Hazards

Question 1

What are storm hazards (5)

Answer 1

High winds
Storm surges
Heavy rain
Flooding
Landslides

Question 2

High winds (2)

Answer 2

Speed = 300km/h
Destroy buildings + uproot trees

Question 3

Storm surges (3)

Answer 3

Large rise in sea level
Caused by high winds pushing water toward coast + low pressure of storm
Accounts for 90% of deaths

Question 4

Heavy rain

Answer 4

Warm moist air cools + condenses = heavy torrential rain

Question 5

Flooding

Answer 5

Heavy downpour = river discharge increases suddenly

Question 6

Landslides

Answer 6

Water infiltrates soil and rock = make it less stable = increases risk of landslides

Question 7

Social impacts (5)

Answer 7

Drown, injury, death
Houses destroyed homelsss
Electricity cables damaged = cut electricity
Food shortages
Lack of clean water = disease

Question 8

Economic impacts (3)

Answer 8

Cost of reconstruction
Business damaged or destroyed
Agricultural land destroyed

Question 9

Environmental impacts (4)

Answer 9

Beaches eroded
Coastal habitats destroyed
Environments are polluted - salt water
Landslides = block water courses = change course