Geography Hazards Flashcards

Decks in this Class (20):

• Key Terms

  key terms

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  what is a hazard,

  what is a disaster,

  what are natural hazards
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• Ridge Push

  Ridge Push

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  what is ridge push
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• Key Responses To Natural Hazards

  Key responses to natural hazards

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  what is adaptation,

  what is fatalism,

  what is fear
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• The Park Impact Response Model

  The park/impact response model

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  what does the park model describe,

  what is relief,

  what is rehabilitation
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• Plate Tectonics

  Plate tectonics

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  how old is the earth,

  what are the characteristics of the c...,

  what can the crust be divided into
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• Volcanoes

  Volcanoes

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  where are volcanoes located,

  what are examples of where volcanoes are,

  what is an active volcano
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• Plate Margins

  Plate margins

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  what are destructive plate margins al...,

  when does subduction occur destructive,

  when 2 oceanic plates converge what does
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• Nature Of Vulcanicity And Its Relation To

  Nature of vulcanicity and its relation to plate tectonics

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  vulcanicity at destructive plate margins,

  vulcanicity at constructive plate mar...,

  what are the primary effects of volcanic
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• Classification Of Eruption

  classification of eruption

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  at an icelandic volcano what is the type,

  at an icelandic volcano what are the ...,

  at a hawaiian volcano what is the typ...
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• Mt Nyriagongo Case Study

  Mt nyriagongo case study

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  when and where did it happen,

  was it an lic or a hic,

  why did the volcanic eruption occur
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• Earthquakes

  Earthquakes

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  where and why do earthquakes occur,

  what are earthquakes,

  what is an earthquakes focus
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• Kobe Case Study

  Kobe case study

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  when and why did it happen,

  what were the responses before the ea...,

  what were the responses during
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• Tsunamis

  Tsunamis

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  what are tsunamis,

  what do tsunamis have,

  how are tsunamis formed
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• Japanese Tsunami Case Study

  japanese tsunami case study

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  when was the tsunami,

  what were the causes of the tsunami,

  the tsunami was a secodnary effect of...
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• Tropical Storms

  Tropical storms

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  what are the conditions needed for tr...,

  what are the nature of tropical storms,

  how do tropical storms form
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• Hurricane Katrina

  Hurricane katrina

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  what is some background information a...,

  what is the risk and vulnerability,

  what are the primary effects of the h...
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• Typhoon Hayan

  Typhoon Hayan

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  background information about the typhoon,

  what is the risk and vulnerability,

  what were the primary social effects ...
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• Wildfires

  Wildfires

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  what is a wildfire,

  what can the benefits of wildfires be,

  what does the exact nature of a fire ...
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• Impacts Of Wildfires

  Impacts of wildfires

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  what are the primary environmental im...,

  what are the secondary environmental ...,

  what are the primary social impacts
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• Alberto Wildfire

  Alberto wildfire

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  when did the wildfire occur,

  where did it happen,

  where did the fire ignite
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