(source: https://pubs.usgs.gov)

Syllabus Point: 

• Two contemporary contrasting case studies each for volcanic hazards, earthquake hazards and mass movement hazards (see guidance above)
• For each geophysical hazard type, the case studies should develop knowledge and understanding of:
  • geophysical hazard event profiles, including any secondary hazards
  • varied impacts of these hazards on different aspects of human well-being
  • why levels of vulnerability varied both between and within communities, including spatial variations in hazard perception, personal knowledge and preparedness

A Case Study Investigation Structure for my Notes…

Starter: From the below piece of writing pick out the secondary hazards that took place because of the volcanic eruption? identify, using SEEP, some of the impacts of these hazards…

Following Mount Pinatubo’s cataclysmic June 15, 1991, eruption, thousands of roofs collapsed under the weight of ash made wet by heavy rains (see example in photo above). Ash deposits from the eruption have also been remobilized by monsoon and typhoon rains to form giant mudflows of volcanic materials (lahars), which have caused more destruction than the eruption itself (photo at right shows village buried by lahars). (Photo above courtesy of Peter Baxter, University of Cambridge.

(source: https://pubs.usgs.gov)

Task: Conducting your own case study investigation…Use your classic 5W Enquiry technique and investigate the Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruption geophysical hazard…(note – structure of task sourced from www.geographyalltheway.com)…

Where did it happen?

• Write a description of where it took place…
• Include a map of the location with vital geographical points of interest…
• Produce a sketch map of digital print off (or both) of the location (you should highlight the epicentre of the event)…

 

 

(source: https://www.geography.org.uk)

Syllabus Point: 

• Two contemporary contrasting case studies each for volcanic hazards, earthquake hazards and mass movement hazards (see guidance above)
• For each geophysical hazard type, the case studies should develop knowledge and understanding of:
  • geophysical hazard event profiles, including any secondary hazards
  • varied impacts of these hazards on different aspects of human well-being
  • why levels of vulnerability varied both between and within communities, including spatial variations in hazard perception, personal knowledge and preparedness

A Case Study Investigation Structure for my Notes…

Starter:

Make a list of the descriptive things you see in this clip. Try and make your list a geographical one…one word has been placed for you…

• Extensive pyroclastic flow…

Task: Conducting your own case study investigation…Use your classic 5W Enquiry technique and investigate the the recent Indonesian Earthquake geophysical hazard…(note – structure of task sourced from www.geographyalltheway.com)…

Where did it happen?

• Write a description of where it took place…
• Include a map of the location with vital geographical points of interest…
• Produce a sketch map of digital print off (or both) of the location (you should highlight the epicentre of the event)…

(source: https://www.emaze.com)

(source: https://www.sott.net)

When did it happen?

• Date
• Time (local)
• Duration
• Include the sequence of events (like a timeline) to show the speed of onset and the pace of management and recovery

Why did it happen?

• The physical geographical reasons why the hazard took place…
• What’S it’s tectonic setting?
• Produce a diagram of the tectonic processes involved

Use the below links to help discover the When and the Why of the this Volcanic Hazard Event…

 https://www.sott.net/article/286416-The-Geoscience-behind-the-Mt-Ontake-eruption