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Natural hazards Flashcards

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What is a natural hazard?

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A natural event that threatens people of has the potential to cause damage, destruction and death

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What are the 4 different categories of hazard?

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Atmospheric, geological, water based, biological

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Give some physical factors affecting hazards

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Magnitude, geology, level of development of the place,

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Give some human factors affecting hazard risk

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Population density, governments, technology

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What four parts is the earth made up of?

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Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

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Inside the earth, heat is released from the core which creates convection currents in where?

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The mantle

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Which crust is more dense: oceanic or continental ?

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Oceanic

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Describe the pattern of earthquakes

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Generally, earthquakes are found on the plate boundaries. For example, the Nazca and South American plate boundary is a destructive plate boundary.

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Describe the pattern of volcanoes

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Volcanoes are usually found on constructive and destructive plate boundaries. For example, Iceland is ok the constructive plate boundary and there are usually a lot of volcanoes there.

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Why do earthquakes and volcanoes mainly occur along plate margins?

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Because they are caused by the friction between the two plates or the hot molten rock(magma) rising to the surface of the earth

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What is an epicentre?

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It’s directly above the focus. It’s where the seismic waves are the strongest. The epicentre has the most potential for damage

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What is a focus?

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The point at which the earthquake is occuring

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Why might there not be any damage at the epicentre of an earthquake?

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There might be nothing there, for example, there might only be vegetation in the area

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Describe what happens at a destructive plate margin

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-Oceanic and continental plate are moving towards each other
-Oceanic plate is subducted

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Describe what happens at a constructive plate margin

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Two plates move apart

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Describe what happens at a conservative plate margin

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Two plates slide past each other

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What were the primary and secondary effects of the Nepal earthquake(case study)

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PRIMARY-9000 people died, 20,000 injured, 3million left homeless

SECONDARY-ground shaking triggered landslides and avalanches, avalanches on Mt. Everest killed at least 19 people

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What were the primary and secondary responses of the Nepal Earthquake(case study)

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PRIMARY- The Red Cross set up temporary shelters for 225000 people, the UK raised US$125 million to provide emergency aid

SECONDARY-thousands of homes were repaired, stricter building controls in the future

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What were the primary and secondary effects from the earthquake in l’Aquila.

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PRIMARY- 300 people died, 1,500 injured, 67000 made homeless

SECONDARY-house prices and rent increased due to lack of housing, business and tourism had suffered as there are still unsafe buildings in the city centre

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what were the primary and secondary responses from the earthquake in l’Aquila?

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PRIMARY-hotels provided shelter for 10,000 people and 40,000 tents were given out, the EU gave US$552 million to help rebuild l’Aquila

SECONDARY-residents didn’t have to pay tax for 1 year, free public transport for students

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What ECONOMIC reasons would people continue to live in areas at risk from tectonic hazard?

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  • poor people can not afford to live anywhere away from volcanoes as the e provide jobs
    -better job opportunities
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What SOCIAL reasons would people continue to live in areas at risk from tectonic hazard?

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-the hazards are predictable
-some people are well prepared for hazards so people feel safe

23
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What ENVIRONMENTAL reasons would people continue to live in areas at risk from tectonic hazard?

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-fertile soil
-Iceland volcanoes provide cheap geothermal power

24
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What conditions come with high pressure?

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Sunny, warm, clear skies

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What conditions come with low pressure?

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Wet, rainy, cloudy

26
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Describe the global distribution of tropical storms

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-They occur between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
-There aren’t any tropical storms on the equator
-We don’t tend to get tropical storms in the south Atlantic Ocean

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What conditions are needed from a tropical storm to form?

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Ocean-27 degrees Celsius
During summer and autumn time
Between 8-20 degrees north and south of the equator

28
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Over how many years does an axial tilt happen?

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41,000

29
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Over how many years does eccentricity happen?

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100,000

30
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Over how many years does precession occur?

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26000

31
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Give some mitigation strategies

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-alternative energy sources
-carbon capture
-planting trees
-international agreements

32
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Give some adaptation strategies

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-adapting farming methods
-managing water supplies
-reducing risk from rising sea levels

33
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What are interglacials and how long do they last for?

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Warm periods- approximately 10000 years

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What are glacials and how long do they last for?

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Cold periods- approximately 100,000 years

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When did the last cold period end

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About 12,000 years ago

36
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What are the 4 evidences for climate change

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Ice cores
Rising sea levels
Tree rings
Shrinking glaciers

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