Evaluate the view that responses to tropical storm hazards are affected exogenous factors? (20 marks) In this essay, I will answer how tropical storms Hurricane Katrina and typhoon Haiyan responses were affected by exogeneous factors. These are factors which originate from outside of a place which include capital, people, resources and ideas. One way exogeneous…
Evaluate the view of the likely impacts of climate change for coastal areas? (20 marks) In this answer, I will assess the likely impacts of climate change on coastal areas on a local scale and on an international scale. Climate change is the rise of the earth’s global temperature made worse by your anthropogenic impacts…
To what extent do you agree that sustainable management of coastal areas is achievable? (20 marks) Sustainable management is when coastal management is implemented to reduce the threats of erosion now without affecting it for the future generations. The most common shoreline management plans are hold the line, advance to line, do nothing or managed…
To what extent can the impacts of volcanic hazards be managed? (20 marks) In this answer, I will explain why the government are able to manage the impacts of volcanic eruptions but can’t prevent them. One way of volcanic impacts can be managed is through the lava channels. This is when concrete blocks or placed…
Discuss the view that the impacts from tropical storms are more severe is less developed countries than developed countries? (20 marks) In this answer, I will write to the extent to which the impact of tropical storms is always more severe in less developed countries. I will look at the social and economic impacts Hurricane…
To what extent does adaptation have a role in reducing the impacts of hazards? (9 marks) Adaptation is when people change their habits to cope with living with the hazards One adaptation that people can do to reduce the impact of storm hazards on a local scale is where people can board up windows. This…
Evaluate the view that primary hazards are more dangerous than secondary hazards? (9 marks) Primary hazards are the hazards which form immediately from the hazard. Secondary hazards form as a result of the primary hazards.one type of primary hazard from seismic hazard is ground shaking. This is when the surface waves cause the ground to…
To what extent can humans use technology to reduce the effects of climate change? (20 marks) The extent to which humans are capable of using technology to reduce the effects of climate change is not possible. This is because scientists of the Paris accord in 2015 had stated that if temperature increases are greater than…
2) Evaluate the view that primary hazards are more dangerous than secondary hazards? (9 marks) 3) To what extent does adaptation have a role in reducing the impacts of hazards? (9 marks) 4) Discuss the view that the impacts from tropical storms are more severe is less developed countries than developed countries? (20 marks) 5)…
The Alberta wildfire happened in May 2016. Alberta has an area of 660,000 kilometres squared of which the fire had burned down an area of 1.5 million acres. The cause of the fire is unknown but the conditions were unusual. Unusually high temperatures of greater than 30 degrees, high winds and an early snowfall meant…
