CASE STUDIES FOR UNIT 1 GEOGRAPHY 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRock landscapes and processesGCSEAQA Created by: KatyCreated on: 21-05-13 16:47 LEDC earthquake? Haiti 2009. 250,000 deaths. 6.2 on Richter scale. 1 of 19 MEDC earthquake? Japan 2011 + Tsunami. 20,000 deaths. 7% drop in economy. 2 of 19 LEDC volcanic eruption? Nevada Del Ruiz, Columbia. 25,000 deaths. Lahars. Sanchez died. 3 of 19 MEDC volcanic eruption? Mt St Helens, USA. 57 deaths. Composite volcano. 4 of 19 Super volcano? Yellowstone, Wyoming, USA. Caldera. 5 of 19 Oceanic + continental, destructive plate boundary? Nazca & South American. 6 of 19 Continental and continental destructive plate boundary? Indo-Australian & Eurasian. 7 of 19 Oceanic and oceanic destructive plate boundary? Philippine & Pacific. 8 of 19 Constructive plate boundary? North American & Eurasian. (Mid-Atlantic ridge) 9 of 19 Conservative plate boundary? North American & Pacific. (San Andreas Fault) 10 of 19 Fold Mountains? Himalayas or French Alps. 11 of 19 Igneous rock? Granite - Dartmoor & Hay Tor. 12 of 19 Sedimentary rock? Sandstone. Limestone - Yorkshire Dales. Clay - South Down Vales. 13 of 19 Metamorphic rock? Slate. 14 of 19 Quarry? Ingleton quarry, north Yorkshire. 15 of 19 LEDC flood? Bangladesh 2004. 750 died. 16 of 19 MEDC flood? Boscastle 2004. No deaths. 17 of 19 Waterfall? Cardingmill Valley. 18 of 19 Flood Plain? River Severn, Worcester. 19 of 19
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