Geography Textbook Questions (pg 19)

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Questions

1) What is a natural hazard? A dangerous natural event, eg. a tsunami
2) Give 3 factors affecting hazard risk. Vunerability, Capacity to cope, How often natural disasters happen in that area
3) Name the type of boundary where plates move towards each other. Destructive
4) Name the type of boundary where plates move along each other. Conservative
5) Why do volcanoes form at destructive boundaries? Magma created by melting oceanic plates bubbles up and is silicone-rich so is viscous
6) At which boundaries can earthquakes occur? All of them
7) Give 2 primary and 2 secondary effects of a volcanic eruption. P: Death, destruction S: Grief, homelessness
8) a) Give an example of an earthquake in a HIC. Christchurch, NZ 2010 b) Describe two effects and two responses to it. The Cathedral collapsed, roads were waterlogged and collapsed; 30000 Chemical toilets were given and the government held an emergency meeting
9) a) Give an example of an earthquake in a LIC. Kathmandu, Nepal 2015 b) Describe two effects and two responses to it. The temples collapsed, mountains had avalanches; India sent aid money and personnel, the army helped rescue people in rural areas
10) Why do people live in areas of tectonic hazard? They are often too poor to move or may not want to go elsewhere

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