Edexcel Geog Unit 4 6GE04 01 - 9th June 2017 - Tectonic Hazards [Exam Discussion]

Its about the management of tectonic disasters with a focus on level of development

Ah sweet cheers! Don't suppose you have a copy of the official pre release do you? Says i need a password D:

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How is everyone structuring the exam? I don't have a teacher as i'm retaking and i've completely forgot how to do it. I know you need an introduction obviously, and then the methodology, and then analysis and a conclusion. But where do you incorporate the case study's? And what sort of things should i be putting in analysis? Thank you

Im not sure if mine is right but my teacher suggested this:

Intro:
definitions, types of hazard you'll talk about and how they form, framework, methodology

Case study 1 LEDC earthquake:
Background (about the earthquake and where it happened, the country's development etc)
Preparation (what management they had in place to protect themselves, if it had been predicted e.t.c)
Effects (how successful that management had been based on what happened after the disaster, and how they immediately coped)
Response (what they have done to recover and how they have implemented new management to cope better in the future)
Evaluation (how the management was effective and how the different factors influenced this, e.g. hindered by corruption or lack of wealth e.t.c)

Then do the same for MEDC earthquake, LEDC volcano, MEDC volcano
Or you could swap in a tsunami instead but my teacher said tsunami's are too similar to earthquakes

Conclusion:
What the investigation has shown e.g. how less developed countries have less effective management, overview as to why this is, what factor is most important in impacting management success

Thats how I've done mine but I've seen a lot of people say you shouldn't do it by case study but you can compare them in the evaluation section idk

Okay thank you so much! I should be doing roughly around 4 case studies? And are you saying maybe only just do 2 out of the 3 hazards?

Yeah unless you have some incredible writing skills i don't think its possible to talk about 6 in enough detail in an hour and a half.
I mean Im only doing volcanoes and earthquakes as are most people at my school but I don't know if thats a bad thing - I hope it isn't lol or Im screwed!!

Can someone please explain how can population affect the successful management of tectonic hazards?

How could it be asked as "The approaches to management"? What "approaches to management" even are there? - what subheadings would be used?

Oh really? My geography teacher is a senior examiner and he said at least 3 human factors and 3 physical factors to show depth of understanding and complexity. So physical -magnitude, depth of focus and type of hazard, human-preparation, governance and level of development(off the top of my head I might switch to other factors) He also said that you need to be able to show anomalies in trends your analysis should be a mix of physical and human with subconclusions

we got a mock on "to what extent is technology the answer to improving human response to tectonic hazards"