Year 13 Natural Hazards Module: Volcanoes
Mr. Gooding
Name:______________________
ESSAY 2: (Due in_____________)
“Evaluate the suggestion that the impact of volcanoes is
linked more closely to the distribution and density of
population than to other factors” (Jan 2004)
Resources
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GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT INTRANET
Departmenal Library
Internet links
Powerpoint slides
Use the following case studies as a starter:
 Mount Pinatubo
 Mount St Helens
 Japan, Sakurijima
 Iceland: Heimay and Grimsvotn
 Lake Nyos Cameroon – CO2 emission
 Congo
 Montserrat
Background Reading you have done
 Geography Clinics – Tue + Thu 530pm
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 Before you start writing your essay plan the outline in rough below
– hand this plan in, attached to your essay.
 Essays can be either written or Word Processed
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Principle idea
Explanation of the opening statement
A real world example which illustrates the point made above
Relevance: Concluding comments which tie the contents of the
paragraph to the demands of the question and make it clear that you
have thought about the question carefully
Your Essay Plan
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