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Explain why certain natural disasters prove to be extremely costly in terms of economic damages.

A natural disaster is defined as a hazardous natural event such as a tsunami, which leads to signficant damage to the human population. The economic damage often increases when wealthier countries are impact...
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Do global superpowers reflect the 'north-south' divide?

Global superpowers can be defined as states which are powerful on the global stage, both explicitly through their role in global institutions such as the UN and implicitly through their influence. Since the ...
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With reference to two volcanic events that you have studied from contrasting areas of the world, compare the ways in which volcanoes and their hazards have been managed.

The management of a volcanic hazard can help to greatly reduce the negative impacts that an eruption can have on the population surrounding the area. The eruption of Nevado del Ruiz, Columbia, on the 13 th o...
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Give 3 examples of how communities can prepare for the eruption of a volcano.

Exclusion zone. Having an exclusion zone in predicted areas of pyroclastic flows can save many lives, like it did in the 1980 explosion of Mt St Helens. This meant that people were not allowed to go in the p...
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Explain the formation of a stump

A stump is formed through a series of erosional processes. This are corrasion (the effects of material suspended in the water being thrown against the headland), and hydraulic action (the effect of the build...
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