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Geography tectonic hazards and impacts

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Vulnerability & Resilience
Vulnerability is how,
Vulnerability can be affected by,
Hazard risk equation
6  cards
Pressure & Release Model (pressure)
The pressure and release model ta...,
Within the pressure mode there ar...,
Root causes
6  cards
Pressure and release model (release)
The release model demonstrates vu...,
Address root causes,
Reduce pressures 2
8  cards
Degg's model
What does deggs model say,
This shows the intersection betwe...,
A threshold level is often used t...
5  cards
Hazard management cycle
What are the different stages,
Pediction when possible is vital ...,
Hazard management cycle illustrates
9  cards
Parks model
What is the parks model,
2  cards
Differential Impacts & Tectonic Hazard Patterns
The number of recorded disasters ...,
The numbers of tectonic disasters...,
The slight increase in number of ...
11  cards
Tectonic mega-disasters are high impact, high magnitude hazard events which affect several countries either directly or indirectly
Indian ocean tsunami mega disaste...,
How many countries affected,
Lead to over deaths in 12 countri...
7  cards
Tohuku earthquake and tsunami mega disaster
Billion in economic losses,
Shutdown of nuclear reactors mean...,
Caused market crash what major co...
5  cards
Multiple-Hazard Zone Case Study
There are many areas in the world...,
The philippines is an island nati...,
T is an archipelago consisting of...
5  cards
Tectonic hazards in Phillipines
The philippines are located at th...,
These are mainly convergent bound...,
There are a number of subduction ...
7  cards
Typhoons and tsunami in Phillipines
The location in the western pacif...,
The worst tsunami in recorded his...,
The philippines is located betwee...
4  cards
Philippine's vulnerability
Increased urbanisation has led to...,
The population is mostly coastal ...,
More settlements have been built ...
4  cards
Prediction & Forecasting
Prediction is knowing,
Forecasting gives a,
3  cards
Earthquake prediction
Is it possible to predict volcanoes,
An understanding of tectonic acti...,
Scientists are constantly researc...
3  cards
Volcanic eruptions
There are signs warning of an eru...,
Signs of an eruption include
2  cards
Tsunami prediction
For earthquake induced tsunami sc...,
When the earthquake happens this ...,
Improvements and advances in tech...
3  cards
Hazard Management Cycle
The hazard management cycle is,
The time taken for each stage wil...,
What happens in response
7  cards
Parks model
Park s model is also known as the,
This shows the impact of a hazard...,
The curve demonstrates where diff...
5  cards

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