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Physical Geography Case Study

major landform of erosion and deposition in england

swanage is on the south coast
it is a coastline with headlands and bays (discordant)

headland - the foreland

bay - swanage bay

stack - old harry

coastal management scheme in the uk

lyme regis ( small dorset town on the south coast)
unstable cliffs, sea walls have been breached many times

key features - extention of rock armour , new sea wall , cost over £43 million

positives - new beaches have increased visitors , defences have stood up to recent stormy weathers

negatives - some people think the new defences have spoilt the lanscape

river valley in the uk to identify major landforms of erosion and deposition

river tees
upper - high force waterfall and gorge

middle - meanders , floodplains and levees near darlington

flood management scheme

boscastle - south west of england
it was needed because of the steep valley sides increasing surface run off and reduce infiltration

estimated that 2 million tonnes of water flowed through the town that day

prior to the 2004 flood , they had no modern flood defences


lives were disrupted for year by rebuilding projects

less risk of damage to property

cost more than £10 million

scheme isnt as good as i could be - some options were considered too expensive

people more likely to invest in tourism areas

the defences wont prevent flooding of the same size

new channel has been engineered to look natural

chile

magnitude 8.8
500 killed , 12000 injured

destruction of infrastructure

power,water and comms cut

$30 billion damage


communities cut off by landslides

coastal towns devastated by tsunami


key roads repaired within 24 hours

most power and water restored within 10 days

built 30,000 emegency wooden shelters



strong economy reduced the need for foriegn aid

likely recovery within 4 years

nepal

magnitude 7.9
9000 killed , 20,000 injured

destruction of infrastructure

power,water,sanitation ams comms cut

$5 billion damage


communities cut off by landslide

avalanche on mt everest killed 19

flooding caused blocked rivers


oxfam sent aid

300,000 migrated to kathmandu


roads repaired , landslided cleared

conferance arranged for support

typhoon haiyan

6300 killed ,600,000 displaced
damage to building ,power lines


6 million jobs lost

outbreaks of cholera

schools destroyed


ngos sent aid

over 1200 evacuation centres set up


united nations supplied medical support

more cyclone shelters built

evidence that uk weather is becoming more extreme

2003 heatwave in kent
over 2000 died

roads melted


2010 heavy snow in northern ireland

-18.7°c


2013/14 floods

england's wettest winter in 250 years

malaysia rain forrest

subsistance farming - short term clearance
commercial farming - largest exporter for palm oil in the world

logging - worlds largest exporter for tropical wood ( selective logging is mature trees only)

settlement- about 15000 hectares of rainforest was felled for settlers

impacts of deforestation

job creation
minerals are valuable


fires pollute and destroy valuable forest

plants could form the basis of profitable medicines may become extinct



soil that can take thousands of years to form can be stripped away

reduces moisture in the air that resultes in a drier climate

hot desert

thar desert in rajasthan,india
its the most densley populated desert in the world


opportunities -

jaisalmer wind park ( indias largest wind park)

tourism , desert safaris on camels

annual desert festival each winter

indira ghandi canal has revolutionised farming


challenges-

extreme temperatures - meant high rates of evaporation so water shortages

water supply - storage ponds ( johads - evaporate , tobas - contaminated)

inaccessiblity - many places only accessible by camel

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