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Coastal LandscapesLandscape
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Changing Places
Water and Carbon Cycles
Global Migration
Global Governance of the Oceans
Tectonic Hazards
EcosystemsContemporary theme
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Development in an African ContextContemporary theme
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Geographical Skills
Tectonic Hazards
Impacts of volcanic activity at local, regional and global scales
- 2 things to know
- Component 3 Section A
Overview
Local-scale impact of volcanic activity, regional-scale impact of volcanic activity and global-scale impact of volcanic activity.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
Give two environmental impacts of a volcanic eruption.
Questions from this subtopic
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- 1
Distinguish the primary and secondary effects of an eruption.
Model answer
Primary effects are the immediate damage done by the eruption itself, such as burial under lava or ash. Secondary effects follow later, and include famine, disease and economic loss.
- 2
Give two environmental impacts of a volcanic eruption.
Model answer
Vegetation is destroyed by lava, ash and pyroclastic flows across the affected area. Rivers are dammed or choked with sediment, which changes drainage for years.
- 3
Give two demographic impacts of a volcanic eruption.
Model answer
Deaths and injuries reduce the local population immediately. Evacuation and permanent migration can empty a district, as on Montserrat after 1995.
- 4
Give two economic impacts of a volcanic eruption.
Model answer
Farmland, homes and infrastructure are destroyed, and the cost of rebuilding is high. Tourism and air travel may be interrupted, cutting income far beyond the volcano itself.
- 5
Give two social impacts of a volcanic eruption.
Model answer
Families are displaced into temporary shelter and lose access to schools and health care. Bereavement and long-term stress affect communities for years afterwards.
- 6
Describe a local-scale impact of volcanic activity.
Model answer
Local impacts are confined to the volcano and its immediate surroundings. Burial of the town of Plymouth on Montserrat under ash and mud is one example.
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