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Key Terms
Astheonsphere,
Lithosphere,
Basaltic eruptions
37  cards
Lesson 1-What is a Hazard?
Deggs model
1  cards
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...
11  cards
Lesson 3-How can we manage natural hazards
Domination,
How can we mitigate natural hazards,
The hazard management cycle
9  cards
Lesson 4-What is evidence for plate tectonic movement?
Divergant plate boundary,
Convergent,
Transform
17  cards
Lesson 5-Plate movement and plate boundaries
Mechanisms for plate movement con...,
Sea floor spreading,
Ridge push and s
10  cards
Lesson 6-Features associated with plate movement
Ocean ridge,
Rift valley,
Deep sea trench
6  cards
Lesson 7-What are hotspots and what is orogenesis?
Hot spot,
Volcanos at hot spots,
Case study hawaii
12  cards
Lesson 8-What is vulcanicity?
Basaltic lavas,
Andesitic rhyolitic,
Vei
11  cards
Lesson 9-What are hazards associated with volcanic activity?
Lava flows,
Pyroclastic and ash fallout,
Tephra
17  cards
Lesson 10-What were the impacts of the E15 volcanic eruptions?
Tectonic set up of e15,
Vulnerability of iceland,
Impacts and responses
5  cards
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
10  cards
Lesson 11- Are all volcanic eruptions the same ?
Physicla characteristics includin...,
Impacts of the eruption,
Responses to the eruptions
4  cards
Lesson 12-What is seismicity and how do we monitor seismic activity?
Epicentre,
Focus,
Seismic waves
17  cards
Lesson 13- What are the hazards associated with seismicity?
0  cards

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