AQA A-Level Geography 7037
Water and Carbon Cycles
Hot Desert Systems and LandscapesLandscape
Coastal Systems and LandscapesLandscape
Glacial Systems and LandscapesLandscape
HazardsHazards or ecosystems
Ecosystems Under StressHazards or ecosystems
Global Systems and Global Governance
Changing Places
Contemporary Urban EnvironmentsHuman option
Population and the EnvironmentHuman option
Resource SecurityHuman option
Hazards
Primary, Secondary and Environmental Impacts of Wildfires
- 3 things to know
- Component 1
Overview
Recall questions on primary wildfire impacts on life, property, vegetation and wildlife, secondary impacts of soil erosion, landslides, water contamination, flooding and ecosystem disruption, and environmental impacts on habitats, biodiversity, carbon dioxide, soils and hydrological cycles.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
Why do soil erosion and landslides increase after wildfires?
How do wildfires contribute to atmospheric carbon dioxide levels?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What are primary impacts of wildfires?
Model answer
Primary impacts are direct effects occurring during the fire event itself.
- 2
How does loss of life occur as a primary wildfire impact?
Model answer
People may be killed directly by flames, smoke inhalation, or being trapped by rapidly spreading fire.
- 3
Describe property destruction as a primary wildfire impact.
Model answer
Buildings, infrastructure, and possessions are destroyed directly by fire during the event.
- 4
What is meant by immediate vegetation loss during a wildfire?
Model answer
Vegetation is burned and destroyed directly as the fire passes through an area.
- 5
How does wildlife mortality occur as a primary impact?
Model answer
Animals are killed directly by flames, heat, or smoke during the fire event.
- 6
What are secondary impacts of wildfires?
Model answer
Secondary impacts are indirect consequences that follow after the fire event.
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