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1
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What volcanoes occur at a divergent boundary

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Low viscosity

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What earthquakes occur at a divergent boundary

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Low magnitude

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What volcanoes occur at a convergent boundary

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high viscosity and high silicia content as large amount of gas released - Philiphenes

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What earthquakes occur at a convergent boundary

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High magnitude

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what earthquakes occur at a collsion boundary

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high magnitude

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what earthquakes occur at a conservative boundary

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high magnitude

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4 theories of plate tectonics

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Wegners continental drift, sea floor spreading , holmes heat hypothesis,paleo magnitism

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4 primary hazards of volcano

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ash fall, volcanic gas, pyroclastic flow, lava flow

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secondary hazards of volcanos

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jokulap , lahars

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cause of intra plate volcano

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hot spot- rising magma under weakness often cause less viscos eruptions

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causes of intraplate earthquakes

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ancient faults

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4 parts of earth

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core, athenosphere , lithosphere , crust

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13
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focus

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where pressure is released underground

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epicentre

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point on surface directly above focus

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what is a shallow focus

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0-70km

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what is a deep focus

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70-700km

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P waves

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Fastest wave, least damage

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L waves

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most damage

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S waves

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make ground shake

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20
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wavelength of tsunami

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long at sea, decreases as reaches land

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amplitude of tsunami

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short at sea, increases as reach land

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velocity of tsuanmi

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slows as reaches shallow water

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Sign a tsuanmi is going to occur

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Water is drawn back

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24
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Trends of tectonic disasters

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remained the same - more people affected
more are being recorded s can look like they are more frequent

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trends of hydro meterological disasters

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more common - global warming has meant that more of the ocean is above 26.5 degrees

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26
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multiple hazard zones are

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tectonically active, geologically young
hawaii

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27
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Forecasts

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percentage chance

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Seisometer

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records minor earthquakes

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29
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tiltmeters

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record volcanoes bulging

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30
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gas spectrometres

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analyse gas emissions

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MMS

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measures amount of energy released ( 1-10)

32
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Mercalli scale

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measures damage affects (1-12)

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VEI

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meausures volume, duration and column height

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low VEI

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0-3

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High VEI

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4-7

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6 Features of hazard profile

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magnitude, speed of onset, areal extent, duration, frequency , spatial predictability

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4 stages of hazard cycle

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prevention , prepardness , response , recovery

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Urbanisation and vulnreability

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higher death toll , more at risk. However better access to hospitals

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population density and vulnerability

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high population density is hard to evacuate however isolated places are also difficult

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HDI

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measures inequality

41
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good governance and vulnerability

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meets day to day needs , aid reaches those who need it

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preparedness and vulnerability

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land use zoning, monitoring system, education

43
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risk equation

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risk = hazard x vulnerability / capacity to cope

44
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4 stages of PAR model

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root causes ,dynamic pressure , unsafe condition , disaster

45
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Christchurch magnitude and date

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6.3 - 22nd Feb 2011

46
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primary impacts of christchurch

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185 dead, 3000 injured, cathedral collapsed, $28 billion of damge

47
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secondary impacts of christchruch

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5 Rugby WC matches cancelled, liquefaction, 2 large aftershocks

48
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Nepal date and magnitude

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25th April 2015, 7.8

49
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Primary impacts of Nepal

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9000 dead, 19,000 injured

50
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Secondary impacts of Nepal

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Himalayan avalanche killed 20, Tourism fell

51
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Why Nepal is so vulnreable

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LIC so poor infrastructure and response, mountainous ,

52
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Tokohu Date and magnitude

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11 March 2011, 9

53
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primary impacts of Tokohu - Japan HIC

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15,000 dead, 9000 injured , nuclear station flooded, $235 billion of damage

54
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secondary impacts of Tokohu

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aftershocks, landlsides, liquefaction , tsunami

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Boxing day date and magnitude

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26th december 2004, 9.1

56
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Countries affected by Boxing day tsuami

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Maldives, Malaysia, Indonesia , Thailand , India

57
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primary impacts of boxing day tsuanmi

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220,000 dead, 650,000 injured fishing villages destroyed , $9.9billion damage

58
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Secondary impacts of boxing day tsunami

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cholorea, lack of food

59
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Date of eyjafjallojokull

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March - May 2010

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Primary impacts of eyjafjallojokull

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large amounts of meltwater reacted with lava to form ash plumes
Ash destroyed crops houses and roads ,
airlines lost $130million a day

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Secondary impacts eyjafjallojokull

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fresh food wasted , glacier flooded

62
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Good things about eyjafjallojokull

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prevented 2.8 million tonnes of carbon being released, Eurostar increased, Plankton boomed ( remove more carbon)

63
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Haiti date and magnitude

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12th Jan 2010, 7

64
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Primary impacts Haiti

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220,00 dead, port damaged , 300,000 injured

65
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Secondary Impacts Haiti

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Cholrea , crime increased , power shortages

66
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Bam magnitude and date

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6.6 magnitude 26th december 2003

67
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Bam primary impacts

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-26,000 dead many died due to hypethermia as trapped under buidings
- 3 hospitals destroyed
- $1.9billion of damage
- 80-90% of buildings collapsed

68
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what made haiti more vulnreable

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only one airport and few main roads so it was difficult to distribute aid

69
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factors affecting volcanic eruption - type

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basaltic or effusive

70
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factors affecting volcanic eruption - lava type

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type and amount of lava as leads to high levels of pyroclastic flow

71
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human factors affecting impacts of tectonic activity

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technology which reduces vulnerability
population density

72
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how are impacts measured

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socially - deaths
economically - cost

73
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3 strategies to reduce impact

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EWS
land use zoning
infrastructure - (defences and buildings)

74
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2 strategies to reduce loss

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aid and insurance

75
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3 strategies to reduce vulnerability

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education
monitoring
prepardness

76
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5 reasons that managing impacts of hazards varies between countries

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  • development
  • governance
  • physical characteristics of a region
  • infrastructure
  • EWS
  • education ( Japan)
77
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how Japan reduces vulnerability

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earthquake day every year where people are educated on how to deal with an eq
constant monitoring linked to peoples phones

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