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NATURAL PROCESSES AND HAZARDS Flashcards

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A NATURALLY OCCURING EVENT OR PHENOMENON WHICH HAS NEGATIVE ANTHROPOGELIC ENVIRONMEJTAL EFFECTS

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NATURAL HAZARDS

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REFERS TO ANY NATURAL HAZARD

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NATURAL DISASTERS

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PHILVOLCS

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Philippine Institute of volcanology and seismology

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HOW MANY DESTRUCTIVE VOLCANOES ARE IN THE PHILIPPINES?

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12

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LOCATION OF THE PHILIPPINES

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PACIFIC RING OF FIRE

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AFFECT BODIES OF WATER

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TSUNAMIS

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PAGASA

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PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL, AND ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

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IS THE GOVERNEBT WEATHER BUREAU WHICH MONITOR ATMOSPHERIC OCCURANCES

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PAGASA

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PAGASA ISSUES PUBLIC WEATHER FORCASTS AND ADVISORIES CALLED _

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PUBLIC STORMS WARNING

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MORE THAN _ BILLION PPL LIVING WITHIN 200 KM IN THE COATLINES

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3

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LAND AND SEA AREAS BOARDING THE SHORELINES

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COASTAL AREA

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_ IS PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTABLE TO COASTAL HAZARDS

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PHILIPPINES

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HAZARDA OF LIVING NEAR THE COASTLINES:

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DANGERS OF WAVES, EROSION, FLOOD, OR SUBMERSION, AND SALTWATER INTRUSION

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CAUSED BY WIND AND STORMS CAUSES LARGE IMPACTS AROUND THE COASTLINE

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WAVES

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RESULT OF GRAVITATIONAL ATTRACTION OF THE SUN AND MOON ON THE OCEAN

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TIDES

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PROCESS OF WAVE ACTION, WAVE CURRENTS, AND TIDAL CURRENTS WEAR AWAY THE LAND AND REMOVES SEDIMENTS

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COASTAL EROSION

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=TO PREVENT FLOODING AND EROSION
=ATTEMPT TO STOP THE TRANSPORT OF SAND, UNCONTROLLED RISE oF SEA LEVELS

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STRUCTURES

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=PREVENTS DIRECT IMPACT OF COASTAL PROCESSES TO LANDFORMS NEAR THE COAST
=TO PROTECT AREAS OF HUMAN HABITATION

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SEAWALLS

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BUILT PERPENDICULAR TO THE BEACH TO LIMIT THE MOVEMENT OF SEDIMENTS

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GROYNES

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SALINE WATER SEEPS INTO WATER AQUIFIERS

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SALTWATER INTRUSION

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