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Natural Hazards and Human Activity

Category: A-Level Geography

"In this book a natural hazard is defined as an extreme natural event or process that takes place in an area of human settlement and could cause loss of life and damage to the economic and environmental systems." (Introduction)

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Topics covered include:

Chapter 1: The theory of plate tectonics;hazards and benefits of volcanic activity.

Chapter 2: Hazard prediction and management; case studies of Pinatubo, Philippines in 1990 and Kobe, Japan 1995.

Chapter 3: Extreme weather in mid-latitudes; prolonged drought; impacts on the natural environment and human systems.

Chapter 4: Causes of the monsoon climate; river flooding and storm surges; the indian subcontinent; Farakka Dam, Bangladesh.

The Authors

Arthur Byrne, MSc, BSSc (Hons), PGCE, PGC in Marketing, is Head of Geography at St Louis Grammar, Ballymena. He graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 1975 and completed his Postgrad in Education at Warwick University. He taught for two years at Cardinal Wiseman Comprehensive in Coventry, before his appointment to St Louis Grammar. He was appointed Head of Geography in 1982, and has wide experience in teaching and assessing geography at A Level.

Martin Thom BA (QUB 1991), PGCE (Stranmillis College 1982), taught geography at Secondary level in a number of schools in Bangor before moving to Sullivan Upper School, Holywood, in 1989. He later became head of department when Jim Robinson retired. His interests include reading, travel and people.

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Sample Pages

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