Credi ts 4

GEOGRAPHY 1.1
DEMONSTRATE
GEOGRAPHIC
UNDERSTANDING OF
ENVIRONMENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN SHAPED BY
EXTREME NATURAL
EVENT(S)

GRADE CRITERIA
Achievement Achievement with
Merit
Achievement with
Excellence

Demonstrate
geographic
understanding of
environments that
have
been shaped by
extreme
natural event(s).

Demonstrate in-depth
geographic
understanding
of environments that
have
been shaped by
extreme
natural event(s).

Demonstrate
comprehensive
geographic
understanding of
environments that have
been shaped by
extreme
natural event(s).

ACHIEVED:
Descri bing aspects of how extreme natural event(s) shape
envi ronments. Must i ncl ude supporting evi dence.
MERIT:
Expl aining aspects of how extreme natural event(s) shape
natural and cul tural envi ronments. Must i ncl ude detail ed
supporting evi dence.
EXCELLENCE:
Ful ly expl aining aspects of how extreme natural event(s)
shape natural and cul tural envi ronments usi ng geographic
terminol ogy and concepts, and showi ng i nsi ght. Must
i ntegrate detailed supporting evi dence.
STANDARD BREAK DOWN A.M.E.

What does excel lence l ook l i ke:
Answers the Qs
Structured answer
Detai l that i ncl udes specific i nformation
Di agram i ncl ude conventions and annotati ons
Incl udes i ntegrated geographic concepts
Incl udes geographic terminol ogy




EXEMPLAR PRACTICE
1. Characteristics of the environments that make them
vulnerable to ENEs
2. natural processes that operate to produce ENEs
3. Effects of the ENEs on the natural environments
4. Effects of the ENEs on the cultural environments
5. Groups / people have responded to ENEs


The above aspects are the main focus for the NCEA exam
questions. The following slides exams the each aspects and
break down key information that could be included in
diagrams and written answers. When revising these slides
should be used in conjunction with your NCEA writing
templates.
ASPECTS
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Di agram: Hai ti map showi ng; faul t l i ne, Pl ates, pl ate boundary,
other (deforestation / i sl and l ocation). Remember FACKTS
1A CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENVIRONMENTS
THAT MAKE THEM VULNERABLE TO ENES
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT: Written component

1A CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENVIRONMENTS
THAT MAKE THEM VULNERABLE TO ENES
Paragraphs Facts Geo terms
Location (plate
tectonic, plate
boundaries, fault
line)

Other
(deforestation /
island location)


N. American plate,
Caribbean plate,
Enriquillo Plantain
Garden fault


1900s 60% land was
forested today 2% >
land unstable
vulnerable to slips / EQs

CONCEPTS: Patterns-
Linear (fault line, plate
boundaries),
Environment,
interaction (plate
movement / cultural
processes such as
deforestation that
have led to nat env
being more
vulnerable)
CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
Di agram: Hai ti map showi ng;
Pol i tical i nstability, Infrastructure,
Preparation, Poverty, Education
and Popul ation Densi ty / Bui l ding
stabil ity. Remember FACKTS
1A CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENVIRONMENTS
THAT MAKE THEM VULNERABLE TO ENES
CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT: Wri tten component

1A CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
ENVIRONMENTS THAT MAKE THEM
VULNERABLE TO ENES
Paragraphs Facts Geo terms
Political
instability
/Preparation,
Poverty /
Education
Density /
Building
stability.


Suffered from a series of political
dictators (Papa (60s) & Baby Doc (70-
80s)) and attempted military coup
(1991, 2004) > No civil defence
Poorest country in the western
hemisphere GDP (70% live on less
$2 per day)
Population density (363 per km2
compare to NZ 13 per km2, these
figures are even higher cities) No
building codes most house ill
equipped or slums (District of
Carrefour)
CONCEPTS:
Interaction
(government?),
Patterns
(majority urban
population)
sustainability
(cultural env
unsustainable
due to lack of pol
/ eco support )
NATURAL PROCESSES
Di agram: Convection currents, Pl ate tectonics (transform),
Earthquake processes. Remember FACKTS

2. NATURAL PROCESSES THAT OPERATE TO
PRODUCE ENES

NATURAL PROCESSES
2. NATURAL PROCESSES THAT OPERATE TO
PRODUCE ENES

Paragraphs Facts Geo terms
Convection
Currents

Plate tectonics

Earthquake
processes


Heat > mantle > magma>
convection cells > plates

Transform (North American /
Caribbean plates) inch per
year. Enriqullio plantain garden
fault

P.S.R.M.W
Pressure, Stress, Rupture,
Movement, Waves
Location, Epicentre, Depth,
Magnitude

CONCEPTS:
Processes,
Interaction,
Change
EFFECTS ON NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Di agram: Hai ti map showi ng; Upl i ft / Subsidence,
Li quefaction, Tsunami, Mudslide. Remember
FACKTS
3. EFFECTS OF THE ENES ON THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENTS
NATURAL EFFECTS
3. EFFECTS OF THE ENES ON THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENTS

Paragraphs
Facts Geo terms
Uplift /
Subsidence

Liquefaction

Fissures

Tsunami

Mudslide

Near the epicentre coral reef lifted out
the Port-au-Prince bay. Up to 50m of
agricultural land lost to the sea.
Fine sand sediment deposited around
the port.
Fissures scarring around the land and
the road of the capital.
Small localised tsunami caused by
underwater landslide hits the coast
around Petit Paradis
Land weakened by deforestation
becomes unstable, collapses just
outside the capital
CONCEPTS:
Processes,
Interaction,
Change
EFFECTS ON CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
Di agram: Hai ti s Pol i tical, Soci al, Economi cal ef fects ( PES).
Remember FACKTS
4. EFFECTS OF THE ENES ON THE
CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS
CULTURAL EFFECTS
4. EFFECTS OF THE ENES ON THE
CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS
Paragraphs Facts Geo terms
Effects: (PES)

Political

Economical

Social
Political (Leadership) - Weak
Government unable to respond
or react. Specific Detail-
Presidential Palace, President Preval
Economical ($ and jobs)- All
eco. activities stopped, Trade,
businesses destroyed. Specific
Detail-Port/ Iron Market
Social (people)- death, injuries,
homelessness, livelihoods,
needs. Specific detail-
230,000/300,000/1M/Cathedral

CONCEPTS:
Change,
Environment,
Interaction,
Perspectives

HOW GROUPS / INDIVIDUAL HAVE RESPONDED
Short term / Long term
Di agram: Fl ow di agram i ncl ude a box of how one or more groups
(American Red Cross, Hai tian Gov, Survi vor) responded to the
EQ.
5A. GROUPS / PEOPLE HAVE RESPONDED

Concepts
Environment / Perspectives / Interaction
GLOBAL
Assessment
Rescue
Treatment
Supplies
Accommodation
NATIONAL
Assessment
Plee / Help
Control
Suppport
Function
LOCAL
Panic /Stress
Flee
Shelter
Safety
Treatment
Short term Response to the 2010 Haiti EQ
Charity- American
Red Cross
Haitian
Government
Port-au-Prince
Survivors
2010

Jan 12th 5pm
7. 0 EQ struck
Hai ti
Ki l l i ng
240, 000
1. 5 M
homel ess
Ms af fected
HAITI EARTHQUAKE TIMELINE
RESPONSE
2011

1Year on
Food/Water
Temporary shelter
Medical care
Removing rubble
2012

2 years on
Food/Water
Sanitary (cholera)
Rebuilding
(infrastructure,
home)
Community progs.
2013

3 years on
Food/Water
Rebuilding
(infrastructure, home)
Medical Infrastructure
Disaster Infrastructure
Relocation of
remaining 300,000.
Community progs
TIME
Response Recovery Rebuilding Resolution