Natural Disasters

Question 1

what are natural events?

Answer 1

Incidents, which occur naturally e.g. a major flood, a tornado or a volcano erupting. But happen where no one lives

Question 2

How can Natural events turn into Natural hazard?

Answer 2

When the flood, tornado, or erupting volcano effects man made buildings or places.

Question 3

How can a Natural hazard turn into and Natural disaster?

Answer 3

When the natural hazard effects human lives e.g. diseases break out.

Question 4

Whats the crust?

Answer 4

The outer most part of the earth’s structure

Question 5

what is the core?

Answer 5

the inner most part of the earth’s structure

Question 6

what is the mantle?

Answer 6

The largest and semi molten part of the earth’s structure

Question 7

What are the plate boundaries/margins?

Answer 7

The place where two or more tectonic plates meet

Question 8

What are convection currents?

Answer 8

Movement with the earths mantle that drives tectonic plates to move.

Question 9

What is a continental Drift?

Answer 9

The gradual movement of the continents across the earths surface through geological time.

Question 10

What are tectonic plates?

Answer 10

the division of the earths crust.

Question 11

What year was the Japan earthquake and tsunami?

Answer 11

2011

Question 12

On average how much was the damage cost?

Answer 12

35 billion

Question 13

How many people were confirmed dead in the japan 2011?

Answer 13

15,891

Question 14

What causes a tropical storm?

Answer 14

Tropical storms only occur over warm ocean waters near the equator. The warm moist air over the ocean, rises upwards from near the surface.

Question 15

What are the effects of a tropical storm?

Answer 15

Heavy rain, strong winds and large storm surges over land from the sea.

Question 16

What were the effects of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, in the USA?

Answer 16

20,000 flights cancelled
$50 billion worth of damage
55 people died in New York
100 people killed in 10 states

Question 17

What is the difference between conflict and war?

Answer 17

Conflict- a serious disagreement or argument

War- a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.

Question 18

When was the first Congo War?

Answer 18

1998

Question 19

How many people were killed in the Congo War?

Answer 19

5,400,000 people were killed

Question 20

What was the second Congo war also known as?

Answer 20

Africa’s world war as nine African countries fought each other on Congolese soil

Question 21

What was the Sun City Agreement?

Answer 21

In April 2002, the Sun City Agreement, along with the Pretoria Accord in July 2002, put an official end to the war.

Question 22

What was the name of the President who won the first democratic elections in the Republic of Congo for 40 years?

Answer 22

Josef Kabila

Question 23

What is the cause of piracy in Somalia?

Answer 23

The cause of Somali piracy is because Somalia is a failed state. Fisherman defended their territory. It grew and got worse, because lots of money was made from it.

Question 24

What was the name of the Captain, whose ship was captured by pirates and the story was made into a film?

Answer 24

Captain Phillips

Question 25

What was the cause of the Sudan/South Sudan climate wars?

Answer 25

Climate change in the desert and loss of farm land has made the civil war between Sudan and South Sudan worse. People are fighting over access to water and land to grow crops.

Question 26

What is Swash?

Answer 26

When waves hit the shore, they break up making turbulent water, called swash.

Question 27

What is Upwash?

Answer 27

The water rushing up the sand.

Question 28

What is Backwash?

Answer 28

The water rolling back into the sea.

Question 29

What is Longshaw drift?

Answer 29

The movement of material by waves that approach the coast at an angle, but recedes directly away from the shore

Question 30

What are costal landforms created by erosion?

Answer 30

Headlands, bays and cliffs