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Topic 1 - Restless Earth Mauna Loa, Hawaii (MEDC), a shield volcano Mount Pinatubo, Phillippines (LEDC), a composite volcano LEDC volcano – Nevado Del Ruiz, Colombia MEDC volcano – Mt St Helens, USA LEDC earthquake – Haiti, Caribbean MEDC earthquake – San Francisco, USA.
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Topic 1 - Restless Earth • Mauna Loa, Hawaii (MEDC), a shield volcano • Mount Pinatubo, Phillippines (LEDC), a composite volcano • LEDC volcano – Nevado Del Ruiz, Colombia • MEDC volcano – Mt St Helens, USA • LEDC earthquake – Haiti, Caribbean • MEDC earthquake – San Francisco, USA • Topic 2 - Climate and Change • Bangladesh – LEDC affected by climate change • UK – MEDC affected by climate change (positives and negative effects) • Topic 4 - Water World • Australia and lack of water • Asia and how climate change is having an impact on water supplies • India water pollution • Over abstraction and water pollution – Coke factory • Large scale water management – SardarSarovar dam on the Namada River, India • Small scale (intermediate technology) - Pumpkin Tank in Sri Lanka, Hand Dug Well in Ethopia, Bore Hole in Nigeria • Topic 3 - Battle for the Biosphere • Amazon rainforest • Local management – BAPS, Gordano Valley • National management – Community forest and National Parks • Global management – Ramsar site (wetlands) • Topic 5 - Coasts • Dawlish Warren, Devon (coastal retreat / coastal management) • Discordant coastline - Old Harry, Dorset • Concordant coastline - Lulworth cove, Dorset • Topic 8 - Extreme climates • Antarctica • The Yu’pik tribe, Alaska • Local management - Geothermal energy - Iceland • Global management - Antarctic treaty