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AQA A-Level Physical Geography > 🌋Case Study - Eyjafjallajokull 2010 > Flashcards

🌋Case Study - Eyjafjallajokull 2010 Flashcards

1
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What type of plate boundary is Eyjafjallajokull on?

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Constructive

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Where is Eyjafjallajokull?

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Southern Iceland, beneath an ice cap

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Which plates are involved?

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Eurasian plate is moving east, North American plate is moving west

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How fast are the plates moving?

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2.5cm per year

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Why does magma rise?

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Because there’s lower pressure at the surface

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What is a Jökulhlaup?

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A flow of meltwater from a volcano and ice cap

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7
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How many people died in the eruption?

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0

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How many people were evacuated?

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500 farmers and their families

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What happened to the roads around the volcano before the eruption?

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They were shut down to prevent people using them

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What did the ash do to local water supplies?

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Contaminated them with high concentrations of fluoride

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How was the ash redistributed?

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By winds, pumped high into the atmosphere above Northern and Western Europe

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Why were the such disruptions to aircraft?

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The particles in the ash clog up the plane engines as they attempt to fly through them

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How much money was lost per day by airlines?

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£130 million according to the IATA

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How many flights were cancelled?

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107,000, 48% of total air traffic and affecting 10 million people

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How did the eruption affect Kenya?

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20% of their economy is based on export of green vegetables and flowers to Europe and are transported by air

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How many Kenyan farmers were temporarily unemployed?

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50,000

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How much CO2 was released into the air every day of the eruption?

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30,000 tonnes

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How did people in rural areas of Iceland have to protect themselves?

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They had to wear goggles and face masks to prevent them inhaling the ash or it getting into their eyes. Visibility was less than a few meters.

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What was done to the main road in Iceland as a primary response to eruption warnings?

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The embankments were removed and the road collapsed to prevent further damage by floodwaters.

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How did the Icelandic Red Cross respond?

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By mobilising 35 staff and volunteers, opening four shelters and allowing 200+ people to take refuge there

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21
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How did Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport respond?

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1500 beds were there for stranded travellers

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What was done to roads after the eruption?

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They were reconstructed, including Iceland’s Route 1 to again allow people to move around the country

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How were flood defences responded to?

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They were reconstructed and strengthened to protect locals form any further flooding?

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What kinds of research were done in response?

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Research into the effects of ash on aircraft so that if a similar eruption were to happen then the losses could be minimised

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What was the response to Iceland’s rivers?

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The ash was dug it of the bottom of them to make them deeper and prevent further flooding

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What did the Icelandic National Society do?

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Provided psychological support particularly for children who had been traumatised by the loud explosions from the eruption.

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The USGS provided…

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…scientists for the ICAO’s international task force and worked with the UK met office to improve ash forecasting

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28
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Eruption: When was the main eruption?

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19th April 2010

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29
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Eruption: When did the eruption start?

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20th March 2010

30
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Eruption: How high did the ash plume rise?

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11km

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Eruption: Where was the dominant lava flow?

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To the west, but there was one to the east too

32
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Eruption: Why was ash distributed at a high velocity?

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Due to the jetstreams above Iceland

33
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Eruption: What percentage of the ash plume was under 10 micro metres?

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24%

34
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I.R.: How many farmers and their families were evacuated in Iceland? What kind of farmers were they?

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500- mainly sheep farmers

35
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P.E.: How many farms were destroyed by flooding and ash?

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20

36
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P. E.: What happened to some of the lambs?

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They died- possibly because of high levels of ash

37
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P. E.: How thick was the ice cap that melted?

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150m

38
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S. E.: Which flights were cancelled?

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European and Trans-Atlantic flights

39
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S. E.: How much of Kenya’s economy is based on the export of green vegetables?

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20%

40
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S. E.: How much did shares in air travel and tourism agencies drop by?

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4%

41
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S. E.: Which industry saw reduced demand?

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Oil industry- less fuel needed

42
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S. E.: Name 2 effected sporting events

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Boston Marathon, Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix

43
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S. E.: How much did London lose in tourism?

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£102 million (estimated)

44
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I.R.: Why were sections of the Route 1 embankment breached?

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To allow floodwater through

45
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I.R.: Why were Icelandic farmers warned not to let cattle drink water?

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It had high levels of fluoride

46
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I.R.: Why did countries like the UK track ash?

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So they could make an informed decision about air traffic

47
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I.R.: What did the Icelandic Met Office do?

A

Monitor Eyjafallajokull 24/7
Observe all 30 active volcanoes and record any signs of possible activity

48
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I.R.: What did the Icelandic Red Cross do?

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. Provide food for evacuated farmers
. Translate International Volcanic Health Hazard Network into Icelandic and distribute it

49
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I.R.: Who set up a 24 hour hotline informing Icelandic residents of updates?

A

Icelandic Red Cross and authorities

50
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L.R.: What did stranded passengers demand?

A

Compensation

51
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L.R.: What did Ryan Air try to argue in court?

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It was an extraordinary event (they lost)

52
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L.R.: What’s Futurevolc?

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A 3.5 year project involving 26 groups in order to develop new ways of monitoring volcanoes

53
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L.R.: Give 3 examples of groups involved with Futurevolc

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Bristol University, German Aerospace Centre, Icelandic Met Office

54
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L.R.: Which €80 billion project did volcanic monitoring feature in?

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Horizon 2010

55
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L.R.: What’s the point in Horizon 2010?

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Researching ways to support Europe’s economic competitiveness (7 year project)

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L.R.: Describe 3 ways that the Civil Aviation Authority has changed its’ volcanic ash arrangements?

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. New system regulating how aviation deals with ash- more airspace to be used safely
. Radar in Iceland, helps observe ash density
. Establishment of 2 working groups to act as advisers on ash forecasting (scientists and airlines)

57
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Where are shied volcanoes usually found

A

Constructive locations

58
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When did it erupt?

A

From 14th to 20th April 2010

59
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How much did Europe’s biggest tourism businesses loose per day?

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£5 million and £6 million

60
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What company did benefit?

A

Eurostar

61
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What did Eurostar see?

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An increase of nearly a third, with 50,000 extra passengers travelling on their trains

62
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How much did Kenya’s economy loose?

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£2.8 billion

63
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What company halted their production and why?

A

Nissan because it was not able to import parts from Ireland

64
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How many days was the travel ban?

A

8

65
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How many flights were cancelled impacting how many passengers?

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107,000 flights were cancelled accounting for 10 million passengers

66
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How many emissions of CO2 were prevented through the mass grounding of European flights?

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2.8 million

67
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How much ash and tephra was released?

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250 million cubic metres

68
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What did the European Red Cross provide particularly for children?

A

Psychological support

69
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What did Iceland declare?

A

A state of emergency

70
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What did the Dutch Red Cross do?

A

Set up 1 500 beds in Schiphol airport for trapped passengers

71
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How will controlling airspace be made simpler?

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9 functional airspace blocks will replace the existing 27 areas

72
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What did a study of UK residents in 2012 show?

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Airlines are most trusted to make decisions after eruptions

AQA A-Level Physical Geography (28 decks)

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