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Natural Disasters and Poor Countries
KEY QUESTION Provides an overview of the January 2010 Haiti earthquake and introduces the topical question: Why are poor countries disproportionately affected by natural disasters? READ MORE NEED TO KNOW Offers related resources, including a background essay that examines historical cases and describes important variables, a collection of useful reference entries, relevant documents, and images of past natural disasters. READ MORE DILEMMA Provides an opportunity for students to evaluate the reasons for the disparate effects of natural disasters on poorer and developing countries by reading and considering essays from two experts on development, engaging and challenging critical thinking skills. READ MORE DOING MORE Offers a classroom activity in which students consider how best to prepare a region for a natural disaster in two hypothetical scenarios. READ MORE
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World Geography: Understanding a Changing World, Release 2.0	Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society, Release 2.0	Handbook of International Disaster Psychology
This authoritative, easy-to-use database develops students' global literacy, focusing on the geographic, political, social, economic, and cultural forces that influence our world. More	This database helps students develop an in-depth understanding of how society shapes and is shaped by controversy—with authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on the most enduring and timely issues of the day. More	Introduces a new field of disaster psychology, illustrating how local and international humanitarian workers can effectively provide care to help restore mental health and stability for survivors of manmade and natural disasters, from genocide attempts and terrorist attacks to tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods. More