the challenge of natural hazards
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| What are the 2 types of crust? | Continental and oceanic |
| What direction are constructive plates moving? | Moving apart from each other |
| What direction are collision plates moving? | Moving towards each other |
| What direction are destructive plates moving? | They move together |
| What direction are conservative plates moving? | They slide alongside each other |
| What is the Richter scale? | Measuring the magnitude of an earthquake - shaking |
| What is the Mercalli scale? | Measuring the intensity of an earthquake - damage |
| What plate boundary does a volcano form at? | Destructive or constructive plate boundary |
| What is the focus? | The point inside the crust where the pressure is released |
| What is the epicenter? | The point on the earth's surface above the focus where a seismic rupture begins |
| Haiti case study - causes | Haiti is on a conservative plate margin |
| What was an effect of the Haiti earthquake? | 230,000 died |
| What was a response for the Haiti earthquake? | Rescue teams |
| What was the date of the Haiti earthquake? | 12th January 2010 |
| Christchurch case study - date | 22nd February 2011 |
| Where is Christchurch? | New Zealand |
| What is a cause of the Christchurch earthquake? | On a destructive plate boundary |
| What is a response of the Christchurch case study? | Welfare centers were set up |
| Where do tropical storms form? | In the ocean, in summer and autumn, at a band that lies roughly 5-15 either side of the equator |
| Typhoon Haiyan case study - date | 2nd November 2013 |
| What is an effect of Typhoon haiyan? | 6500 died |
| What is a response of typhoon Haiyan? | UN raised £190 million in aid |
| What countries did typhoon Haiyan effect? | The Philippines, Vietnam and china |
| What is an effect of the Somerset levels floods? | 600 houses flooded |
| What is some evidence for climate change? | Global temperature has increased |
| What is a natural cause of climate change? | Orbital changes |
| How can we manage climate change? | Adaptation |