard strikes. There are lots of negative factors associated with living in volcanic and earthquake zones, but many are densely populated. We need to understand more about why people choose to live in 'danger zones', and their attitudes towards living in extreme danger.
| Author: | Jill Loga | Publisher: | GCSEPod® |
| Narrator: | Stuart Blackburn | ISBN: | 978-1-84906-069-1 |
| Video ISBN: | 978-1-84906-569-6 |
Chapters
- Methods of Prediction for a Natural Hazard
- Emergency Planning for a Natural Hazard
- Protection in the Danger Zone
- Why Live in a Danger Zone?
- Attitudes Towards Living in a Danger Zone
Exam Board Relevance
- Edxcel
- AQA
- CEA
- IGCSE (EdExcel)
- OCR
- SQA
- WJEC
- IGCSE (CiE)
Includes original GCSEPod image art. Additional pictorial images created by Damon Smith
Curriculum and Exam Board Information
Key Issues
Titles
Chapters
- areas affected by tectonic activity present both advantages and disadvantages for settlement e.g. the threat of a volcanic eruption versus the fertile soils for farming as on the slopes of Mount Etna
- areas affected by tectonic activity present both advantages and disadvantages for settlement e.g. threat of avalanches and difficulty of communications versus the valuable minerals able to be mined in the Andes mountains
- contrast the responses in the chosen LEDC
- Emergency planning, building and development controls
- Explore the contrast between strategies used in LEDCs and MEDCs e.g. Japan and Afghanistan
- Longer term strategies may include changes to building regulations
- Predicting and controlling natural hazards using methods such as afforestation
- Predicting and controlling natural hazards using methods such as earthquake monitoring
- Predicting and controlling natural hazards using methods such as flood control schemes
- Predicting and controlling natural hazards using methods such as remote sensing
- The management of the events in terms of what happens after the event (short-term/long-term). Suitable event includes earthquake in Turkey (1999)
- The management of the events in terms of what happens after the event (short-term/long-term). Suitable event includes eruption on Montserrat (1997)
- The management of the events in terms of what happens before, (prediction/ precautions) the event (short-term/long-term). Suitable event includes earthquake in Turkey (1999)
- The management of the events in terms of what happens before, (prediction/ precautions) the event (short-term/long-term). Suitable event includes eruption on Montserrat (1997)
- Values and attitudes to tectonic activity may include the unwillingness of some people to accept the hazard
- Values and attitudes to tectonic activity may include the unwillingness of some people to accept the need to use the fertile soils
- Values and attitudes to tectonic activity may include those who would advise abandonment of areas prone to tectonic activity
- Various management strategies are used, both to plan for future events, and to cope with the aftermath of a volcanoe
- Various management strategies are used, both to plan for future events, and to cope with the aftermath of an earthquake
Reviews
I thought this was great, it is a bit slow to get started but once you are going it really helps. It triggers your memory to remember all the key facts that you have learnt, and it also includes facts in it. Fantastic, would recommend to anybody, as even if you are not taking exams it is very interesting. Thanks!
Polly G, Student
I feel this is very useful in helping me revise for my GCSE Geography exam. It is also very easy to listen to, which I like a lot as otherwise I would not be able to get into it and listen properly.
Charlotte C, Student
I thought this podcast really helped, as the slow and articulated voice makes the facts very memorable. It uses good examples and language which is easy to understand. The different chapters are useful as they relate to each other as well.
Lotti W, Student
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