Restless Earth Flashcards
What was the date of the monserrat volcanic eruption
June 25th
1995
What are the three types of volcano
Shield
Composite
Super volcano
How many people where killed at monserrat
17
Where is one of the super volcanos in the world
North America
Yellowstone park
What is the Richter scale
A scale which shows how much energy was released from a earthquake
Why do more people die in poorer countries when natural disasters occur
Poorly built houses
Higher population
Emergency responses are a lot slower and are bad quality
What is hard engineering
Flood defences which are man built
What is soft engineering
Flood defence which is natural
Name a case study for a tsunami
Boxing Day tsunami
December 26th 2006
Haiti and Indian Ocean
A desert which is in a rich country
Mohave desert
Las Vegas
Case study for fold mountains
The alps
Central Europe
What is called when farmers dig into the side of mountains so they can farm
Terracing
