Management can reduce the effects of tectonic hazards

Question 1

why do people live near hazardous areas?

Answer 1

-can’t move (cheaper and easier to stay)
-don’t want to go (don’t want to leave family)
-it’s worth staying (soils good for farming)
-hazards can be predicted (animals act strange before earthquakes)

Question 2

how can the risks of tectonic hazards be reduced?

Answer 2

monitoring- collect the data
prediction- use the data to predict the hazard
planning- plan ways to avoid high risk
protection- carry out plans to stop risk

Question 3

examples of monitoring

Answer 3

all of the worlds active volcanoes are monitored

Question 4

examples of prediciton

Answer 4

studying plate margins to find areas at risk

Question 5

example of planning

Answer 5

hazard maps show worlds dangerous volcanoes

Question 6

example of protection

Answer 6

reinforcing buildings with steel frame