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Tsunamis
When was the 2004 indonesian eart...,
2004 indonesian earthquake genera...,
What city was the closest to the ...
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Mass Wasting - Mitigation
Since when did mgb started hazard...,
Hazard assessment under mgb,
Regional and detailed scale masp
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Introduction to Geohazard
A process or phenomenon that may ...,
Are geological processes or pheno...,
T or f risk can be totally elimin...
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earth materials
It is the transition zone between...,
Discontinuities in the layers of ...,
_________ are composed largely of...
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Volcanic Eruptions - MAGMAS
Volcanoes are mostly found along,
Much magmas are expelled along,
The type of ____and consequent ty...
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Volcanic Eruptions - VOLCANOES AND TYPES OF ERUPTION
Volcanic landforms 4 kabuok,
Formed when lava eventually cools...,
Two types of lava flow
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Volcanic Eruptions - VOLCANIC HAZARDS AND NOTABLE DISASTERS
The way in which humans respond t...,
Some of the primary hazards near ...,
Secondary hazards of volcanoes th...
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Volcanic Eruptions - PREDICTING ERUPTIONS AND MINIMIZING RISKS
Predictive tools for volcanic eru...,
Makes use of the size shape compo...,
Geologic history makes use of the...
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Earthquakes - SEISMIC WAVES AND PLATE TECTONICS
Three basic types of stress that ...,
It is a type of stress that pushe...,
A type of stress that pulls rocks...
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Earthquakes - FACTORS OF GROUND SHAKING
When was the tangshan disaster an...,
What kind of earthquake was the t...,
Why was the tangshan disaster so ...
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Earthquakes - SECONDARY EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS
Primary hazard associated with ea...,
Secondary earthquake hazards,
What sediment is prone to liquefa...
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Earthquakes - METHODS OF ASSESSING EARTHQUAKES
Three methods of assessing earthq...,
Based mainly on the knowledge of ...,
Long term forecasting are based o...
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Mass Wasting - PROCESSES AND CLASSIFICATION
What is a landlside,
Mass wasting is an integral part ...,
What is a regolith
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Mass Wasting - Parts of Landslide
The material that is practically ...,
A steep surface on the undisturbe...,
The highest point of contact betw...
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Mass Wasting - TRIGERRING MECHANISM
It is the most significant factor...,
T or f as the slope increases the...,
When ______ becomes greater than ...
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Flooding - Drainage Basins
What is the basic role of streams...,
How does flood happen,
Why is there a tendency of large ...
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Flooding - Drainage Patterns
What are the different types of d...,
Is it the most commonly formed on...,
T or f in dendritic drainage patt...
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Flooding - Streams
Streams can be subdivided accordi...,
Three types of streams,
A stream that has flowing water y...
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Flooding - Flood Hazards
This refers to when a normally dr...,
What is the most common way that ...,
Scientists use _________ and ____...
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Flooding - Human Activity and Flooding
What type of human activities has...,
T or f some measures to reduce fl...,
Land use factors that affect floo...
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Coastal Hazards - Shorelines
Strip of land bordering the sea o...,
Marks the seaward limit of the la...,
Chief agents shaping coastlines
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Coastal Hazards - Coastal Processes
The periodic rise and fall of sea...,
Ocean tides are caused by,
Refers to the difference in sea l...
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Coastal Hazards - Depositional and Erosional Coastal Landforms
Coastlines evolve over time due t...,
This interaction between waves an...,
Landward migration of a shoreline...
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Coastal Hazards - Hazards and Mitigation
Most coastal hazards are related ...,
Refer to large rotating low press...,
Exceptionally strong tropical sto...
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Ground Subsidence and Karst Subsidence
Defined as the lowering of the la...,
T or f sudden collapse events are...,
T or f slow subsidence of areas c...
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