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Hazards associated with volcanic eruptions
Hazards definition,
Volcanoes definition,
How are volcanoes distributed
12
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earth's major tectonic processes defintions
Plate tectonics,
Tectonic plates,
Plate margin
4
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Plate tectonics processes and landforms
Divergent boundaries processes,
Divergent boundaries landforms cr...,
Divergent boundaries description ...
7
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Volcanism at different plate boundaries
Volcanism at convergent plate bou...,
Volcanism at divergent plate boun...,
Hot spots
3
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Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland eruption
Date of eruption,
Physical causes of eruption,
Social impacts
7
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Mt Pinatubo, Philippines, Asia eruption
Date of eruption,
Physical causes of eruption,
Did human activity influence the ...
8
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Nevado Del Ruiz, Columbia eruption
Date of eruption,
Physical causes of eruption,
Human problems making issues worse
8
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Mt Merapi Indonesia eruption
Date of eruption,
Physical causes of eruption,
Human impacts benefiting effects
8
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Mt St Helens USA eruption 1981
Cause of eruption,
Human factors increasing risk,
Social impacts
7
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Soufriere Hills, Montserrat eruption 1995-97
Cause of eruption,
Human factors increasing the risk,
Social impacts
7
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Mt. Nyiragongo (DRC) 2002 eruption
Cause of eruption,
Human factors increasing risk,
Social impacts
7
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Monitoring volcanoes- Kilauea Hawaii
How does the volcano change shape,
Appropriate methods scientists co...,
Why is it important to monitor th...
3
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Monitoring white Island, New Zealand
Remote sensing,
Why is remote sensing appropriate,
What else could scientists do
3
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Hazard maping- Mt Merapi
Main volcanic hazards associated ...,
Locations at greatest risk are,
Yellow shading indicates
5
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Heimacy, Iceland managed 1973
What year,
How many residents evacuated,
Trenches and walls built
7
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Mt Etna-management
Short term responses and precautions,
Long term management
2
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Monitoring volcanoes
Seisomometres,
Ground deormation,
Geophysical
6
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Mt,Ontake, Japan (27th September 2014)
How does japan usually manage its...,
Why wasn t the mt ontake eruption...
2
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Tectonic processes associated with earthquakes
How are earthquakes caused,
Distribution of earthquakes,
Divergent boundaries
5
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Haiti earthquake 2010
Social impacts,
Economic impacts,
Environmental impacts
11
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factors affecting human responses to Haiti earthquake
0 2 weeks response,
What affected 0 2 weeks response,
2 weeks later response
12
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Kobe earthquake 17th January 1995
Magnitude,
Population,
Physical factors leading to earth...
9
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Christchurch 2010 earhtquake
What date,
Tectonic plates involved,
How long did earthquake last for
8
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Extent of predicting earthquakes
Yes they can predict earthquakes,
No they cannot predict earthquakes,
Earthquake proof building design
3
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Indian Ocean tsunami 2004
Tsunami definition,
Cause of indian ocean tsunami,
Magnitude of earthquake
8
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Tohoku Tsunami 2011
Date,
Where did it take place,
Richter scale of eathquake
17
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Japan's ability to cope with earhtquakes
Emergency crews,
Buildings are earthquake proof,
Huge gdp
6
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Types of mass movement
Flows,
Factors affecting flows,
Rockfalls
10
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Processes and conditions leading to mass movement
Steepening and undercutting,
Loading the slope adding weight,
Heavy rain
5
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Landslide-Aberfan
Date,
How many cubic meters of debris f...,
How much debris smashed into the ...
10
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Venezuela debris flow
Debris flow defintion,
Year took place,
Physical factors leading to debri...
9
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Avalanches
Avalanche defintion,
Trigger factors of avalanches,
What year was the galtur avalanche
11
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Management strategies for Mass movement
Drainage,
Vegetating,
Soil nailing
7
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Impacts and responses to storm surges
Storm surge definition,
Other causes of storm surges include,
Why are coasts vulnerable
10
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North sea 1953 storm surge
Physical factors leading to flood,
Human factors that increased the ...,
Impacts soical economic and envir...
5
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Flooding of Lower river Severn 2007
Basic facts,
Physical factors leading to flood,
Human factors that led to flood
7
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Factors leading to floods
Increased discharge,
River flood definition,
Heavy rainfally saturated floodplane
10
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How is the flood risk in the Severn being managed?
Managed retreat,
Dredging,
Land use zoning
19
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Coastal flooding in Bangladesh , 2007
Physical factors affecting coasta...,
Human factors that led to the flood,
Social impacts
7
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Bangladesh's flood action plan
What year,
How many concrete cyclone shelters,
How many flood retention dams res...
4
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Pakistani floods 2010
Physical causes,
Human factors that increased risk,
Economic impacts
7
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