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Tsunami

Tsunami image from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4137633.stmAnother Disaster - The Tsunami, but to we geographers it also makes an excellent teaching resource.

The Geographical Association have put together a package to help you use it. The first resource is the overview, with suggestions of how you could use the material and another good internet links to get more information.

Resource List

A place based enquiry - overview
Maps of the location
Facts about the earthquake
Indonesia plans for a national EQ scheme
What are Tsunamis?
BBC news report
Worksheet for facts
Other earthquakes
Map of Indonesia
How the shape of the sea floor affects Tsunamis
Idle tears
Indonesia asks for region-wide early warning system
UN seeks early warning system
The effects of earthquakes and other natural disasters extending into politics
Oral presentation work sheet
Work sheet - what's this got to do with me?
Tourists face a moral dilemma
Map of Thailand
The effort continues
Work sheet - Global why? why? chain
Work sheet - Tourist face a moral dilemma
Worksheet - Futures framework
World helps but will it forget?