CASE STUDIES FOR UNIT 1 GEOGRAPHY

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LEDC earthquake?
Haiti 2009. 250,000 deaths. 6.2 on Richter scale.
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MEDC earthquake?
Japan 2011 + Tsunami. 20,000 deaths. 7% drop in economy.
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LEDC volcanic eruption?
Nevada Del Ruiz, Columbia. 25,000 deaths. Lahars. Sanchez died.
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MEDC volcanic eruption?
Mt St Helens, USA. 57 deaths. Composite volcano.
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Super volcano?
Yellowstone, Wyoming, USA. Caldera.
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Oceanic + continental, destructive plate boundary?
Nazca & South American.
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Continental and continental destructive plate boundary?
Indo-Australian & Eurasian.
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Oceanic and oceanic destructive plate boundary?
Philippine & Pacific.
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Constructive plate boundary?
North American & Eurasian. (Mid-Atlantic ridge)
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Conservative plate boundary?
North American & Pacific. (San Andreas Fault)
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Fold Mountains?
Himalayas or French Alps.
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Igneous rock?
Granite - Dartmoor & Hay Tor.
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Sedimentary rock?
Sandstone. Limestone - Yorkshire Dales. Clay - South Down Vales.
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Metamorphic rock?
Slate.
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Quarry?
Ingleton quarry, north Yorkshire.
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LEDC flood?
Bangladesh 2004. 750 died.
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MEDC flood?
Boscastle 2004. No deaths.
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Waterfall?
Cardingmill Valley.
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Flood Plain?
River Severn, Worcester.
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MEDC earthquake?

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Japan 2011 + Tsunami. 20,000 deaths. 7% drop in economy.

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LEDC volcanic eruption?

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MEDC volcanic eruption?

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Super volcano?

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