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topic 1 edexcel geography

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conservative plate boundary   opposite ways  
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divergent plate boundery   away  
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convergent   together  
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subduction zone   plate underneath  
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continental crust   old, can't be created or destroyed, granite.  
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oceanic crust   new and more dense, than continental, basalt.  
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core levels   inner core outer core mesosphere asthenosphere lithosphere  
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destructive plate boundary   two plates moving together, volcanos and mountains- eg. Himalayas has active and infrequent, explosive volcanos  
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divergent plate boundaries   rift volcanos, less explosive, mid Atlantic ridge, basaltic magma.  
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middle of plate features   hotspots- hawaii  
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theories   slab pull- convections paleomagnatism- north facing, geo timelines benioff zone- subduction zone  
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locked fault example   2004 indian ocean boxing day tsunami  
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epicenter   the point at the surface of the earth that is directly above the hypocenter  
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hypocenter   the point within the earth where earthquakes rapture starts  
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seismic waves   waves that transmit energy released by an earthquake  
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p waves   vibrations that are caused by compression  
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s waves   slowly- vibrate at right angles, can't travel through liquids  
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L waves   surface waves, high amplitude, horizontal plane  
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soil liquéfaction   solids behaving like liquids  
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secondary hazard examples   soil liquéfaction landslides avalanches tsunamis  
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measuring deserters examples   degg model hazard, deserter, venerability risk perception model pressure release model- parr  
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hazard risk formula   hazard x exposure vunrabillity manafibillity  
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richer scale   earthquake- amplitude  
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mercalli scale   earthquake- human impact  
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moment magnatude scale   earthquake- seismic movement  
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VEI   volcanic- volume of ejecta  
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disaster hotspots   a country or area that is disaster prone  
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risk reduction factors   preparedness responce recovery mitigation developtment climate change adaption  
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disaster response curve   pre deserter relief rehab reconstruction  
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