Our Planet’s Geophysical Hazards 2nd Edition

Description Our Planet’s Geophysical Hazards is one of seven Planet Geography Monographs, each of which covers one option of the Standard Level and Higher Level Options for IBDP Geography Paper 1. The 4 chapters mirror the structure of the syllabus. The same content is also available as chapters 13 to 16 in Our Dynamic Planet.Chapter 1Plate movementVolcanoesEarthquakesCase study of the Indian Ocean tsunamiMass movementCase study of the Darvaza sinkholesChapter 2HazardsHazard magnitude and frequencyFactors affecting geophysical hazard risksGeographical factors affecting geophyical hazard event impactsChapter 3Volcanic hazardsCase study of volcanic hazards in Yellowstone, USACase study of volcanic hazards in IcelandEarthquake hazardsCase study of the Haiti earthquakeCase study of the Kumamoto earthquakeMass movement hazardsCase study of the Dolina Geyzerov landslideCase study of the Oso mudslideChapter 4Trends and projectionsAdaptation to hazardsPre-event management strategiesPost-event management strategies