Are risks increasing Describe the trends in each

Are risks increasing? Describe the trends in each graph Model answer Success criteria: • Write out the graph’s title and underline it with a ruler • Describe what has happened over time • Try to quote figures from the graph From 1900 until the mid-1960 s there were very few people reported affected by natural disasters in comparison to post-1970, and especially from the 1990 s onwards. There was not a year where the people affected went above 100 million until the mid-1960 s. Number of people reported affected by natural disasters 1900 -2013 From the graph it can be concluded that the number of people affected by natural disasters has massively increased since 1965. Challenge: What other factors could affect how many people were reported affected by natural disasters? Be able to determine what makes a place risky to live in. Be able to decide if risks are increasing.

Are the risks to people increasing? Using your evidence, answer the above question. Success criteria: • Sum up what your graphs show • Explain what this tells you about disasters Sentence starters: The number of people… This is different/similar to… Comparing… It is clear that… Other factors could be involved, such as… Be able to determine what makes a place risky to live in. Be able to decide if risks are increasing.