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concept of hazards and impacts
What is a natural hazard,
When does natural hazard become d...,
What is risk to life increased by
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management of hazards
What is integrated risk management,
What are the three ps,
What is prediction
18
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theory of plate tectonics
Who created the theory of plate t...,
What did he state about the conti...,
Describe the earths core
22
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plates and boundaries
What are the two types of crusts,
Which crust is more dense,
How thick is an oceanic crust
14
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hotspots
What do hotspots create,
What do hotspots generate,
What rises to the surface
5
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land forms of plate movement
What are the different types of l...,
How is an ocean ridge formed,
How is a rift valley created
7
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differences in lava
What are the two types of lava,
Which one is hotter,
Which type of lava has a higher s...
10
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alternative ideas on plate movement
Why is there now other explanatio...,
What are the two forces that offe...,
What boundary does ridge push occ...
9
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seismic - nature and distribution
What is an earthquake how is it c...,
What is the focus,
What is the epicentre
14
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earthquake scales
What are three scales used,
What is the richter scale,
What does the richter scale go up to
14
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effects of seismic events
What are the primary effects,
The severity of ground shaking de...,
What is ground rupturing
9
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tsnamis and boxing day case study
What are tsunamis,
What are the characteristics of t...,
How quickly do they travel
29
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Tohoku MEDC tsunamis
When did it happen,
What percentage of the worlds ear...,
How far did the earthquake occur ...
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managing seismic events
What are the 3 ps,
How can an earthquake be predicted,
Which gas can help with the predi...
12
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seismic event - Haiti LEDC
What is it an example of,
When did it take place,
What was the magnitude
26
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tropical cyclones
What are hurricanes,
What is the diameter,
How are they caused
21
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hurricane Katrina
When did it take place,
When did the hurricane develop,
Where did it develop
29
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wildfire - cause and distribution
What are wildfires,
What are the three types of wildf...,
What is a ground fire
18
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effects of wildfires
What are examples of primary effe...,
What are secondary effects of wil...,
Why do fires cause increased floo...
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dealing with wildfires
What are the ways in which a fire...,
How can vegetation be managed,
What are fire breaks
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victoria (aussie) feb 2009 fire
When did the fire occur,
Why did recent temperature and cl...,
What plant made it susceptible to...
19
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the park model
What is the attempt managing of h...,
What is magnitude,
What is distribution
27
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typhoon haiyan (ledc)
When did the typhoon occur,
Where about did it hit,
When did it develop
20
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multi-hazard enviro - Phillipines
Where is the phillipines,
How may islands is the phillipine...,
How many people live in the phill...
26
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hazardous setting - Japan
What hazard is common in japan
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nature and distribution of tropical storms
What is a tropical storm,
Where do they normally develop,
What temp doe ocean have to be
14
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managing tropical storms
Why are tropical storms easy to p...,
What is wrong with evacuation,
How many dollars is it to clear o...
11
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nature of volcanic hazards
What are volcanoes associated with,
What kind of landforms are found ...,
What kind of lava comes from subd...
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volcanic impacts
What are the primary impacts asso...,
What are secondary impacts of vol...,
What is tephra
19
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hazardous setting japan
In 1995 what earthquake hit japan...,
Where was the epicentre of 1995,
What was the economic damage
14
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mt st helens
Where is it,
When did it happen,
What mountain range is it part of
26
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mt pinatubo
When was the eruption,
What date where successive earthq...,
When was the first eruption
30
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mt eyjafjallajokul
When did the eruption occur,
What was the nature of the event,
How many people evacuated due to ...
21
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