Section B

Question 1

Earthquake

Answer 1

Nepal

• Nepal is located along a collision boundary between the Indian and Eurasian plates.
• Landslides, almost 10k deaths, 20k people injured, power-out, water supplies damaged, facilities destroyed, building destroyed.
• Shelter provided, economic assistance provided

Question 2

Volcanic Eruption

Answer 2

Iceland

Effects of the eruption:

Primary effects:
- 700 people evacuated from the area
- Ash deposits across the surrounding environment, affecting plants and wildlife.
- Homes were damaged.
- Respiratory problems and skin irritations from fine particles

Secondary effects:
- Flights canceled across Europe
- Airlines lost an estimated 130 million GBP a day.
- People stranded abroad due to flight cancellations.
- Livestock taken inside to escape the ash, if eaten the animals would be unwell.
- Flooding as the glacier melted

Question 3

Coastal Management

Answer 3

Holderness Coast

• Bridlington is protected by a 4.7 km long sea wall.
• Hornsea is protected by a sea wall, groins and rock armour.
• Coastal management at Withernsea has tried to make the beach wider by using groins, and also uses a seawall to protect the coast.
• Mappleton is protected by rock groins.
• Spurn Head is protected with groins and rock armor.

Conflicts
- Increase in erosion at Great Cowden because of the groins used in Mappleton. –> farms destroyed by the erosion and the loss of 100 chalets at a hotel.
- Some sea defences negatively impact tourism and reduce the amount of money coming into the area.