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9.1 Hazards resulting from tectonic processes

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The global distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes related to plate tectonics.
What is the primary cause of eart...,
Where do most earthquakes occur,
What is a convergent boundary
10  cards
Earthquakes and resultant hazards: shaking, landslides, soil liquefaction, and tsunami.
What are the primary hazards caus...,
What causes the shaking during an...,
How does shaking from an earthqua...
10  cards
Volcanoes and resultant hazards: types of eruption and their products (nuées ardentes, lava flows, volcanic mudflows/lahars, volcanic landslides, pyroclastic flows, and ash fallout).
What are the 2 types of eruptions,
What is a effusive eruption,
What is a explosive eruption
11  cards
Primary and secondary impacts on lives and property
What are the primary impacts of e...,
What are the secondary impacts of...,
What are the primary impacts of v...
8  cards
Prediction, hazard mapping, preparedness and monitoring of earthquake and volcanic hazards and perception of risk.
How can volcanoes be predicted mo...,
How can volcanoes be mapped,
3  cards

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