Geography Case Studies and Key Terms

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HAZARDS: key terms
What is a natural hazard 1,
What is risk 2,
What is vulnerability 3
66  cards
VOLCANO: Mt Nyiragongo, DRC
When did nyiragongo erupt 1,
What is the plate boundary 2,
Landform 3
19  cards
VOLCANO : Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
When it erupted 1,
Plate boundary 2,
Landform 3
19  cards
EARTHQUAKE : South Napa, California
Date 1,
Epicentre 2,
Aftershocks 3
17  cards
EARTHQUAKE : Haiti
Date 1,
Epicentre 2,
Aftershocks 3
17  cards
WILDFIRE: Camp Fire, 2018
Where did the wildfire originate 1,
Wildfire magnitude 2,
Hazard cause 3
15  cards
TROPICAL STORM: Hurricane Katrina
Date 1,
Storm details 2,
Storm magnitude 3
16  cards
TROPICAL STORM: Typhoon Haiyan
Date 1,
Storm details 2,
Storm magnitude 3
15  cards
MULTI-HAZARDOUS AREA: California, USA
Where do earthquakes occur 1,
What causes the seismic hazard 2,
What are the social impacts of th...
17  cards
LOCAL-SCALE HAZARDOUS AREA: San Francisco Bay Area, California
What is the physical nature of th...,
What is the nature of the atmosph...,
What is the economic character 3
11  cards
HAZARDS mini case studies
Mid ocean ridge 1,
Rift valley 2,
Young fold mountains at oceanic c...
17  cards
Systems & Water Terminology
System 1,
Input 2,
Flow transfer 3
40  cards
Carbon Terminology (inc. climate change)
The carbon cycle 1,
The long carbon cycle 2,
The short carbon cycle 3
8  cards
Hot Deserts terminology
A desert 1,
Dynamic equilibrium 2,
Feedback 3
84  cards
RESOURCE SECURITY key terms
Resource 1,
Resource security 2,
Stock resource 3
27  cards
WATER SECURITY key terms
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Blank 2,
Blank 3
14  cards
ENERGY SECURITY key terms
Energy security 1,
Reliability 2,
Resilience 3
14  cards
MINERAL SECURITY key terms
0  cards
CHANGING PLACES key terms
Place a location with a meaning t...,
The three aspects of place locati...,
Location where the place is 3
72  cards
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND GOVERNANCE key terms
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Blank 2,
What is a conglomerate 3
87  cards

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