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Hazards

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By: Georgie O'Donovan
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Decks in this class (28)

Plate tectonics
Lithosphere,
Crust,
Oceanic
11  cards
Earth's internal Energy source
Internal heat,
Primeval,
Radioactivity
8  cards
Glossary
Disaster,
Natural hazard,
Hazard
16  cards
Plate tectonic theory of crustal evolution
Alfred wegner tectonic plate theo...,
Harry hess sea floor spreading,
Convectional theory of why plates...
7  cards
Destructive (convergent) plate margins
Formed,
Types,
Oceanic and continental
5  cards
Conservative plate margins
What happens
1  cards
Constructive (divergent) plate margins
What happens,
Oceanic,
Continental
3  cards
Collision plate margins
What happens,
Mid ocean ridges,
Rift valley
4  cards
Landforms
Ocean trenches,
Fold mountains,
Nappe
3  cards
Volcanic hazards
Volcano,
Where are they found,
Volcanoes classified
10  cards
Impacts of volcanic activity
Primary,
Tephra,
Pyroclastic flows
22  cards
Volcanic management
Prediction,
Seismographs and seismometers,
Ground deformation
5  cards
Seismic hazards
Earthquake,
When do they occur,
Focus
17  cards
Impacts of earthquakes
Primary,
Ground shaking,
Landslides avalanches
8  cards
Earthquake management
Prediction,
Seismic records,
Randon gas emissions
9  cards
Impacts of seismic activity
Consequences depend on,
Primary effects,
Secondary effects
4  cards
Storm hazards
Storm hazard,
Troposphere,
Climate
6  cards
The frequency, regularity and predictability of tropical storms
When do they occur,
Climate change
2  cards
How are hurricane measured?
Saffir simpson scale,
Tropical storms,
Hurricane return period
3  cards
The factors that affect the formation of a storm hazard
The factors that affect the forma...,
Ocean,
High sea surface temperatures
9  cards
The distribution of tropical storms
Where do they occur,
Main regions affected
2  cards
Impacts of tropical storms
Social,
Economic,
Environmental
9  cards
Characteristics of tropical storms
Characteristics,
Hazards associated with tropical ...,
High winds
6  cards
Fires in nature
Wildfire,
Types of wildfire,
Crown fire
12  cards
Distribution of wildfires
Occur,
Areas that have large amounts of ...
2  cards
Impacts of wildfires
Environmental,
Social,
Economic
4  cards
Responses and management of wildfires
Preparedness,
Community preparedness,
Modelling
18  cards
The concept of hazard in a geographical context
Hazard,
Natural hazard,
Three main types of natural hazard
4  cards

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