Tectonic Examples Flashcards
1
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Divergent plate boundaries
A
- North American/Eurasian
* African/Antarctic
2
Q
Convergent plate boundaries
A
- Nazca/South America
- Pacific/North America
- Juan de Fuca/North America (oceanic/continental)
- Philippine/Pacific (oceanic/oceanic)
3
Q
Conservative plate boundaries
A
- North American/Pacific
- Arabian/African/Indian
- San Andreas Faultline
4
Q
Intraplate earthquakes
A
New Madrid, Mississippi Valley(1811-1812)🇺🇸
5
Q
Hot spot volcanoes/Evidence of sea floor spreading
A
Hawaii🇺🇸
6
Q
Landslides
A
Kashmir (2005)🇵🇰🇮🇳🇨🇳
7
Q
Lahar
A
Nevado Del Ruiz (1985)🇨🇴
8
Q
Developing
A
Haiti (2010)🇭🇹
Nevado Del Ruiz (1985)🇨🇴
Bam, Iran (2003)🇮🇷
9
Q
Emerging
A
Sichuan, China (2008)🇨🇳
10
Q
Developed
A
Heimaey, Iceland (1973)🇮🇸
Iceland (1996)🇮🇸
New Zealand (2010)🇳🇿
Japan (2011)🇯🇵
11
Q
Ineffective hazard plan/Vulnerable
A
Haiti(2010)🇭🇹 Nevado Del Ruiz(1985)🇨🇴 Kashmir(2005)🇵🇰🇮🇳🇨🇳 Sichuan, China(2008)🇨🇳 Bam, Iran(2003)🇮🇷
12
Q
Effective hazard plan/Resilient
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Heimaey, Iceland(1973)🇮🇸Iceland(1996)🇮🇸 New Zealand(2010)🇳🇿
13
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Tsunami
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Japan (2011)🇯🇵
14
Q
Earthquake
A
Haiti(2010)🇭🇹 New Zealand(2010)🇳🇿 Sichuan, China(2008)🇨🇳 Japan(2011)🇯🇵 - triggered tsunami Bam, Iran(2003)🇮🇷
15
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Joklhlaup
A
Iceland (1996)🇮🇸
