Living in areas of high risk

Cards (13)

  • What is geothermal energy?
    Renewable energy derived from the heat of the Earth's core.
  • What are the advantages of geothermal energy?
    Renewable, sustainable, Always available, saves money for country, no harmful gases
  • What are the disadvantage of geothermal energy?

    Only in certain places, takes a lot of money to start
  • Case study of geothermal energ?
    Iceland, Reykjavik
  • Advantages of tourism?
    $14 billion revenue each year, 8 million visits per year,
  • Disadvantage of tourism?
    Seasonal, only jobs in certain seasons, economy is reliant on tourism
  • what is the case study for tourism?
    Volcanic Island, Hawaii
  • What is volcanic mining?
    Volcanic minerals produces valuable ores in certain places which can be sold to boost the country’s economy.
  • What is the advantage of mining?
    boots local economy
  • What is the disadvantage of mining?
    pollutes areas, expensive to start
  • Why do people farm in volcanoes?
    Volcanoes ash makes soil very fertile which is great to grow crops in.
  • Advantages of farming?
    Food production, economic stability, job creation, environmental benefits, cultural preservation.
  • Disadvantages of farming?
    Environmental degradation, soil erosion, farmers paid very little, big companies don’t give money back to the area, volcanoes are dangerous