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Physical Geography - Hazards > forms of seismic hazards > Flashcards

forms of seismic hazards Flashcards

Physical Geography - Hazards (36 decks)

intro to hazards

hazard perception

human response to hazards

earth structure and internal energy sources

plate tectonic theory of crustal evolution

plate margins (destructive, constructive, conservative)

destructive plate margin landform

magma plumes and their relationship to plate movement

forms of volcanic hazard

spatial distribution of volcanic events

randomness, magnitude, frequency, regularity of volcanic hazards

predicability of hazard events

impacts of volcanic hazards

short term and long term responses to volcanic events

case study: icelandic eruption 2010 - impacts and human responses

nature of seismicity in relation to plate tectonics

forms of seismic hazards

spatial distribution of seismic events

predictability of hazard events

impacts of seismic hazards

short term and long term responses to seismic events

case study: Haiti 2010 - impacts and human responses

nature of tropical storms and their underlying causes

forms of storm hazard

spatial distribution of tropical storms

impacts of storm hazards

short term responses to storm events

1) case study: hurricane sandy

2) case study: typhoon haiyan

nature of wildfires and conditions favouring intense wildfires

cause of fire (natural and human)

impacts of fire hazards

short and long term responses to fire hazard events

constructive plate margin landforms

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