Use the following link to summarise the impacts on climate change on tropical stroms. There is a high level of terminology in this document. So read it carefully. Climate change tropical storms.
C ompare the differences between the two tropical cyclone events. Paragraph 1 – Introduce what a tropical cyclone is (brief information on locations, formation, etc..). Describe the location of the two storms (Katrina and Haiyan) Paragraph 2 – Describe/explain the impacts of hurricane Katrina Paragraph 3 – Describe/explain the impacts of typhoon Haiyan Paragraph 4 - Compare the impacts and comment why you think those differences occur. Useful sources of information: Katrina Haiyan
This mock will have the first 4 topics of unit 2 and the last 2 topics of unit 1. The first 4 topics of unit 2 are: 1. Population Dynamics o Demographic Transition Model o Contrasting population pyramids – Germany vs Mali o China anti-natal policy – One child (financial penalties) o Singapore pro-natal policy – Have 3 or more (financial incentives) o Migration – UK – open door within EU, tighter restrictions on people from outside the EU (skills tests) 2. Consuming Resources o Oil – Where is it found? (M. East) who uses it most? (USA, Europe) Problems o Malthus and Boserup’s theories o How local and national government try to achieve sustainability: • Local councils website contains information on why recycling is benefitting the environment. • ...
• You are going to use an academic article to summarise the ‘little ice age’ You need to place particular focus on the: 1. climatic characteristics of these periods 2. influence on glacial advance and retreat 3. long-term implications for upland areas. http://www.meteo.psu.edu/holocene/public_html/Mann/articles/articles/littleiceage.pdf
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