Context 82.7km long Source in the hills of Exmoor Runs south to coast of Devon Physical Upper Catchment is 60km² Highest Elevation is 514m on Exmoor Lowest Elevation is 26m Total descent in upper catchment is 488m Geology 84.4% underlain by impermeable rock (quick run-off and through flow) Land Use Agricultral grassland (67%) Woodland (15%) Moors and peat bogs (3%) -> high store for water … Continue reading Case Study: River Exe
Context 17 January 1995 Magnitude 6.8 Cost: $100 billion (2.5% of Japans GDP) 6000 killed 35000 injured Nearly 250,000 made homeless Only 3% of city buildings insured Risk and Vulnerability Kobe had not experienced a serious earthquake in the last 400 years The Japanese felt they had reacted well to the disaster. There were many traditional houses in the city which had heavy tiles on … Continue reading Case Study: Kobe Earthquake, Japan 1995
Context Located on the western coast of India Capital city of the Indian state, Maharashtra Largest city in India and 4th largest city in the world Population: 18.41 million Commercial capital of India Mumbai is home to the world’s most prolific film industry (Bollywood). There has been a rapid population growth, doubling since 1991 (population was at 9 million) Earthquakes up to a magnitude of … Continue reading Place Study: Mumbai
Context One of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded. Originated from an area of low pressure in the Federated States of Micronesia (western Pacific Ocean) on 2nd November. Tracking westward it gradually developed into a tropical storm by 4th November By 6th November it was assessed as Category 5 with wind speeds over 250 km/hr. Struck land on 7th November, wind speeds reaching 315km/hr Tacloban … Continue reading Case Study: Typhoon Haiyan
Context The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and covers 40% of the South America landmass. 5.5million km2 300 billion trees Hot, wet climate and the vegetation is very dense Water Cycle The Amazon is very wet due to the high amount of evaporation that occurs over the Atlantic Ocean and then gets blown towards the Amazon Average rainfall is approximately 2,300 mm annually. … Continue reading Case Study: The Amazon Rainforest
Context 7 major events in Hispanola (Haiti and Dominican Republic) since 1550 Last earthquake was in 1751 On the margin of Caribbean and North America plate North America plate moving west (compressing the Gonave plate) Gonâve Plate: North of plate moving east South of plate moving west (because the North American Plate is pushing it) Caribbean plate moving east Haiti is an LIC, where 80% … Continue reading Case Study: Haiti Earthquake, 2010
Context Started off spiralling in the Caribbean (Midnight 22nd October) Heads north, close to Jamaica and travels over Cuba as a hurricane (24 – 25 October) Moves along the Bahamas (25th to Midnight 26th October) Weakens to a tropical storm as lost of water income due to going over land Strengthens back to a hurricane (27th October) Turns eastward and hits Philadelphia because merges with … Continue reading Case Study: Hurricane Sandy, USA, 2012
Fun Facts about Iceland Over 250 eruptions in the last 1,100 years 30 Active volcanoes “Spreads” roughly 2.5cm a year (max spread: 13-14cm) Eyjafjallafökull is located in the south of Iceland, west of Katla Low population Location of Iceland In between Greenland and the UK On the Mid-Atlantic ridge Sits on the boundary of the Northern American and the Eurasian plate Historic Eruptions ~500AD, ~920AD, … Continue reading Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull- 2010
The banana market is dominated by one species of banana, the Cavendish banana. There are other types of bananas that do not fit the specified description of one and so are excluded from trade. (e.g red bananas) Quick Facts Facts about bananas Staple food (commonly eaten) for over 400 million people One of the 5 most eaten fruits worldwide 90 calories per 100g 2013 16.5 … Continue reading Case Study: The Banana Trade
Location 1000km north of Norway 700km from Rossoua in the north Svalbard is a Norwegian territory in the Arctic Ocean and the most northerly permanently inhabitated group of islands in the world. It is about 78 – 80°C longitude – Coggle FLASH CARDS Climate 5-6°C in summer (July – August) -16°C in winter (February) Can go as low as -40°C Area Roughly same size as … Continue reading Case Study: Svalbard, Norway
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