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what is it?
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an area of seismicity corresponding with slap being thrust downwards in a subduction zone
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what does it show?
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angle and depth of subduction
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hypocentre
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the exact underground location where the stress in the Earth’s crust exceeds the strength of the rocks, causing a sudden fracture and an earthquake.
GEOGRAPHY tectonic hazards
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Decks in class (36)
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1.1.A Distribution of tectonic hazards8
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1.1.B Distribution of plate boundaries16
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1.1.B Processes on plate margins4
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1.1.C Intra plate7
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1.2.A The earths internal structure8
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1.2.A Plate Movement Theory24
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1.2.A Convection currents3
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1.2.B Impact of physical processes on tectonics12
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1.2.C Benioff zone3
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1.3.A Waves9
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1.3.B Earthquakes secondary hazards10
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1.3.B Volcanoes secondary hazards13
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1.3.C Tsunamis11
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1.4.A Natural hazards13
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1.4.B PAR12
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1.4.C Social, economic and environmental impacts of tectonic hazards9
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1.5.A Measuring volcanic eruptions5
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1.5.A Measuring earthquakes2
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1.5.B Hazard profiling9
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1.5.B Profile examples4
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1.6.A Inequality14
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1.6.B Governance17
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1.6.C Relationship between hazards,vunerability,resilance and disaster9
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1.7.A Disaster trends12
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1.7.B Mega disasters10
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1.7.C Multiple Hazard Zones7
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1.8.A Prediction17
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1.8.B Hazard Event Cycle14
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1.8.C Parks model24
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1.9.A Adaptation4
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1.9.C Key players17
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C.S 1 Boxing day tsunami15
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C.S 2 eyjafjallajokull7
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C.S 3 Japan 201119
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Earthquakes11
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Volcanoes0
