1.9 Chile Con Carnage Flashcards

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Composite Volcanoes

A

Subduction @ D Plate Boundary.
Longer Dormancy Pressure Build-Up
Explosive, Vicious & Andesitic Lava.

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Shield Volcanoes

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Divergence @ constructive plate boundary.
Continuous Eruption & Gas Release.
Runny Lava On Gentle Slope.

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3
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Stress Caused On Land

A
Angle Of Slope. 
Rainwater/Saturation. 
Vibration e.g. Car 
Earthquakes 
Sea Cliff Erosion
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4
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Strengthens Land

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Lubricant Layers
Tree/Vegetation Roots
Consolidation Of Material
Porosity Of Soil

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Porosity Of Soil

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The ratio of non solid volume to solid volume.

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Chile

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Convergent plate boundary, Major EQ & Volcanic Eruptions which can trigger avalanches, rock avalanches & landslides.

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Folding

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The formation of compressed rock layers and pushing up into fold mountains at plate boundaries, these make frontal rainfall more likely therefore increasing land saturation and land stress.

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