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What is a natural hazard 1,
What is the saffir simpson scale 2,
What it the richter scale 3
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tectonic plates
What is the main driver of plates...,
What is convection 2,
What is a plate boundary 3
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the hazard management cycle: theoretical
What is the hazard management cyc...,
Examples of mitigation strategies 2,
Key played in hazard management c...
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the park model: theoretical
Why do wealthier developed countr...,
What does the park model show 2,
What can it be used to compare 3
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PMT - the concept of hazard
What is a hazard 1,
When during an event only become ...,
What is a natural disaster 3
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PMT - hazard perception
What are hazard perceptions depen...,
What are the five factors why haz...,
In terms of wealth what are the t...
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PMT - human responses to hazards
What are the two ways people can ...,
What are the two ways people can ...,
What is fatalism 3
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PMT - aspects of hazards and how they affect human responses
What is the incidence of a hazard 1,
What is the issue of low incidenc...,
What is distribution of a hazard 3
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PMT - the park model
What is the park model 1,
What does the steepness of the cu...,
What does the depth of the curve ...
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PMT - the hazard management cycle
What doe the hazard management cy...,
What are the four stages 2
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PMT - evaluating the effectiveness of models
What causes models to be less eff...,
What are the two main critiques o...,
What are some questions to consid...
3
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PMT - plate tectonics
What are the 6 parts of the struc...,
What is the inner core made up of 2,
What does the inner cores charact...
9
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PMT - plate tectonic theory
What are the tectonic plates 1,
Why do plates move 2,
What are convection currents caus...
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PMT - different plate boundaries destructive oceanic and oceanic
Explain the process of a destruct...,
What can form because of a destru...
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PMT - different plate boundaries destructive continental and oceanic
Explain the process of what happe...,
Which plate is denser 2,
When do fold mountains occur 3
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PMT - different plate boundaries destructive continental and continental
Explain the process of a destruct...,
What is formed from the piles of ...
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PMT - different plate boundaries constructive oceanic and oceanic
Explain the process of a construc...
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PMT - different plate boundaries constructive continental and continental
Explain the process of a construc...,
What are the lifted areas of rock...
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PMT - evidence of plate theories
What is clear evidence of plate m...,
Who theorised sea floor spreading 2,
What does palaeomagnetism show 3
5
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PMT - ridge push
What are the two forces which inf...,
What is ridge push 2,
What does ridge push create 3
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PMT - slab pull
What is slab pull basic version 1,
Explain how the process of slab p...,
What does slab pull explain 3
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PMT - conservative plate boundary
Between any crust what do paralle...,
What happens at conservative plat...,
What can the oceanic crust do at ...
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PMT - hotspots
What are hotspots 1,
What happens at hotspots 2,
What can hotspots create 3
4
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PMT - volcanic hazards (the hazards associated with volcanoes)
What are the main 6 volcanic haza...,
What can determine the lava flow ...,
What makes lava more viscous and ...
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PMT - spatial distribution of volcanoes
What percentage of volcanoes are ...
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PMT - magnitude of volcanoes
What is volcanicity measured with 1,
What type of scale is the vei 2,
What features are considered when...
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PMT - frequency of volcanoes
What are volcanoes classed as in ...
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PMT - predictability of volcanoes
What can the regularity of erupti...,
What can indicate an imminent eru...
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PMT - type of volcanic hazards primary effect
What is the primary environmental...,
What is the primary economic effe...,
What is the primary social effects 3
4
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PMT - type of volcanic hazards secondary effect
What is the secondary environment...,
What is the secondary economic ef...,
What is the secondary social effe...
4
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PMT - response and risk management of volcanic hazards
What are the four parts of the re...,
What does prevention of a volcani...,
What does preparedness of a volca...
5
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predicting a volcanic eruption
What are the six ways we can pred...,
How can we use a seismometer to p...,
How can tiltmeters gps satellites...
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tonga volacanic eruption and tsunami
What year 1,
How tall were the tsunami waves 2,
On how many islands were all home...
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One Note - plate margins and magma plumes
Where is hawaii located 1,
How much taller is hawaii to ever...,
Whats the most active volcano in ...
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One Note - vulcanicity
What is the characteristics of ba...,
What is the characteristics of an...,
What is the characteristics of rh...
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One Note - volcanic hazards
What are the features of a lahar 1,
What was the eruption that caused...,
When was the nevada del ruiz erup...
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One Note - impacts of volcanic activity
Name the primary volcanic hazards 1,
Name the secondary volcanic hazar...,
How much did the 2010 iceland eru...
20
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PMT - seismic hazards
Why can plates become stuck 1,
What happens when the plates are ...,
What is the focus 3
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PMT - spatial distribution of seismic hazards
What boundaries can they be found...,
What percentage does the ring of ...,
What percentage does the alpine h...
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PMT - magnitude of seismic hazards
What is seismicity measured with 1,
What is used to rate the destruct...,
What is the magnitude of the eart...
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PMT - frequency and regularity of seismic hazards
How many earthquakes are there pe...,
How many earthquakes are there pe...,
What is the regularity of earthqu...
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PMT - hazards caused by seismic events
What are some of the hazards that...,
What is shockwaves seismic waves 2,
How does a tsunami form 3
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PMT - response and risk management to seismic hazards
Prevention in a seismic hazard 1,
How can liquefaction be prevented 2,
How can avalanches be prevented 3
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PMT - storm hazards
What is a tropical storm 1,
What are the 5 conditions needed ...,
What temperature does the ocean n...
6
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PMT - storm formation
How does a storm form 1,
What is the coriolis effect 2
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PMT - storm spatial distribution
Its called hurricanes where 1,
Its called cyclones where 2,
Its called typhoons where 3
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PMT - storm magnitude, frequency, regularity, predictability
What are tropical storms measured...,
What is the saffir simpson scale ...,
When do tropical storms form in t...
7
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PMT - hazards caused by tropical storms
What are the 4 main hazards cause...,
Why are high winds a storm hazard 2,
Why is flooding a storm hazard 3
5
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PMT - primary storm hazards
What are the primary environmenta...,
What are the primary economic eff...,
What are the primary social effec...
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PMT - secondary storm hazards
What are the secondary environmen...,
What are the secondary economic e...,
What are the secondary social eff...
4
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PMT - response and risk management to storm hazards
What are the prevention measures ...,
What are the preparedness measure...,
What are the mitigation measures ...
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PMT - wildfires and conditions that favours intense wildfires
What is a wildfire 1,
What type of vegetation favours i...,
What characteristics of fuel favo...
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PMT - fire behaviour
What are the three main types of ...,
What do crown fires burn 2,
What do surface fires burn 3
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PMT - causes of wildfires
What are the two ways wildfires c...,
Natural causes 2,
Human causes 3
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PMT - primary wildfire hazards
What are the primary environmenta...,
What are the primary economic eff...,
What are the primary social effec...
4
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PMT - secondary wildfire hazards
What are the secondary environmen...,
What are the secondary economic e...,
What are the secondary social eff...
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PMT - risk management of wildfires: prevention and preparedness
What can public awareness about w...,
What is a successful usa campaign...,
How can people be prepared for wi...
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PMT - risk management of wildfires: mitigation
Whats the immediate reponse 1,
What are controlled burnings 2,
What are fire breaks what are the...
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PMT - risk management of wildfires: adaptation
What will happen if we dont chang...,
Why do some people argue we shoul...,
An example of where a wildfire ha...
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