Chapter 2: Natural Hazards Flashcards
What is a country?
An area of land in which the people are rules by the same government.
What is a continent?
A huge landmass partially or fully surrounded by water.
What is magma?
Molten Rock still within the Earth’s mantle.
What is lava?
Molten rock that has erupted/leaked onto/through the crust.
What is the ring of fire?
The ring of fire is the name given to all plate boundaries surrounding the Pacific Ocean due to their high level of volcanic activity.
What is severity and magnitude?
The strength of a force in relation to natural hazards is often referred to as magnitude or severity.
Proximity
Closeness to something
Primary Effects
Immediate effects of a natural hazard.
Secondary Effect
The side-effects of immediate effects.
Preparedness
How well a community is organised in relation to natural hazards.
BOLTSS
Border, Orientation, Legend (KEy), Title, Scale and Source
Mercator Projection
Shows direction correctly but distorts distance, shape and area.
Eckert Projection
It shows all land areas true to their size in relation to each other.
Eastern Hemisphere
East of Prime Meridian but West of International Date Line.
Western Hemisphere
West of the Prime Meridian and East of the International Date Line
