Why do people live in volcanic and earthquake areas? Geography

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Created on: 28-04-13 12:39

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Why do people live in volcanic and earthquake areas?
- Economic
  - In HICs people may choose to live in tectonically active areas because of economics
  - In California there is a lot of high-tech and high paying jobs such as in Apple and IBM, which attracts a lot of people. This area is on the boundary between the North American plate and Pacific plate. Earthquakes are part of the daily life there
  - Jobs created in hotels and tour guides for tourism
- Environmental
  - People are attracted to the beautiful scenery and pleasant climate
  - In California there are beaches and surfing oppertunities such as in Half Moon bay
  - Summer temperatures can reach 30 C and winters are mild
    - In California there are beaches and surfing oppertunities such as in Half Moon bay
  - Little rainfall
    - Summer temperatures can reach 30 C and winters are mild
  - Volcanoes are attractive and interesting for some poeple, with many tourists visiting places like Iceland
  - Volcanoes provide good environments for farming because volcanic lava weathers produce fertile soils
    - In Sicily many farmers grow olives and citrus fruits on the sides of Mount Etna
    - In the Philippenes many people lived on the slopes of Mount Pinatubo before the eruption in 1991, because of the fertile soils
- Social
  - High standard of living and high quality services
    - In California there is a lot of high-tech and high paying jobs such as in Apple and IBM, which attracts a lot of people. This area is on the boundary between the North American plate and Pacific plate. Earthquakes are part of the daily life there
  - People have nowhere else to go
  - Family lives there