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Event, hazard or disaster
What causes tectonic events,
Haiti 2010,
Japan 2011
6
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Plate-tectonic theory
What is the core,
What is the mantle,
What is the crust
11
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Plate Boundaries
What are the 3 different types of...,
Where do most tectonic events tak...,
What occurs at a constructive pla...
14
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Earthquake hazards and impacts
How many eq s are there globally ...,
What are the different eq waves,
What wave causes the greatest damage
30
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Volcanic eruptions
How many volcanic eruptions are t...,
How many people on average do vol...,
What are volcanic eruptions
28
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Tsunamis
What is a tsunami,
Where do most tsunamis originate,
What are many tsunamis triggered by
13
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The Hazard Risk equation
How does the un define a mega dis...,
What can a degg s disaster model ...,
What can the hazard risk equation...
6
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The pressure and release model
What does the pressure and releas...
1
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Regional / global impacts of tectonic mega events
What are tectonic mega events,
What is an example of a mega event,
What is iceland s tectonic setting
6
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Multiple Hazard Zone
What is a multiple hazard zone mhz,
What does compounding of hazards ...,
What are the multiple hazards for...
5
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Hazard-management theory
What are the aims of hazard manag...,
Who are the key players of hazard...,
What does the park hazard respons...
4
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Modifying the event
What is the aim of strategies to ...,
What is lava flow diversion,
What is land use zoning
9
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Modifying vulnerability
What is the aim of modifying vuln...,
What do new technologies allow for,
What is a successful example of h...
9
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Modifying loss
What is the aim of modifying loss,
Who can aid donors be,
What can aid donations be
11
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Tectonic hazard profiles
What is a hazard profile
1
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Coastal systems and the landscapes they produce
What is the littoral zone,
How can coasts be classified,
What is a landscape
9
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Geology and the coast
What factors affect rates of coas...,
What is a cliff profile,
Look at powerpoint for different ...
17
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Waves and beaches
How do ocean waves form,
What makes waves larger,
What are the two main types of waves
11
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Coastal erosion
What is abrasion,
What is hydraulic action,
What is corrosion
8
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Coastal transport and deposition
What is longshore drift,
Where does longshore drift occur,
What drives lsd in the foreshore ...
14
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Coastal vegetation
What can vegetation do to deposit...,
How do vegetation roots stabilise...,
How do stems and leaves help redu...
20
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Sub-aerial processes
What are sub aerial processes,
What is weathering,
What are the 3 types of weathering
13
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Sediment cells
Sediment cells maintain a state of,
What can human impacts on the sed...,
What is a sediment cell
7
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Sea level change
How is sea level change measured,
What are the two ways sea level c...,
What is eustatic sea level change
24
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Rapid coastal retreat
Where is holderness,
What is special about about the c...,
By how much is the coast at holde...
22
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Coastal flooding
What is much of bangladesh at ris...,
What is the population density of...,
Why do most years in bangladesh s...
20
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Managing the coast
How can coastal risk be reduced,
What is meant by adaption in term...,
What is meant by mitigation in te...
18
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ICZM
What does iczm mean,
What does iczm do,
What sort of shift is iczm in coa...
11
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The global hydrological cycle
Does earths water ever change in ...,
Does earths water change its loca...,
What is the ghc aka the water cycle
20
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The drainage basin system
What is a drainage basin catchment,
What is the watershed,
Where is earths largest drainage ...
13
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Weather and Climate
What is weather,
What is climate,
What is meteorology
3
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Water Budgets
What is the water budget,
What does the water budget explain,
What does the water balance equat...
9
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River regimes
What is river discharge,
What is the regime of a river,
What are river regimes mainly dri...
14
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Storm Hydrographs
What is stormflow,
What is the rising limb of a stor...,
What happens if peak discharge ex...
17
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River Flooding
What is river flooding a result of,
What can intense storms lead to,
What can rapid snowmelt create
10
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Drought
Look at the page on moodle
1
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Climate change
What is climate change affecting ...,
What has happened in 1970 to 90 i...,
When did ethiopia suffer drought ...
23
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Water insecurity
Why is water insecurity an emergi...,
What is the population water equa...,
How many people live in countries...
15
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International water conflict
0
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National water conflict
0
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Hard-engineering soloutions
0
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More sustainable options
0
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Co-operation - an end to water insecurity and conflict?
0
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Wrapping up water
0
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The global carbon cycle
0
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Carbon sequestration
0
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Unbalancing the carbon cycle
0
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Energy security
What is national global energy co...,
What is the point of an energy mix,
What can energy security be broke...
16
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The fossil fuel crisis
0
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Unconventional fossil fuels
Key points of unconventional foss...,
What is deep water oil,
An example of where deep water oi...
11
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Alternative energy sources
0
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Threats to planetary health
0
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Climate change: an uncertain future
0
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Climate change: preparing for the future
0
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