Practical Research 1: Lesson 8 Writing the Thesis Statement.pptx
High And Dry
1. "I saw a woman crying in her flooded front room. I thought: if anything, you're making it worse love…" Jimmy Carr
2. High and Dry ? Geographical Lessons from the Yorkshire Floods of June 2007 Alan Parkinson Secondary Curriculum Development Leader Geographical Association [email_address]
5. Which of the numbers is the correct answer for each statement that follows ? 3 6 10 18 100 294 857 8000 40000 48 000 120000 500000 1 million 2 million 3 million
6. Total amount of insurance claims (in billions of pounds) ? Number of schools damaged by the floods. Number of INXS fans who turned up at Sheffield City Hall expecting the concert to go ahead. Number of British homes currently at risk from flooding
7. Percentage of Hull’s population still living in temporary accommodation 9 months after the floods. Number of pupil days lost in schools in Rotherham Total number of household insurance claims. Number of millimetres of rainfall at Emley Moor, W. Yorks in June.
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10. On Monday the 25 th of June 2007, just after 6am, heavy rain started to fall across Yorkshire...
17. Rivers broke their banks: the Don, the Sheaf, the Rother, the Ryton, the Hipper... Was this mainly a fluvial flooding event (from rivers) or a pluvial event (from rain)
20. 20 - 30 000 feet high Jet Stream: aircraft pilots ‘Ribbon’ of wind – speeds of between 100 and 300 miles per hour Form where cold polar air meets warm tropical air. ‘Steer’ depressions What caused it ?
27. What is the flood risk ? Risk: “ The probability of a hazard occurring and creating loss...” Types: Atmospheric Hydrological Geological Biological Technological
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29. Primary or Secondary ? Primary : Immediate – as a direct consequence of the hazard Secondary : Follows later – an indirect (but connected) consequence of the hazard.
43. 10 % of homes are built in areas at risk from flooding Flood defences of new buildings compound flooding downstream We tend to like living near rivers and coasts
44. “ They’re called flood plains because they flood...” Philip Eden Royal Meteorological Society
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47. “ Britain’s biggest ever peace time rescue operation” Over 3500 people rescued by helicopters more used to rescuing people at sea...
79. Have a go yourself http://floodsim.com... Can also be downloaded .
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81. “ For every £1 further we can spend, we would be able to save the country £6 in repair costs.” Mark Tinnion Regional Flood Risk Manager Environment Agency