GCSE AQA Geography P1: The Challenge of Natural Hazards

A thorough PowerPoint created, from scratch, using various resources of information on ‘The Challenge of Natural Hazards’ for AQA GCSE Geography. Designed to be used as independent or revision lessons/sessions/tutoring for the upcoming 2024 GCSEs. 30+ slides full of information including:

• Definition of ‘Natural Hazards’ and Types of Hazards
• Factors Affecting Hazard Risk
• Plate Tectonics Theory and the Global Distribution of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions
• The Physical Processes at Different Types of Plate Margin
• Primary and Secondary Effects of a Tectonic Hazard
• Immediate and Long-term Responses to a Tectonic Hazard
• Reasons People Continue to Live in at-risk Areas
• The features of global atmospheric circulation
• The global distribution of tropical storms
• Causes of tropical storms
• The structure and features of a tropical storm
• The impact of climate change on tropical storms
• Effects of and responses to tropical storms
• Types of weather hazard experienced in the UK
• A recent extreme weather event in the UK
• Evidence that weather is becoming more extreme in the UK
• Causes and effect of climate change
• Managing climate change

Used with students from grade 9 down to those pushing for a pass.