T+H (rewritten)

Question 1

hydrometeorological hazard

Answer 1

caused by climatic processes

Question 2

geophysical hazard

Answer 2

caused by land processes

Question 3

intra-plate earthquake

Answer 3

occurs in the middle of plates (due to a fault in the crust)

Question 4

hotspots

Answer 4

also occur in the middle of plates (hot magma rises up)

Question 5

tectonic trends since 1960

Answer 5

• hazards recorded increased
• fatalities and those affected increased
• economic costs due to hazards have increased

Question 6

crust

Answer 6

lithosphere - thin, dense, and light
oceanic - 7km thick
continental - 70km thick

Question 7

mantle

Answer 7

asthenosphere - semi molten

- convection currents

Question 8

the inner and outer core

Answer 8

inner - hottest part 6000 degrees celsius
- consists of iron

outer core - semi-molten (iron and nickel)

Question 9

continental and oceanic

Answer 9

• oceanic subducts under continental

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