threat to human life or property. 2) Natural hazards are cause by natural processes. 3) Natural hazards can be divided into two types: * Hydro-meteoroidal hazards (caused by climatic processes)- these include droughts‚ floods‚ tropical cyclones and storms. * Geophysical hazards (caused by land processes) – these include earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions and landslides. Terms: 1) Disaster- when a hazard actually seriously affects humans. 2) Risk- the likelihood that humans will
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Exosphere- The outermost region of a planet’s atmosphere. Ionosphere- The layer of the earth’s atmosphere that contains a high concentration of ions and free electrons and is able to reflect radio waves. It lies above the mesosphere and extends from about 50 to 600 miles (80 to 1‚000 km) above the earth’s surface. Thermosphere- The region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which the atmosphere ceases to have the properties of a continuous medium. The thermosphere is
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What is great geography? What do you consider the discipline of Geography to be? The discipline of Geography is defined by the Royal Geographical Society as the “the study of Earth’s landscapes‚ peoples‚ places and environments” (RGS 2013). Simply‚ the RGS say it is “about the world in which we live” (RGS 2013). The RGS then goes onto state that Geography is unique‚ in that it combines the social sciences (human geography) with the natural sciences (physical geography). Geography enables us to
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Economic Geography--The Starting……. Basically the concepts of Economic Geography is interdisciplinary involving explicitly geography‚ economics and business and implicitly other social and natural sciences. So the discussion should be started with a clear concepts of economics and geography. Concepts of Economics When we think of "Economics"‚ the following words may come to mind representing concepts which we feel might be of particular concern to economists: economic activities‚ markets‚ allocation
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Four Tradition of Geography The Four Traditions of Geography has many different assumptions and aspects of geography; aspects ranging from basic mapping and geometry‚ to the impact on nature of humans and the processes of the earth itself. Geographers can study and explain their research by selecting a certain tradition that leads to many different fields of geography. “There are four traditions whose identification provides an alternative to the competing monistic definitions that have
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1. Boundary Types (Antecedent‚ Subsequent‚ etc.) a. This concept is important because it shows the relationship between different regions‚ as well as colonized countries and their colonizers. The different boundary types either create more difficult ways of transportation/trade‚ or ease transportation/trade‚ etc. 2. Federal/Unitary/Confederate Governments b. The different types of government are important because they show how a country is being ruled. It also hints at the type
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The Five Themes of Geography GY202 Geographic Thought September 6‚ 1995 John Doe During the 1980’s the United States showed unacceptably low test scores on simple Geographic tests. The point Committee on Geographic Education could only attribute these results to Geographic Illiteracy‚ not only on the part of the students‚ but more importantly on the educators themselves. By 1984 it had become inexplicably clear that immediate action must take place to counteract this
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Lines of Latitude are parallel to the equator. True Lines of longitude are parallel to the polar axis. True What is the approximate diameter of Earth at the equator? About 8‚000 miles “Time” can be used to calculate latitude. False Why is it difficult to produce a 2-dimensional map of the earth that will faithfully reproduce to entire earth surface without distortion? There is no way to produce such a map because of the shape of the earth. According to Oceanography‚ Which of the following was the
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Daniel Badri BR7 Yr12 Geography 2012 # Header suggested by L for ICT # In-house style of Report writing # The front page will be up to the student’s discretion Year 12 Geography - Biodiversity‚ Term 1‚ 2012 Koala Relocation Student: Daniel Badri Teacher: Dr Odendaal Grade: 12 BR03 Daniel Badri BR7 Yr12 Geography 2012 # Indicate only the beginning of page numbers. Figures and Tables may be listed separately. Font 12-14 bold (the same size as in the text)
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Yorkshire Wolds is once again exposed. This is composed of much more resistant chalk rock‚ which will again form impressive white cliffs such as those north of Bridlington. 2. How have human actions contributed to the erosion that destroyed Sue Earle’s home? Include in your answer mention of the effect human actions have had on the coastal system at Mappleton. The sea defences constructed at Mappleton have contributed‚ unfortunately‚ to the destruction of Sue Earle’s home. The £1.9 million
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