Natural Hazards

Question 1

What are the 4 types of plate boundary?

Answer 1

Destructive, constructive, collision, conservative

Question 2

What is a destructive plate boundary?

Answer 2

One oceanic, one continental plate that cause violent volcanic eruptions and severe quakes

Question 3

What is a collision plate boundary?

Answer 3

2 continental plates that make mountains and violent earthquakes

Question 4

What is a constructive plate boundary?

Answer 4

Oceanic plates form under sea mountain ranges and small quakes

Question 5

What is a conservative plate boundary?

Answer 5

One oceanic one continental plate constant tremors and sometimes get stuck when they become unstuck there is a violent earthquake

Question 6

Case study: uk drought
When?
Where?
Why?
Impacts

Answer 6

Summer 2012
Across the uk
High pressure weather systems
Ground water levels drop
Crops fail

Question 7

Case study: Australian drought
When?
Where?
Why?
Impacts

Answer 7

2006
New South Wales
El Niño reverse the usual winter ocean currents and the moist air doesn’t reach nsw
Live stock die
Large amounts of money borrowed by farmers
Crops fail

Question 8

Case study: hurricane katrina
When?
Where?
Why?
Impacts

Answer 8

23rd-30th aug 2005
USA
Hurricane formed in Bahamas and moved toward Florida and gained strength as it travelled over warmer waters
Thousands without access to homes
1,833 died