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Hazards and Disasters

Hazard Characterisitics

Vulnerability

Risk and Risk Assessment

Disasters

Hazard Management

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Optional Theme: Hazards and Disasters - Risk Assessment and Response Next

AS / A2 / IB Geography (16-18 yrs) AS / A2 / IB Geography (16-18 yrs)
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  • Focus is on the full range of human adjustments and responses to hazards and disasters at a variety of scales.
  • The term “natural disaster” is deliberately avoided.
  • Students are expected to examine the following four hazards:
    • Either earthquakes or volcanoes
    • Hurricanes
    • Droughts
    • Any one recent human-induced (technological) hazard resulting in an explosion or escape of hazardous material
  • Recommended that the overall approach should be concept by concept (such as vulnerability, risk and risk assessment), rather than entirely thematic (hazard by hazard).
  • At least one case study of a hazard event (or disaster) is required for each of the four hazard types.

 

  • Assessed in Paper 2.
  • Structured question based on stimulus material.
  • There is a choice of two questions per optional theme.
  • 20 marks per question.
 

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Hazards and Disasters Diigo Group

Diigo is an online social bookmarking service.

Using Diigo and being a member of this IB Geography Diigo group will allow you to contribute and discuss resources with fellow educators.

Online social bookmarking allows you to store your bookmarks/favourites online so that you can access them from any computer.

 

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