Case Studies

Question 1

Uses of alps

Answer 1

Goat farming
Forestry
Hydro-electric power, Switzerland 60% electricity from station in alps
Tourism-100million tourists a yr

Question 2

Montserrat impacts

Answer 2

20villages destroyed
19 died
Vegetation and farmland destroyed 
Volcanic ash improved soil fertility
Tourism came to halt

Question 3

Montserrat responses

Answer 3

People evacuated from south
Shelters were built to house evacuees
Temporary infrastructure
UK provided 41mil to develop north of island

Question 4

Super volcano

Answer 4

Yellowstone in America

Question 5

What is happening in Yellowstone

Answer 5

Build up of pressure in magma chamber

Question 6

Impacts if Yellowstone erupts

Answer 6

Everything within a 100mile radius will be destroyed87,000 killed
Climate change
25mile high ash cloud

Question 7

Impacts of Haiti

Answer 7

Death
Collapsed hospital 
Poor healthcare
Poor education 
Looting

Question 8

Haiti responses

Answer 8

Emergency rescue teams

EU didn’t make them pay debt

Question 9

New Zealand Christchurch earth quake impacts

Answer 9

185 people died
Airport closed
6 storey building collapsed

Question 10

Christchurch responses

Answer 10

10,000 houses re-built

Electricity restored in 80% of households within 5 days and 95 in two weeks

Question 11

Tsunami case study

Answer 11

Indian Ocean

Question 12

Pros and cons of 3 Gorges dam. China

Answer 12

Expensive
Generates HEP
Largest in world

Question 13

River Vrynwy water management

Answer 13

In wales
Creates Hydro-Electric
Community was displaced 2 chappell lost
Costed 62million

Question 14

Impacts of tsunami

Answer 14

230,000 people died over 14 different countries