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Physical Geography Hazardous Earth Flashcards

1
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Average depth of continentalcrust

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35km

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Density of continental crust

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2.6 kg/m^3

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Depth of oceanic crust

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10km

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Density of oceanic crust

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3kg/m^3

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Depth of lithosphere

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crust-100km

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Characteristics of the lithosphere

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Rigid

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Depth of Asthenosphere

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100-300km

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Characteristics of asthenosphere

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Plastic

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Depth of mesosphere

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300-2900km

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Characteristics of mesosphere

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Solid

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Depth of core

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2900-6400km

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12
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Inner core characteristics

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Solid iron and nickel

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13
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Outer core characteristics

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liquid

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14
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When did maps of seismic activity emerge

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1960s

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15
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Evidence for continental drift and plate techtonics

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Plate movement
geological evidence
biological evidence
paleomagnetism
the age of sea-floor rocks

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16
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Define plate movement

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convection currents due to rising parts of the asthenosphere that reach lithosphere, dragging the techtonic plates.

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17
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Who originally proposed continental drift

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Alfred Wegener 1912

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18
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Examples of geological evidence for plate techtonics

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Fit of SA and africa
Glaciacion of India, Australia

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Biological evidence for plate techtonics

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Glossopteris fossil found in Antarctica, Australia, India
Mesosaurus in SA and Africa

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20
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Define paleomagnetism

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Changes in earths polarity is recorded in minerals on the sea floor.

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How does the age of the sea floor rocks present evidence for plate techtonics

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oldest sediments found near continents, younger deposits found out in oceans.
Large scale trenches suggest that crust subduction into the asthenosphere

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22
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Define ridge push

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Plate pushed by the weight of a mid-ocean ridge

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Define slab pull

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Plate pulled by the weight of its cold, dense subducting region.

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Define convection currents

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Plate dragged by a convection current in the mantle

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25
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What boundry occurs during divergent plate movement

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Constructive boundry

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26
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What boundry occurs during convergent plate movement

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destructive (oceanic to continental)

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27
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What boundry occurs during transform plate movement

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conservative

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28
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What boundry occurs during convergent plate movement (continental - continental)

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collision

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29
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What boundry occurs during convergent plate movement (oceanic - oceanic)

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destructive (oceanic to oceanic)

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30
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What type of lava is in an explosive eruption

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Acidic

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31
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What type of lava is in an effusive eruption

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Basic

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32
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Properties of pyroclastic flow

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Explosive eruption
Up to 500 degrees
Poisonous
Faster than 100mph

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33
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Properties of tephra

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Explosive eruption
Tiny fragments of rock thrown by an eruption (often creates volcanic ash)

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34
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Properties of Poisonous gas

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Explosive and effusive
Carbon monoxide, Carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide
produces acid rain

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35
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Properties of a lahar

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Explosive eruption (must have tephra)
Fast flow of mud and tephra produced by heavy rains after an eruption
local, up to 50kmph

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36
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Properties of a tsunami in an eruption (+speed)

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Explosive eruption
wave speed up to 600kmph

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37
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Define Jokulhlaup

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Explosive and effusive eruptions
sudden release of glacial melt water

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38
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Define volcanic winter

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Effusive and explosive
Global scale, can cause food shortages.
Sulphur dioxide

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39
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What are techtonic plates made of

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Crust and lithosphere

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40
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What is a volcano

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A landform created by eruption of molten rock

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41
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Define volatile

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Evapourates without energy (water)
Rock can now melt as volatiles have been added (destructive boundry)

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42
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Define decompression

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No longer being pushed down by crust
Allows rock to melt and erupt (shield)

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43
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Plate boundry of basic lava

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Constructive/ divergent

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44
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Type of melting/eruption for basic lava

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decompression

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45
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Which layers melt to form basic lava

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Mantle

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46
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Viscocity and silica content of basic lava

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Not viscous, less silica

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47
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How are gasses vented in basic lava

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Vented steadily

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48
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What types of rocks are produced by basic lava

49
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Temp of basic lava

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Up to 1200

50
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eruption type of basic lava

51
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Volcano shape of basic lava

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sheild, fissure

52
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Plate boundry of acidic lava

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destructive

53
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Type of melting for acidic lava

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Addition of volatiles during subduction

54
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Which layers melt to form acidic lava

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oceanic crust

55
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Viscosity and silica content of acidic lava

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Viscous, high silica

56
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How are gasses vented in acidic lava

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trapped until violent eruption

57
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Type of rock produced by acidic lava

58
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Temp of acidic lava

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650 - 1000

59
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eruption type of acidic lava

60
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Volcano produced by acidic lava

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composite / strato

61
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What is VEI and what does it measure

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Volcanic explosivity index
Magniude (how much material)
Intensity (how fast)

62
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What is VEI and what does it measure

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Volcanic explosivity index
Magniude (how much material)
Intensity (how fast)

63
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What is the term for the limit where rock cracks

64
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What happens when stress reaches threshold

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plates jolt

65
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Define focus

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where the rock cracks underground

66
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Define seismic waves

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stress release causing jolts, vibrate through rocks on the surface

67
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epicentre

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point on surface above focus

68
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What is the wadati-benioff zone

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Zone of EQs next to destructive plate boundry
70 - 700km deep

69
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What does the richter scale measure

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magnitude (amount of energy released on a logarithmic scale)

70
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What does the modified mercalli scale measure

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Damage / intensity (qualitative descriptions of damage in 12 catagories)

71
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What does the moment magnitude scale measure

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Magnitude (how much ground shaking occurs)

72
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Define P waves

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Primary
Ground shakes laterally
moderate damage
fast

73
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Define S waves

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Secondary
Ground shakes vertically
slight damage
average speed

74
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Define L waves

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Surface
Ground shakes rolling
Severe damage
slow

75
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Effects of liquefaction

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Structures tilt and sink
Fine grain sands behave like water

76
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Define pillow lava

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Underwater divergent boundry
basaltic lava

77
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Landforms created by divergent boundrys

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In water - mid ocean ridge
On land - rift valley

78
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Describe formation of rift valley

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Rising mantle rock
Pushes crust into dome
Divergence (uplift) causes crust to fault and crack
Rock is weakened - dome subsides
Creates steep valley sides + flat floor

79
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How do some volcanoes become calderas

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Magma chamber empties and unsupported rock above collapses
crater and collapsed roof remain

80
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Moment magnitude of Japan earthquake

81
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Date of japan earthquake

82
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Height of tsunami japan 2011

83
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How many people died japan 2011

84
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GDP of Japan

85
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Mitigation against the event japan 2011

86
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Mitigation against vunerability japan 2011

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research + monitoring
building design
education

87
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Mitigation against losses japan 2011

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rescue workers (100,000 from armed forces)
slow recovery from fukushima
rehearsed plans

88
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Moment magnitude of Haiti eq

89
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date of haiti eq

90
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how far was epicentre from port au prince

91
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building faliures? haiti 2010

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pancake collapse

92
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how many people died haiti 2010

93
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how many ppl made homeless haiti 2010

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2.3 million

94
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Mitigation against the even haiti 2010

95
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Mitigation against vunerability haiti

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new eq proof buildings
world bank waived dept for 5 years

96
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Mitigation against losses haiti

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3500 US troops
NGO for emergancy shelters, food + water

97
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GDP per capita of Haiti

98
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GDP of italy

99
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economic impacts of mt etna eruption

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tourism decrease
orange + vineyards destroyed

100
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mitigation against the event etna

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earth barriers
concrete blocks

101
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mitigation against vunerability etna

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volcano monitoring
promt evacuations

102
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mitigation against losses etna

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families can afford insurance
government compensation
well resourced public services

103
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GDP of indonesia

104
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how far did the pyroclastic flows reach marapi

105
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economic impacts of marapi

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livestock killed
farms + crops destroyed

106
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How many poeple died merapi

107
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Mitigation against the event merapi

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river channels cleared to contained lahars

108
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mitigation against vunerability merapi

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evacuation
gradual improvements to monitoring
BNBP est 2008 to monnitor voclanoes

109
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mitigation against losses merapi

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limited resourced from gov
temporary shelters in safe zones
subsistance farmes (no food)

110
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How is a mid ocean ridge formed

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Plates seperated by slab pull and ridge push
Magma rises from decompression
Magma solidifies into pillow lava
Causes creation of mid ocean ridge

111
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Why do people not move from techtonically active regions

112
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What can the Hawaiian islands and indonesian islands be called

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Archipelago

113
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When was the merapi eruption

114
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When was the etna eruption

115
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Buildings in haiti

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Built out of breezeblocks to protect agianst hurricaines

116
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What is the risk equation

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risk= vulnerability/capicity to cope

117
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How often does the earth polarity change

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every 500,000 years

118
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Extra paleomagnetism facts / sea floor spread

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new rocks either side of mid ocean ridge
creates ridge push
alignment of iron particles in rocks settle as rock solidifies

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