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1
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A plate boundary is where two or more plates __________.

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meet

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2
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How many types of boundary are there?

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3

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3
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Name the 3 plate boundaries

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Constructive, Destructive and Conservative

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4
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What happens at a destructive plate boundary?

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The Oceanic Plate is subducted underneath a Continental Plate because of convection currents. This melts the oceanic crust, which builds pressure and allows magma to escape through a volcano.

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5
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What happens at a constructive plate boundary?

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Plates move apart, causing volcanoes to form.

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What happens at a conservative plate boundary?

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Two plates slide past each other, either in opposite directions or in the same direction at different speeds. This creates Earthquakes.

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7
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What are the characteristics of oceanic crust?

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Dense, thin and mainly of Basalt

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8
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What are the characteristics of continental crust?

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Less dense, thick and mainly granite

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9
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Why do the tectonic plates move?

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Convection currents

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10
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C_________ C_______ happen when molten rock called magma in the mantle is heated by the core.

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Convection Currents

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What is the direction of magma movement in convection currents?

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The magma rises towards the crust, then cools and moves back towards the core.

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12
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Which plate boundary do you find only earthquakes and no volcanoes?

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Conservative

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13
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What is the difference between the focus and epicentre points?

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Focus is underneath the ground where the seismic waves are released from, and the epicentre is the point directly above the focus on the surface of the earth.

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14
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What does the term magnitude mean?

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The strength of the earthquake

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15
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What is the scale called that measures how powerful the earthquake is?

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Richter scale

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16
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What is the capital of India?

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New Delhi

17
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What were the economic impacts of the Haiti earthquake?

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Business buildings destroyed, 1 in 5 people lost their jobs, clothing industry badly affected.

18
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What were the social impacts of the Haiti earthquake?

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316,000 people killed, 1 million people made homeless, services badly affected such as schools and hospitals.

19
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What was the environmental impact of the Haiti earthquake?

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Water contamination, spreading disease such as cholera.

20
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Give 3 reasons why the Haiti earthquake was so severe.

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7 magnitude, epicentre close to the capital Port-au-Prince, buildings were poorly constructed, lack of emergency response and planning.

21
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Give 3 impacts of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland.

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Huge ash cloud, flood caused by glacial meltwater, European flights were grounded causing widespread travel chaos.

22
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Give one physical feature found in India.

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Himalayas, Northern and coastal plains, Rivers such as the Indus, Ganges.

23
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Give one human feature found in India.

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Taj Mahal, Golden Temple.

24
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What is a monsoon?

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A season full of rain

25
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When does India experience monsoon season?

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April and September

26
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What does TNC mean?

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Transnational corporation

27
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Globalisation is the term used to describe…

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increasing interaction between countries and people across the world.

28
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Give 2 advantages of Nike locating its factories in India.

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Increased wages, improved working conditions, investment in irrigation systems.

29
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Give 2 disadvantages of Nike locating its factories in India.

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Wages low compared to HIC countries, profits go back to the USA.

30
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Define the term urbanisation

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Increased percentage of people living in urban areas

31
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Why does urbanisation happen?

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Rural to urban migration - people leave the countryside and go to the town

32
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________ factors make people leave an area

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Push

33
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_________ factors attract people to an area

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Pull

34
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What is a squatter settlement?

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An illegal settlement that is set up due to a lack of housing

35
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Name two problems in squatter settlements

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Lack of sanitation, unemployment, lack of access to clean water, pollution

36
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How is India trying to solve the challenges in Squatter settlements?

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Improving sanitation, demolishing slums to make cheaper housing, giving them toilet blocks, piped water to homes and street lights

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