Natural hazards

Question 1

Number of Deaths in Chile

Answer 1

525 people

Question 2

Number of Deaths in Nepal

Answer 2

9000 people

Question 3

Number of houses destroyed in Nepal

Answer 3

600,000 houses

Question 4

Number of houses destroyed in Chile

Answer 4

370,000 houses

Question 5

Number of Schools destroyed in Chile

Answer 5

4500 schools

Question 6

Number of schools destroyed in Nepal

Answer 6

7000

Question 7

What is a natural hazard

Answer 7

a natural event that threatens people and it has the potential to cause damage and death

Question 8

Name 2 types of plate boundaries where earthquakes occur

Answer 8

conservative and destructive

Question 9

Name 2 primary effects of an earthquake

Answer 9

Roads damaged, buildings collapsed

Question 10

What is a secondary effect of a tropical storm

Answer 10

no electricity

Question 11

Give three reasons why people live in hazardous areas

Answer 11

fertile soils from volcanoes, lack of choice, geothermal energy

Question 12

What are the conditions for tropical storms to occur

Answer 12

sea temperature at 27ºC
low wind shear
depth of the sea at 60m or 70m
air rises and it cools and condenses
clouds have latent heat
storm spins, coriolis effect
draws energy

Question 13

Number of deaths in Typhoon Haiyan

Answer 13

6000 people

Question 14

Number of houses destroyed in Typhoon haiyan

Answer 14

1.1 million houses

Question 15

Number of evacuation centres set up in Typhoon haiyan

Answer 15

1200 evacuation centres

Question 16

Name three pieces of evidence of climate change

Answer 16

melting glaciers, rising sea levels, rising temperatures

Question 17

Immeadiate responses for Nepal

Answer 17

Uk search and rescue teams
half a million tents were needed
field hospitals were set up

Question 18

Long-term responses for Nepal

Answer 18

roads repaired, landslides cleared, 7000 schools rebuilt, stricter building regulations

Question 19

Immeadiate responses for Chile

Answer 19

power and water supplied was restored
national appeal made $60 million enough to build emergency shelters
field hospitals were set up

Question 20

Long-term responses for Chile

Answer 20

• housing reconstruction plan was done in a month
• not much needed foreign aid for wealth as they have copper exports

Question 21

4 things to help prevent natural hazards

Answer 21

monitoring
prediction
protection
planning

Question 22

Typhoon Haiyan fishing boats

Answer 22

30,000 fishing boats

Question 23

Monitoring tectonic activity

Answer 23

Seismicity
(seismographs records earthquakes)
Remote Sensing
(satellites detect heat and changes the volcanoes shape)

Question 24

Predicting tectonic activity

Answer 24

studying earthquake historical records near the plate margins

Question 25

Protection tectonic activity

Answer 25

1. walls reinforced with steel 2. shock absorbers 3. automatic shutters come down over to prevent windows from breaking

Question 26

Planning tectonic activity

Answer 26

Volcanoes- hazard maps show the likely areas to be affected. Earthquakes- maps can be produced to show the effects of an earthquake or to identify which areas are at risk

Question 27

Protection Typhoon Haiyan

Answer 27

1. windows, doors and roofs reinforced to strengthen buildings 2. sea walls built to protect against storm surges 3. storm drains constructed to prevent flooding

Question 28

Planning typhoon Haiyan

Answer 28

educating people of the potential dangers of the next hurricane season so that they are prepared

Question 29

Monitoring and prediction Typhoon Haiyan

Answer 29

Hurricane watch- advises that hurricane conditions are possible Hurricane warning- advises that hurricane conditions are expected and people should take immediate action

Question 30

Sommerset floods house flooded

Answer 30

600 houses

Question 31

immediate responses for Somerset floods

Answer 31

villagers used boats to go to school or go shopping

Question 32

long-term responses for somerset floods

Answer 32

1. road levels have been raised to maintain communications and enable businesses to continue during flood events 2. communities vulnerable to flooding will have defences