EQ2 Lesson 15 - Hazard Profiles + Governance Flashcards by Lewis Scholes | Brainscape

Geography-physical (165 decks)

Lesson 1-Structure of the Earth

Lesson 1-Processes/key elements of plate tectonics

Lesson 2- Wegener's theory

Lesson 2- Development of Wegener's theory

Lesson 4 - Constructive margins

Lesson 4 - What happens at a constructive margin

Lesson 4 - Ridge push and Rift valley

Lesson 5 - Oceanic-Oceanic Convergence

Lesson 5 - Oceanic-Continental Convergence

Lesson 5 - Continental-Continental Convergence

Lesson 6 - Hazard Distribution: Earthquakes

Lesson 6 - Hazard Distribution: Volcanoes

Lesson 7 - Earthquakes

Lesson 8 - Seismic Waves

Lesson 8 - Primary + Secondary Impacts

Tsunamis-Lesson 9

Lesson 10 - Volcanic Hazards

Lesson 10.5 - Volcanic Hazards

EQ2 Lesson 11 - Hazards + PAR Model

EQ2 Lesson 12 - Vulnerability

EQ2 Lesson 13 - Factors affecting vulnerability

EQ2 Lesson 14 - Measuring Scales (Earthquakes)

EQ2 Lesson 14 - Measuring Scales (Volcanoes)

EQ2 Lesson 15 - Hazard Profiles + Governance

EQ2 Lesson 16 - Importance of Governance

EQ3 Lesson 17 - Disaster Trends

EQ3 Lesson 17 - Mega-Disasters

EQ3 Lesson 18 - Multiple Hazard Zones

EQ3 Lesson 19 - Disaster Models

EQ3 Lesson 19 - Disaster Modification

Case study - Haiti Earthquake 2010

Case study - Kashmir Earthquake 2005

Case study - Sichuan earthquake 2008

Case study - Mount Etna

Case study - Mount Merapi

Case study - Eyjafjallajokull

Case study - Japan 2011

Case study - Indian Ocean 2004

The glacial system

Glacial system inputs

Glacial system throughputs

Glacial system stores

Glacial system outputs

Glacier mass balance

Glaciers case study - Glacier monitoring in Switzerland

Factors influencing glacier ice movement

Glacial movement - Key terms

Mechanisms of ice movement - Internal deformation

Mechanisms of ice movement - Basal sliding

Mechanisms of ice movement - Subglacial bed deformation

Characteristics of ice movement - Velocity profile of glaciers

Characteristics of ice movement - Compressional and extensional ice flow

Weathering in glacial environments

Processes of physical (or mechanical) weathering typical of glacial environments

Processes of chemical weathering typical of glacial environments

Processes of biological weathering typical of glacial environments

Erosion in glacial environments

The processes of erosion - Abrasion

The processes of erosion - Glacial plucking (glacial quarrying)

The key factors influencing abrasion and plucking

The processes of erosion - Meltwater erosion

Landforms of glacial erosion - Cirques

Landforms of glacial erosion - Aretes and pyramidal peaks

Landforms of glacial erosion - Glacial troughs

Landforms of glacial erosion - Truncated spurs

Landforms of glacial erosion - Hanging Valleys

Landforms of glacial erosion - Roches moutonnees

Landforms of glacial erosion - Crag and tail

Landforms of glacial erosion - Subglacial meltwater channels

Landforms of glacial erosion - Striations

Case Study - Glacial erosion in Scotland

Processes of glacial transport - The entrainment of debris

Processes of glacial transport - Glacial debris transportation

Glaciofluvial debris transportation

Processes of glacial deposition - Glacial deposition from debris-rich glacier ice

Processes of glacial deposition - Ice ablation

Processes of glacial deposition - Lodgement of glacial debris

Processes of glacial deposition - Deformation

Processes of glacial deposition - Flow

The characteristics of glacial deposits

Glaciofluvial deposition

The characteristics of glaciofluvial deposits

Subglacial depositional landforms - Drumlins

Landforms of glacial deposition - Ice marginal moraines

Landforms of glaciofluvial deposition - Eskers

Landforms of glaciofluvial deposition - Kames

Landforms of glaciofluvial deposition - Kettle holes

Landforms of glaciofluvial deposition - Sandur (outwash plain)

Landforms of glaciofluvial deposition - Varves

Periglacial climates

Permafrost characteristics and distribution

Periglacial processes

Periglacial processes - Physical weathering

Periglacial processes - Chemical weathering

Periglacial processes - Mass movement

Periglacial processes - Active layer processes

Periglacial processes - Erosional processes

Ground ice features

Ice-wedge polygons

Patterned ground

Use of Glacial Lands

Fragile Environments

Threats and Management

Human Interference and Patterns

Lesson 1 - The Global Hydrological Cycle - Key definitions

Lesson 1 - The Global Hydrological Cycle

Lesson 2 - The Drainage Basin Hydrological Cycle

Lesson 2b - The Three Types of Rainfall

Human Disruptions to the Drainage Basin

Case study - Human disruptions in Amazonia

Lesson 3 - Water budgets and river regimes

Lesson 4 - Storm hydrographs

Lesson 5 - Drought

Lesson 5 - ENSO Cycles

Lesson 6 - Drought causes and impacts

Case study - Drought in Australia

Case study - Drought in Sahel

Lesson 7 - Impacts of Drought on Ecosystems

Lesson 8 - Physical Causes of Flooding

Case studies - Physical causes of flooding

Lesson 8 - Human causes of flooding

Lesson 9 - The impacts of flooding

Case study - Bangladesh flood 2007

Case study - Storm Desmond 2015

Lesson 10 - Impacts of Climate Change on the Hydrological Cycle

Lesson 12 - The Effects of Water Insecurity

Case studies - The price of water

Lesson 13 - Water supply and economic development

Case study - The Aral Sea

Water supply and human well-being

Case study - Water conflicts - The River Nile

Case Study - Water conflicts - The Gilgel Gibe III Dam

Case Study - The use of water as a political weapon with a conflict - Russia in Crimea

Case study - River Restoration - The River Quaggy

Lesson 15 - Integrated basin management for large rivers (IWRM)

Case study - IRBM Case Study - Colorado integrated river management

Case study - Water Conservation - Sustainable water schemes in Singapore

Case study - Smart Irrigation in China and Australia

Case study - Rainwater harvesting jars in Uganda

Case study - Water-sharing agreements and treaties

Lesson 16 - Hard engineering - Desalination

Case study - Hard Engineering - China's south-north water transfer project

The Biogeochemical Carbon Cycle (Lesson 1)

Geological Processes : The Slow Carbon Cycle - Lesson 2

Biological Processes (Oceans):The fast carbon cycle-Lesson 3

Human interference and Climate Patterns-Lesson 4

The role of Oceanic and Terrestrial Photosynthesis-Lesson 5

Consumption of energy and the energy mix

Energy players- Lesson 7

Fossil Fuel combustion and Carbon Pathways

Unconventional Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels and energy Pathways

Unconventional Fossil Fuels-Part 2

Alternatives to fossil fuels (Lesson 10a)

Alternatives to Fossil Fuels (Lesson 10b)

Alternatives to Fossil Fuels (Lesson 10c)

The environmental and economic problems resulting from inadequate water

The impact of human activity on the carbon and water cycles

Radical technologies

The impact of human activity on the carbon and water cycles

The degradation of the water and carbon cycles and the implications for human wellbeing

Impacts of Rising Temperatures

An uncertain future (lesson 15a and 15b)

Adaption and Mitigation