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1
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Name a large scale multi-hazardous environment:

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The Philippines - group of islands in south-east Asia.

2
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What hazards is the Philippines vulnerable to?

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  • Volcanoes - near a destructure plate boundary where Philippine plate subducted under Eurasian plate
  • Seismic - occur where plate cracked under pressure
  • Tropical - roughly 10 a year that develop in Pacific Ocean
3
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Name a volcanic eruption in the Philippines:

A

Mount Pinatubo, 1991

4
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Name a seismic hazard in the Philippines:

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Luzon island earthquake, 1990 - magnitude 7.8

5
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Name a tropical storm that affected the Philippines:

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Typhoon Xangsane

6
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How do communities in the Philippines increase resilience to hazards?

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Preparation - widening rivers to lower flood risk, stockpiling food

7
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How has the Philippines changed in disaster policy in recent years?

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  • Preventing building in high risk areas
  • Adapting new + existing buildings to cope with earthquakes
  • Embankments to reduce flood risks
  • Increasing public awareness
  • Monitoring + developing early warning systems
8
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What is Italy vulnerable to?

A

Earthquakes

9
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Why is Italy vulnerable to earthquakes?

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Fault lines run north-south to the Apennine mountain range and east-west across centre of Italy.

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11
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How did the 2009 earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy affect the social characteristics of the area?

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  • Historic buildings destroyed and re-built - architechtural changes
  • Younger people left to look for work elsewhere
  • Attendance at social + religios activities declined
  • Ammenities have largely shut as people are reluctant to use them
12
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How did the 2009 earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy affect the economic characteristics?

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  • University buildings damaged - enrollment declined + economy suffered
  • Government plans to reconstruct area = make it a busier, more affluent place
13
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How did the 2009 earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy affect the politcal characteristics?

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  • Tension between residents and officials over lack of adequate warning systems
  • Government blamed for slowness of rebuild
14
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How have the local community responded to the L’Aquila earthquake?

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  • Some left for new towns + suburbs with lower risk
  • Others reduced risk by making earthquake-resistant homes