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Comparing tectonic hazards in MEDCs and LEDCs

Comparing tectonic hazards in MEDCs and LEDCs. To understand how the impacts of tectonic hazards differ in MEDCs and LEDCs. Describe what you think is happening in this photo. What questions do you have for this girl?.

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Comparing tectonic hazards in MEDCs and LEDCs

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  1. Comparing tectonic hazards in MEDCs and LEDCs • To understand how the impacts of tectonic hazards differ in MEDCs and LEDCs

  2. Describe what you think is happening in this photo • What questions do you have for this girl?

  3. Look at the photos and think about the effects from the Christchurch earthquake

  4. Look at the following photos and think about the effects from the Haiti earthquake

  5. Earthquakes in LEDCs and MEDCs • There are generally more deaths in LEDCs than in MEDCs • There are generally more economic losses in MEDCs than in LEDCs • MEDCs have access to technology and have more resources available for awareness and education campaigns to keep people safe during earthquakes.

  6. Impacts compared..... MEDC LEDC

  7. Sort the effects into LEDC and MEDC and add them to your table

  8. Complete the comparison worksheet

  9. Your task..... • You are a news reporter and have visited the locations of 2 earthquakes, one in an MEDC and one in an LEDC, you can use the case study earthquakes or other ones • You need to write a newspaper article comparing and contrasting the impact of the earthquake events • Include photos and maps

  10. Homework for Thursday... • Finish your newspaper article, I will be collecting it in.

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