Our Planet's Geophysical Hazards 2nd Edition

Description

Our Planet’ s Geophysical Hazards is one of seven Planet Geography Monographs, each of which covers one option of the Standard Level and Higher Level Options for IBDP Geography Paper 1. The 4 chapters mirror the structure of the syllabus.

Table of contents

Chapter 1 Plate movement Volcanoes Earthquakes Case study of the Indian Ocean tsunami Mass movement Case study of the Darvaza sinkholes Chapter 2 Hazards Hazard magnitude and frequency Factors affecting geophysical hazard risks Geographical factors affecting geophyical hazard event impacts Chapter 3 Volcanic hazards Case study of volcanic hazards in Yellowstone, USA Case study of volcanic hazards in Iceland Earthquake hazards Case study of the Haiti earthquake Case study of the Kumamoto earthquake Mass movement hazards Case study of the Dolina Geyzerov landslide Case study of the Oso mudslide Chapter 4 Trends and projections Adaptation to hazards Pre-event management strategies Post-event management strategies