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===Madison Bell=== =Relief Vs. Rainfall in Barbados= This Diagram shows that in areas of high relief there is a higher chance of rainfall. This is caused by the mountains and elevated areas. When warm air comes to an elevated area it is forced upwards by the solid rock face in-front of it. As the air goes higher it gets colder and the air gets heavier. It is condensing back into water. Halve way through the process of condensation a cloud appears. It is the halve way point. The darker the cloud the heavier it is and more likely is the chance it will rain.

=The Great European Heat Wave of 2003= In August 2003 a heat wave hit Europe. The hottest place was France. In one night 30,000 people were effected and 2,000 people died. In the end 14,000 died in France. The most common theories that global warming caused the heat-wave.

=Global Tornado activity= =Question Three=

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List 8 countries that have an increased likelihood of experiencing tornadoes.

1-The US 2-Australia 3-China 4-Northern India 5-Argentina 6-Uruguay 7-Southern Canada 8-New Zealand

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A: Tornado Activity seems to decrease in extreme cold. The area with the largest risk of tornados is the USA where warm humid air from Mexico meets the cold dry air from Canada. There is little or no tornado activity in the equatorial area

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Q: Describe the tornado activity in the USA. A: Most of the tornado activity in the USA is located in the central southern of the US publicly known as tornado alley. =Question Four=

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Q: Describe the link between tornadoes and agricultural areas. A: In an agricultural area there seems to be a higher risk of tornado activity.

**__Two__ Q: What problems do you think may be caused by the link between tornadoes and agricultural areas. **
A: I believe most agricultural areas are flat which could help tornado activity. I also noticed that most of the tornado activity is in the northern hemisphere at around 35 on the latitude line. =Question Five=

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Q: What year had the highest death toll? A: The most deaths were in 1953-1954.

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Q: In what year was there the least tornado deaths. A: In 1985-1987 only 15 people died of tornados.

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Q: Are the number of deaths increasing or decreasing, Explain your answer. A: Less people are dying of tornado related problems because the american society is more prepared to battle the threat of a hurricane. They have the tools needed to strengthen their houses and buildings so that they can withstand hurricanes.=====



Madison's halve Term Assesment Powerpoint Piece.

Links: This is my link box any links i think are funny or just plain awesome will probably go here! http://www.geographyalltheway.com/myp/myp-weather/weather-tornado.htm

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Madisons Bridgetown Assesment Piece. ]

Why is bridgetown were it is? Why is it used how it is?

First we need to anwser the first question

Why is bridgetown were it is? Its hard to see on this chart but Bridgetown is located right around a river. This is one of the largest rivers in barbados. When the original settelers created bridgetown they needed a river to lauch there boats from for travel abroad and day to day transportation. Its also located in a very flat area with a natural harbour. Because the land was flat you could see alot more land than in a hilly area. This protected the settelers from preditors and natives. Because of all these advantages this was an Ideal place to build a large community.

It's important to note that bridgetown was linked to many nattural Paths in the past. Take a look at the road structure on this modern map. Notice how all the road's connect and feed into bridgetown, sittuations like this make the city easier to acess, which made it easier to come and trade with other venders in the days of the original settelers.

Now we move on to the next question. Why was the space in bridgetown used as it is?

The CBD The CBD in Barbados is filled with the oldest buildings. When the settelers first arrived these were the things that mattered most, Goverment, Millatary, Banks and Trade (Now shops). Because of this bridgetown's CBD is mainly filled with Banks Shops and goverment buildings. Scattered across Bridgetown are renovated buildings which used to be millitary buildings,this includes the Garrison, Top Rock House and the Barbados Museum.

Around the Port

The port was a later adition to the city. When barbados became a major slave and sugar cane producing island the need for a bigger port was noticable. The port was built on a calm stretch of deep reef neer the CBD. During the golden year of the slave trade, buisness grew in the Dock.

Entertainment and Housing when the world put an end to the slave trade they reduced one of barbados'major industries, Cane. By freeing the slaves the cost of labour went up and Cane was no longer affordable. Barbados had to find a new money making industry, and so the rise of Tourism began. Barbados took advantage of what it already had and invested in the tourism industry. The rise of the carribean as a poppular Crusing Destination put alot of money back into barbados. Because of it's new money making industry barbados grew a very stable economy. Barbados' Stable Economy lead to lower housing prices which attracted realistate industry. Eventually barbados became a well known place to live. Barbados is showing early signs of the donut effect which could lead to a shabby looking CBD and Transition Zone.

Compared to other developments

Bridgetown is a very good example of an average city in the west indies. It follows simmilar patterns to other examples we have looked at in the past. With a normal resedencial area which extends roughly outwards in this order: Low Class Housing, Medium Class Housing, Hight class housing, Rural Urban Fringe, Country. I found it interesting how most of the shops rested on or near the coast road.

Sorry about the writing: See through orange-high class purple-Medium and low class housing Potent Orange-Offices and private buisnesses Blue-Transition Zone Magenta-Recreational Green-Wharehousing/Fishing Dark Blue-Dock Yellow-High Traffic Shops Red-CBD Brown-Entertainment