Geo of Hazards Flashcards

Decks in this Class (12):

• Lecture 1

  Lecture #1

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  how many locations within north ameri...,

  examples of non natural disasters,

  what are the 3 main processes in whic...
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• Lecture 2

  Lecture #2

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  why can minting a database of disaste...,

  what events officially qualify as a d...,

  what are the exceptions to the cred t...
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• Lecture 3

  Lecture #3

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  what does tsunami mean in japanese,

  how are tsunamis produced,

  what are the 2 ways in which earthquakes
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• Lecture 4

  Lecture #4

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  what are the 4 patterns of choice,

  what does absorb mean in terms of pat...,

  what does accept mean in terms of pat...
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• Lecture 5

  Lecture #5

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  what 2 processes does the suns energy...,

  what of solar radiation makes it down to,

  what are the gases that make up the a...
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• Lecture 6

  Lecture #6

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  climate is a function of the interact...,

  because climate change is nothing new...,

  what was the last ice age
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• Lecture 7 Earthquakes

  Lecture #7 - Earthquakes

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  what are quakes the result of,

  how is the energy of a quake released as,

  what is the difference between the ep...
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• Lecture 8 Volcanoes

  Lecture #8 -Volcanoes

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  where are most volcanoes occur,

  what is magma,

  what is lava
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• Lecture 9 Technological Hazards

  Lecture # 9 -Technological Hazards

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  what are some extreme tech hazards,

  what are some rare tech hazards,

  what are some more common tech hazards
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• Lecture 10 Meteorite Impacts

  Lecture #10 -Meteorite Impacts

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  how was the solar system formed,

  what is nebular hypothesis,

  what is a super nova
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• Lecture 11 Snow Avalanches

  Lecture #11 - Snow Avalanches

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  what is a snow avalanche,

  what is the intensity of a snow avala...,

  what are the 2 types of snow avalanches
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• Lecture 12 Wildfires

  lecture #12- Wildfires

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  how do wildfires start,

  what happens after a fire,

  which trees are have fire resistant bark
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