syllabus
- investigate ONE contemporary atmospheric hazard or hydrologic hazard including causes, impacts and responses, for example:
- explanation of the spatial distribution, cause and impact of the disaster
- examination of responses by individuals, groups and government to the impact of the disaster
- prediction of the impact of climate change on the occurrence, frequency and extent of this type of hazard
- discussion of management strategies to reduce the future impact of similar hazard events
The Boxing Day Tsunami
This lesson students can begin by watching a short YouTube clip on the board on the Boxing Day tsunami.
Answer the following quesitons while watching the video:
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Source: 60 Minutes
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AUSTRALIA'S WORST FLOOD... EVER!
Source: Channel 7 News
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Create a fact file on the current floods in QLD and NSW by using the Internet and Google slides to address these questions with information and pictures. You must include either a weather map, or a climate graph.
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The images below show how the media is covereing issues related to responses to Floods.
Introduction to Tornadoes from Frank Gregorio on Vimeo.
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Aim:
To investigate ONE contemporary atmospheric hazard or hydrologic hazard including causes, impacts and responses. An example would be a hurricane.
SOME EXAMPLES:
TASK:
You are to investigate and report on the geographic processes, impacts and responses that relate to a natural hazard.
If you were to focus on hurricanes, you might try and find the answers to questions like these:
To investigate ONE contemporary atmospheric hazard or hydrologic hazard including causes, impacts and responses. An example would be a hurricane.
SOME EXAMPLES:
- Hurricanes/Cyclones/Typhoons
- Thunder Storms
- Fooding events
- Tsunamis
- Heat Waves
- Avalanches
- Droughts
TASK:
You are to investigate and report on the geographic processes, impacts and responses that relate to a natural hazard.
If you were to focus on hurricanes, you might try and find the answers to questions like these:
- Where do hurricanes occur?
- Why do they occur on those locations and not in others?
- What causes a hurricane?
- How does a hurricane affect/change the coast, people, cities and towns?
- Use an example of one that occurred in the past.
- What is Climate Change and is it linked to hurricanes?
- How will Climate Change impact on the frequency and severity of hurricanes? Less? More? Why?
- Will they begin to occur in other places in the world? Why? Why not?
- How do we respond to the threat of hurricanes?
ACTIVITY!
Complete the following worksheet: