Case studies

1. The Himalayas

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   • It is a mountainous region in South Asia. The Indian plate and the Eurasian plate collide and then has been pushed up. This created these fold mountains.
2. The Mid- Atlantic Ridge

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   • The ridge is caused by the north american plate and the eurasian plate moving away from each other. This causes magma to rise and create new land.

1. LEDC: Haiti
   1. Basics

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      • Haiti is in the north west hemisphere. It is part of the hispaniola island, which it shares with the dominican republic.The capital is Port-au-Prince.North American plate and the Carribean plateDate: 12 January 2010Time: 16.53Depth: 13km deepEpicentre: 25km from the capitalMagnitude:7.1 on the ricta scale
   2. Statistics

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      • PRIMARY: 300,000 people killed 30,000 people injured 1.5m people initially displaced 4000 schools damaged Prison destroyed, 4000 inmates escaped SECONDARY:  55,000 people displaced in march 2015 November 2010 - cholera Tourist industry declined, less tourist visited
2. MEDC: New Zealand
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      • In the south- eastern hemisphere, in south pacific ocean South east of Australia In the australaisian continent Christchurch - largest city on the south island The australian plate and th pacific plate move apart causing a conservative boundary. Date: 4th september 2010 Time: 4.35am Depth: 10km Epicentre: 40km Magnitude: 7.1
   2. Statistics

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      • 100,000 homes damaged Schools closed for 2 weeks 200 people spent the night in shelters Electric grid- 2 days to restore

1. Typhoon Haiyan

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   • Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines The Philippines is apart of south east asia It was a 5 on the saffir-simpson scale November 7 2013 28,700 people injured 6m high storm surge 6,300 dead 1.5b dollars damage 2m people displaced 5 days without aid

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• 2005 Tore through moseley and kings heath Caused damaged infrastructure 8 severely injured people

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• 2004 3 times the average rainfall flooding in the village-  Boscastle Flood water picked up cars and trees in its path

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• 2010-2012 Farmers could not farm, no fresh produce in supermarkets, prices went up. Hose pipe ban

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• 1995 -27.7 degrees at night -10 degrees in the day

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• Polar bears dying Climate change means less sea ice Need to hunt Cannnot hunt Die of starvation Cannot build fat reserves Travel long distances to hunt With the energy they don’t have Death

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• 15- 30% decline in the productivity of most cereals 2-4 degrees temperature increase 30% decrease in the nation by mid 21 century

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• Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria, Africa - close to the border with Berlin Last 50 years - grown 30km  2015 - 15m people 1970 - oil boom Population: 15m Pop Growth Rate: 600,000 per year Average Earnings: £670/ year
• PUSH: Education and health services are poor in rural areas Climate change is making the weather less predictable Farming - low pay, hard work Little job opportunities  Land shortage PULL: More jobs are available More schools with better education Healthcare - not free but available