Geography Unit 1

parks model stages

pre-disaster, relief, rehabilitation, mitigation

Hazards

phenomena that have the potential to cause harm

Disaster

a hazard event realised that overwhelms a communities ability to respond

Endemic

A disease limited to particular region

Pandemic

Diseases affecting several countries

Epidemic

Unexpected increase in number of disease cases in geographical area

Fomite

inanimate objects that carry disease

Vector

Living organisms that carry disease

Vehicle

Things that indirectly transmit disease

SPADE

Scale, People, Aid, Duration, Environment

Primary impacts

Direct impact

Secondary impacts

a result later than the impact

Tertiary impact

the impact that comes after

Cold front symbol

Spikes

Warm front symbol

Rounded bumps

Broken line symbol

Rain

Diagonal lines symbol

Moisture

Bushfires spreading

Radiation, Convection, Conduction

Radiation

acts on fuel removing moisture

Convection

Transfer of heat through air

Conduction

Transfer of heat through solid objects

Types of fires

Crown, Surface, Ground

Types of biohazards

BIFTOV

Blackberries

Invasive species

Ebola

Viruses

Mushroom that makes ants crazy

Fungi

Cholera

Pathogenic organism

Pesticides

Bioactive compounds

Venom

toxins

Eccentricity

Shape of Earth’s orbit

Obliquity

Angle of Earth’s axis tilt

Precession

The direction of Earth’s axis of rotation is pointed

Greenhouse gasses

Carbon dioxide, Methane, hydrofluorocarbons, sulfur, perfluorocarbons