tectonics Flashcards
natural hazard
social impact
tectonic hazard
threat to life and poverty
atmospheric hazard
processes in atmosphere
event
no effect on people
hazard
effect on people
name 3 atmospheric hazard
rain, lightning, snow,
hydrological hazard
flooding
geological hazard
volcano, landslides, earthquakes
factors affecting risk
urbanisation
poverty
farming
climate change
climate change development
warmer world = more energy
more intense storms
flood dries = drought
poverty development
people living in places of risk
shortage of affordable housing = building on unstable slopes
oceanic plate
thick, dense
continental plate
thick, less dense
plate boundaries
constructive = divergent
destructive = convergent
conservative = transform
ridge push
2 plates push apart by injection of lava
slab pull
plates sink under their own weight
name of example of earthquake (1)
L’Aquila earthquake ITALY
date and magnitude of italy earthquake
april 2009
6.3
primary effects of italy earthquake
308 people died
San Salvatore hospital damaged
secondary effects of italy earthquake
landslides rockfalls
rent increased
immediate response of italy earthquake
40,000 tents given out
red cross assisted
long term response of italy earthquake
no taxes in 2010
students free educational equipment
name of earthquake example (2)
Gorkha earthquake NEPAL
date and magnitude of nepal earthquake
april 2015
7.8 magnitude
primary effect of nepal earthquake
8,814 people died
26 hospitals destroyed
secondary effects of nepal earthquake
352 aftershocks
avalanche on everest
immediate response of nepal earthquake
225,000 tents supplied
long term response of nepal earthquake
recovery stage started 6 month later
climbing permits extended to 2017
