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Card 6

Front

The boundary between two tectonic plates.

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Card 7

Front

A sudden or violent movement within the earth's crust followed by several aftershocks.

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Card 8

Front

The probability or chance that a natural hazard may take place.

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Card 9

Front

The reaction of people as the disaster is happening and in the immediate aftermath.

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Card 10

Front

Reactions that occur later in the weeks, months and years after the event.

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Card 11

Front

Recording physical changes to help forecast when and where a natural hazard might strike.

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Card 12

Front

Precautions taken to enable communities to respond to, and recover from, natural disasters through special measures (E.g. Emergency evacuation plans)

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Card 13

Front

Attempts to forecast when and where a natural hazard will strike based on current knowledge and information.

Back

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Card 14

Front

The initial and direct impact of a natural event on people and property.

Back

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Card 15

Front

The indirect, after effects caused by the natural event.

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