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TECTONIC hAZARDS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Natural Hazard | A natural event with the potential to cause damage destruction or death. |
| What are the 4 types of Natural hazards | tectonic hazards climatic hazards geomorphological hazards biological hazards |
| Convection current theory | The crust rises when it is heated by the outer core, but loses energy and sinks when it reaches the curst with a net temperature of 0C. |
| Nepal Earthquake's death toll | 8841, 1million homeless |
| How many hospitals were destroyed in Nepal (P) | 26 |
| What percentage of schools were destroyed (P) | 50% |
| What is the name of the UNESCO world heritage site that was destroyed in the earthquake (P) | Dharahar Tower,200 trapped and killed. |
| What was the economic damage Nepal suffered because of it's earthquake? ( In dollars) (P) | 10 billion |
| How many aftershocks happened after 25/4/15 N (s) | 352 |
| What was the magnitude of the Nepal Earthquake | 7.8 |
| What time did the Nepal earthquake happen? | 11:56 AM |
| What percentage of Nepal's GDP was reliant on Tourism (S) | 9% |
| How many people died as result of the avalanche that passed through the Base Camp (s) | 19 |
| How many people did the Red Cross shelters provide for N (I) | 225000 |
| How many money did the UK's disaster emergency committee raise for Nepal by September?( 4 months later) (I) | 126 million dollars |
| How much us dollars was spent on recovery efforts N (I) | 274 million dollars |
| What site was opened in 6/15 to bring money back to Nepal (L) | Durbar Square |
| By 9/18,what percentage of victims were still living in temporary shelters N (L) | 34% |
| What percentage of the population were pushed into extreme poverty N (L) | 3% |
| Italy earthquake death toll (P) | 299, 4454 homeless |
| What was the economic damage Italy faced (P) | 21.9 Billion Dollars |
| What site of religious significance was destroyed in Italy (P) | 14th Century Basilica of St.Benedict in Norcia |
| How many historic buildings were destroyed (p) | 293 |
| What was the percentage of livestock destroyed by the earthquake((s) | 90% |
| What was an economic secondary effect people did to benefit themselves after the Italy earthquake | looting |
| What was the magnitude of the Italy earthquake | 6.2 |
| when did the Italy earthquake happen? | 24/8/16 |
| How many tent camps were made to accommodate the homeless Italian victims (I) | 58 |
| How many soldiers and dog teams were dispatched within a hour to search for survivors (I) | 5000 70 |
| How much rubble remained in earthquake-affected areas a year later (l) | 2.4 million tonnes |
| How many classrooms were opened in prefabricated classrooms in Amatrice (l) | 12 |
| How much US dollars was put in the "Italian Homes" Government initiative (I) | 42 |
| What was the "Italian Homes" initiative (I) | rebuilding previous villages with earthquake-proof features |
| Was the Italian Homes initiative praised by the public | No |
| What is The Richter Scale | Measurement of an earthquakes strength |
| What is the focus | Where the earthquake actually happens underground |
| What is the epicentre in a earthquake | where the earthquake is felt, directly above the focus. |
| What is Ridge push | When plates move apart magma rises up, the magma cools and forms new plate material |
| What is Slab Pull | When denser tectonic plates sink into he mantle and pull less denser plates with it. |
| What are the formations of constructive plate margins | gentle volcanoes, small earthquakes |
| How do the crusts move in relation to each other at constructive plate margins | o.crusts are moving away from each other |
| What crusts are at constructive plate margins | oceanic crusts |
| What is an example of constructive plate margins | mid Atlantic ridge |
| What is a destructive plate margin's formations | explosive volcanoes |
| How do the crusts move in relation to each other at destructive plate margins | O and C plates move into each other. O, being denser, subducts under the C plate. |
| What is an example of the destructive plate margins | Andes Mountain |
| What is a collision plate margin's formation | big earthquakes and fold mountains |
| How do the crusts move in relation to each other at collision plate margins | C and C meet |
| What is an example of the collision plate margins | Himalayas |
| What is a conservative plate margin's formation | big earthquakes |
| How do the crusts move in relation to each other at conservative plate margins | Plates move next to each at different speeds or Plates move in an opposite direction |
| What is an example of conservative plate margin | San Andreas Fault |
| How to predict an earthquake (3) | Monitoring animal behaviour Radon detection Seismometers detect tremors |
| How to predict a Volcano (3) | Satellites monitor ground changes Seismometers measure small earthquakes and tremors thermal heat sensors of the volcano's surface and rivers |
| How to protect against an earthquake | Rubber shock-absorbers to absorb earth tremors open areas where people can evacuate to. |
| How to protect against a volcano | Evacuation |
| How to plan against a earthquake | practising drills providing checklist learning to turn off gas |
| How to plan against a volcano | Making sure the evacuation zone is adequate for usage. |
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