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  • Created on: 01-11-17 20:03
Name the three types of plate boundaries.
Constructive plate boundary, destructive plate margins and conservative plate margins
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What category was hurricane Irma and what scale is it measured on?
Category 5 and the saffir-Simpson scale
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What is the calmest part of a hurricane?
The eye
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What 3 things do hurricanes need to form?
A little wind shear, warmth and depth of water
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How many earthquakes a year cause damage?
About 100
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What is retrofitting?
When an old building is modified to withstand an earthquake
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Impacts of earthquakes in LEDC and MEDC places?
In LEDC the impacts are greater than MEDC
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Describe the distribution of earthquakes
They are along or near to plate boundaries
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What category was hurricane Irma and what scale is it measured on?

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Category 5 and the saffir-Simpson scale

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What is the calmest part of a hurricane?

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Card 4

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What 3 things do hurricanes need to form?

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How many earthquakes a year cause damage?

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