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Key Terms
Astheonsphere,
Lithosphere,
Basaltic eruptions
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Lesson 1-What is a Hazard?
Deggs model
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Lesson 2- What are factors affecting hazard vulnerability?
What factors increase increase vu...,
Whow is the number of deaths chan...,
Why would people choose to put th...
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Lesson 3-How can we manage natural hazards?
Domination,
How can we mitigate natural hazards,
The hazard management cycle
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Lesson 4-What is evidence for plate tectonic movement?
Divergant plate boundary,
Convergent,
Transform
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Lesson 5-Plate movement and plate boundaries
Mechanisms for plate movement con...,
Sea floor spreading,
Ridge push and s
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Lesson 6-Features associated with plate movement
Ocean ridge,
Rift valley,
Deep sea trench
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Lesson 7-What are hotspots and what is orogenesis?
Hot spot,
Volcanos at hot spots,
Case study hawaii
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Lesson 8-What is vulcanicity?
Basaltic lavas,
Andesitic rhyolitic,
Vei
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Lesson 9-What are hazards associated with volcanic activity?
Lava flows,
Pyroclastic and ash fallout,
Tephra
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Lesson 10-What were the impacts of the E15 volcanic eruptions?
Tectonic set up of e15,
Vulnerability of iceland,
Impacts and responses
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Lesson 11-What were the impacts of the Mt Nyiragongo eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
Why do we get volcanoes in the drc,
Primary impacts,
Secondary impacts
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Lesson 11- Are all volcanic eruptions the same ?
Physicla characteristics includin...,
Impacts of the eruption,
Responses to the eruptions
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Lesson 12-What is seismicity and how do we monitor seismic activity?
Epicentre,
Focus,
Seismic waves
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Lesson 13- What are the hazards associated with seismicity?
Ground shaking case study,
Ground displacement,
Earth rupture
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Lesson 14-What are the impacts of and responses to earthquakes (Haiti)?
Haiti key facts,
Why did it occur,
Haiti primary impacts
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Lesson 15-What were the impacts and responses to earthquakes (Japan)?
Where is japan located and why is...,
What causes tsunamis,
What happened with the tsunami 2011
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Lesson 15- Comparing Haiti 2010 with Japan 2011?
How did tjapans and haitis preper...,
How did japans and haitis predict...,
How did japans and haitis impacts...
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Lesson 16- Where and how do tropical storms form?
What are tropical storms,
How do we measure tropical storms,
Conditions required for tropical ...
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Lesson 17-What are the hazards created by tropical storms and are they becoming more intense and frequent?
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Lesson 18- How can we effectively manage tropical storms?
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Lesson 19-What were the effects of and responses to Typhoon Haiyan?
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Lesson 20- What were the effects and responses to Hurricane Katrina?
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Lesson 21- What are the causes and characteristics of wildfires?
What is happening to the number o...,
What conditions are required for ...,
How many wildfires are there
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Lesson 22- What is the global distribution of wildfires and why is this the case?
Why is climate a reason for the d...,
Why is weather a reason for the d...,
Why is a fuel characteristics a r...
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Lesson 23- What are the responses to wildfires?
Preparedness and adaptation,
Preparedness and adaptation examples,
Preparedness and adaptation case ...
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Lesson 24-What were the impacts and responses to the Alberta Wildfire?
What happened in the fort mcmurra...,
Facts of alberta wildfire,
What were the warnings before the...
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Lesson 25-What were the impacts of and responses to the Sadleworth Moor Wildfire 2018?
In the uk what fires do we experi...,
What are moorland fires and their...,
What happened in this fire
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Lesson 26-Why is Haiti a Multihazardous Zone?
What are physical hazards that ha...,
Hurricane tomas,
Hurricane matthew
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Lesson 27- How did the character of New Orleans shape the disaster? Local scale Hazard case study
Vulnerability of new orleans,
History of new orleans,
What happened in hurricane katrina
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