Case Studies

Climatic Hazards
1. MEDC
  1. Hurricane Katrina
    1. South East USA
      1. New Orleans
    2. 180,000 Killed
    3. 300 000 houses destroyed
      1. 3 million people were left without electricity.
    4. Coastal habitats such as sea-turtle breeding beaches were damaged
    5. 29th August 2005
  2. Secondary
    1. Tens of thousands of people were made homeless.
    2. 230 000 jobs were lost from businesses that were damaged or destoryed
      1. Water supplies were polluted with sewage, chemicals and dead bodies.
2. LEDC
  1. Cyclone Nargis
    1. Burma
      1. Irrawaddy Delta
    2. 140,000 + people were killed
      1. 200,000 farm animals were killed, crops were lost and 40% of food stores were destroyed
    3. 450,000 houses were destroyed
      1. 1700 schools were destroyed
    4. Coastal habitats such as Mangrove Forests were damaged
    5. 2-3 million people were made homeless
      1. Millions of people lost there livelihoods
    6. Over 70% of households didn't have access to clean water
    7. $4 Billion of damage
    8. Weather agencies warned the Burmese Govern,emt that Cylone Nargis was likely to hit the country. Despite this, Burmese forecasters reported there was little or no risk
      1. This increased the number of deaths because people weren't evacuated in time.
        There was no emergency or evacuation plans.
        Burmese Government initial foreign aid, and aid workers werent aloud in until 3 weeks after the accident
    9. 2nd May 2008
Industry
1. Kenya
  1. Primary
    1. Farming
      1. Coffee
      2. Tea
      3. Tobacco
      4. Fruits
    2. Mining
      1. Trona (Used to make glass)
  2. Secondary
    1. Manufacturing
      1. Cement
      2. Textiles
      3. Foods/Drinks
  3. Tertiary
    1. Tourism
      1. Coast Province
        Beaches
      2. Rift Valley
        National Parks
        Second highest mountain in Africa
2. LEDC
3. MEDC
  1. Primary
    1. Mining
      1. Coal In Nottinghamshire
    2. Farming
      1. Lincolnshire and East Anglia
  2. Secondary
    1. Manufacturing
    2. Chemical Processing
  3. Tertiary
    1. Retail
    2. Tourism
  4. Quarternary
    1. High Technology
    2. Electronics

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