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Cambridge AS & A Level Geography

9Hazardous environments

Hazardous environments in Cambridge AS & A Level Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Lessons

  • Earthquakes: distribution, hazards and impacts

    40 min

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  • Managing earthquake and volcanic hazards

    40 min

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  • Volcanoes: types, hazards and impacts

    40 min

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  • Tropical cyclones: formation, hazards, impacts and management

    45 min

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  • Wildfire hazards, impacts and management

    40 min

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  • Multi-hazard environments: the Philippines as a detailed specific example

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Hazardous environments: sample question

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What is the epicentre of an earthquake?

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