Extreme Weather
Overview
FBV: Rule of law – how governments prepare themselves for natural disasters and to analyse where management could be improved.
Cultural Capital: Extreme weather is something that will increasingly impact us as the UK but also the rest of the world. It is important for students to have a critical understanding of these events and why they occur. This topic also links to paper 1 ‘weather hazards’ and the ‘restless earth’ topic covered in year 7.
UN Human Rights:
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3 – best interest of the child 6 – life, survival, and development 8 – protection and preservation of identify 10 – family reunification 12 – respect the views of the child 17 – access to information from the media 20 – children unable to live with their family 23 – children with a disability 24 – health and health services 26 – social security 27 – adequate standard of living 28 – right to education 39 – recovery from trauma and reintegration |
Example Key Words
Primary Effects
The impact of an event on the day
Secondary Effects
The impact of an event weeks and months later
Cumulonimbus Cloud
A large cloud which becomes a tornado or tropical storm
Protection
Changing the infrastructure of a place to limit the risk
Planning
The action taken before an event to limit the risk