Geography Starter Questions: Environmental Impacts and Natural Hazards

A set of vocabulary flashcards identifying key concepts and case studies from visual lecture starters: deforestation driven by consumer products, the country of Haiti, and earthquake infrastructure repair in Japan.

Palm Oil and Deforestation

The environmental issue illustrated by machinery clearing forest land alongside a chocolate spread, representing how the production of agricultural ingredients drives habitat loss and deforestation.

Haiti

A Caribbean nation identified by its national flag of horizontal blue and red bands centered with a white panel bearing the national coat of arms; its capital city is Port-au-Prince.

Earthquake Hazard Damage and Rapid Repair (Japan, 2011)

The tectonic hazard impact and recovery process shown by severe highway collapse and fracturing (A) caused by an earthquake, followed by rapid infrastructure restoration and repaving (B) completed within days in Japan.