Global Hazards (P1)

Question 1

What is the cases study

Answer 1

UK heat wave

Typhoon haiyan

Nepal earthquake

Question 2

What are the social effects of the heatwave

Answer 2

• more people had to stay indoors
• people had to go to the hospital more
• heatwave triggered thunderstorms

Question 3

What are the economic effects of the heatwave

Answer 3

• some rail networks were disrupted
• some business (ice cream vans) had increase in sales
• increase in unplanned work leave

Question 4

What are the environmental effects of the heatwave

Answer 4

• Hot weather may increase the chance of a forest fire

- increase in crop yields

Question 5

What where the responses to the uk heatwave

Answer 5

• rail networks were instructed to slow down because the train could buckle from heat
• A lv 3 heat health alert was declared
• NHS told people how to deal with heatwave

Question 6

What were the social effects of typhoon haiyan

Answer 6

• more than 7000 people were killed
• 1.9 million became homeless
• Lack of sanitation, food and water and shelter

Question 7

What are the economic effects of typhoon haiyan

Answer 7

• Overall impact cost estimated 3.38 billion pounds
• 6 Million people lost their income
• majority of rice farms were destroyed

Question 8

What are the environmental impacts of the typhoon haiyan

Answer 8

• widespread floods damaged , businesses and homes destroyed
• lots of trees were uprooted , which destroyed habitats and killed animals

Question 9

What are the social impacts of the Nepal earthquake

Answer 9

• lots of people dead and Injured

- lots of survivors left homeless

Question 10

What are the economic impacts of the Nepal earthquake

Answer 10

• centuries old buildings where destroyed
• lots of homes destroyed
• harvests lost or reduced that season

Question 11

What are the environmental impacts of Nepal earthquake

Answer 11

• steep valleys suffered from landslides which destroyed homes and villages
• avalanches were triggered which killed animals and their habitats

Question 12

What where the responses to the typhoon haiyan

Answer 12

• UK government provided food , water and shelter and meds

- charities also did the same

Question 13

What were the responses to Nepal earthquake

Answer 13

• 800,000 people were evacuated and giving essential equipment and meds
• 1 million food packs and 250,000 liters of water was provided