Y7 HS HT2 Geog

Question 1

Define ‘natural hazard’

Answer 1

Extreme natural events to cause loss of life, property damage, or disrupt humans.

Question 2

What is it when a plate goes under another?

Answer 2

Subduction

Question 3

How many died in ‘04 S. E Asian tsunami.

Answer 3

227,898

Question 4

Name 1
Social:
Economic:
Environmental:
Change from the 2011 japan tsunami.

Answer 4

Social: 450k homeless
Economic: $360b damage
Environmental: Fukushima PowerPlant destroyed

Question 5

Name 2 effects of the 2010 Iceland volcano eruption

Answer 5

500 farmers evacuated. Flights prevented globally. Countries couldnt export goods.

Question 6

How do you spell the volcano from the Iceland case study?

Answer 6

Eyjafjallajökull
To remember:
Ey|Jaf|Jalla|Jökull

Question 7

Consequence of supervolcano. E. G
YellowStone

Answer 7

Large death toll. Ecosystem disruption.

Question 8

What happens at destructive margin?

Answer 8

Oceanic and continental move toward eachother then oceanic is subducted as is lighter.

Question 9

True of False. Earthquakes happen at every type of plate boundary.

Answer 9

True.

Question 10

Describe the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes.

Answer 10

Mainly on plate margins.

Question 11

What is the name of the Supercontinent?

Answer 11

Pangaea

Question 12

Name 2 tectonic hazards.

Answer 12

Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Landslides, Avalanches.

Question 13

What plate boundary caused 2010 Iceland eruption?

Answer 13

Constructive.

Question 14

What happens at conservative boundary?

Answer 14

2 plates move past eachother and create friction. With this earthquakes occur.

Question 15

What happens in the mantle to cause tectonics to move?

Answer 15

Convection currents.