The Geography Department
GA
GCSE
EdExcel syllabus 1312
B6 Managing Hazards
2 case study: LEDC Storm Cyclone One Bravo
Chapter 6 pages 117-119
Tomorrow's Geography Mike Harcourt and Steph Warren,
published by Hodder and Stoughton 0 340 79965 X
6.2 Hazards have an impact on the people and their environment. This can vary with the stage of their development. students should -
Describe and explain the impact of a tropical storm on people and their environment in a LEDC.
Analyse how their state of development affects the storm's impact and the way that it affects the country.
Identify reasons why people continue to live in areas at risk from tropical storms.
Appreciate the need for sustainability.
link to the best photos of Bangladesh
case study: LEDC Storm
(3 lessons)
Tomorrow's Geography pages 117-119
Cyclone One Bravo, Bangladesh, May 1997
Tomorrow's Geography pages 117-119
Make notes from page 112 under the following sub-titles:
Characteristics of tropical storms
High wind
Category
Wind speed in kp/h
Amount of damage
Example
1
120-149
minimal
Allison (1995)
2
150-179
moderate
Bob (1991)
3
180-209
extensive
Alicia (1983)
4
210-249
extreme
Floyd (1999)
5
over 250
catastrophic
Camille (1969)
Heavy rain
Storm surges .. draw fig 6.2 to help explain these
watch video G 179 or 214 Living with flooding in the Ganges delta and make video notes under the following sub-headings:
location: use the map below or make a quick copy of fig.6.11 page 117.
Say what sort of a place the area is, a description of the lives of the people who live there and their level of economic development.
Prediction: Mention the weather forecasting arrangement for the area.
Cyclone impact: Describe the storm itself and its impacts, in its destructiveness, loss of life, etc.
Economic effects of the cyclone - short and long-term. how resilient are the people to this disruption, hardship, tragedy?
Protection schemes: including the work of NGO's (non-governmental organisations)
Why do people continue to live here?
B6 Tropical storms 1 - distribution
B6 Tropical storms 2 -LEDC cyclone
B6 Tropical storms 3 - MEDC Floyd
