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    Living near volcanoes or on flood plains presents various economic, social, and cultural opportunities: 1) Volcanic areas allow for activities like hiking, cycling, tourism at hot springs, and fishing farms in volcanic lakes. Volcanic ash also fertilizes land for agriculture and provides materials for construction, mining, geothermal energy. 2) Flood plains are highly fertile from deposited sediments, supporting agriculture. Alluvium contains nutrients and organic matter beneficial for farming. Flood waters also replenish fresh water supplies for irrigation and aquaculture. 3) Traditional and cultural reasons compel people to live in hazardous areas near family and community or due to generational occupation of the land.

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    Living near volcanoes or on flood plains presents various economic, social, and cultural opportunities: 1) Volcanic areas allow for activities like hiking, cycling, tourism at hot springs, and fishing farms in volcanic lakes. Volcanic ash also fertilizes land for agriculture and provides materials for construction, mining, geothermal energy. 2) Flood plains are highly fertile from deposited sediments, supporting agriculture. Alluvium contains nutrients and organic matter beneficial for farming. Flood waters also replenish fresh water supplies for irrigation and aquaculture. 3) Traditional and cultural reasons compel people to live in hazardous areas near family and community or due to generational occupation of the land.

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    Living near volcanoes or on flood plains presents various economic, social, and cultural opportunities: 1) Volcanic areas allow for activities like hiking, cycling, tourism at hot springs, and fishing farms in volcanic lakes. Volcanic ash also fertilizes land for agriculture and provides materials for construction, mining, geothermal energy. 2) Flood plains are highly fertile from deposited sediments, supporting agriculture. Alluvium contains nutrients and organic matter beneficial for farming. Flood waters also replenish fresh water supplies for irrigation and aquaculture. 3) Traditional and cultural reasons compel people to live in hazardous areas near family and community or due to generational occupation of the land.

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    Opportunities presented by

    natural hazards
    Why do people live near a volcano?
    no
    choice
    near job
    family tradition opportunities
    and
    friends
    Social
    Economic
    Reasons
    Reasons

    culture
    too
    expensive
    to move
    What opportunities are presented by
    living near an active volcano? hikin
    g
    cycling
    tourism
    hot
    springs for
    agro-
    tourism irrigation
    lake in eco-
    crater tourism
    for fish
    farms fresh
    aquacultur
    water
    e

    agriculture
    fertile more
    land from popular in
    ash fall countries
    volcanic ash
    volcanic like
    mining for
    rock Iceland
    construction
    geothermal
    energy
    What opportunities are presented by
    living on flood plains?
    alluvium: a
    agriculture sediment contains
    deposited sand, clay,
    from flood gravel,
    water organic highly
    matter fertile

    except the
    Egypt small green
    mostly strip that
    desert borders the
    River Nile
    Homework
    • Write a diary entry with the following title:

    The day after the flood.

    • Imagine you were caught in a flood.


    • Describe the impacts on you, your family and community.
    • Around 1 notebook page.

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