3.1 Some places are more hazardous than others

Question 1

Define the term hazard:

Answer 1

An event that threatens or causes damage and destruction to people, their property and settlements.

Question 2

What is a natural hazard?

Answer 2

A natural hazard is one produced by environmental processes and involves events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes

Question 3

What is a man made hazard?

Answer 3

These are hazards cause by mishaps with technology such as accidents, nuclear explosions and pollution.

Question 4

List the 4 types of plate margins and describe them:

Answer 4

• Constructive/divergent: Move apart from each other magma rises to crust and cools and creates more crust
• Destructive/convergent: Move towards each other and the denser plate sea plate subducts and is forced below continental plate
• ## Collision: Two plates of equal density collide and move upwards forming fold mountains