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AQA A Level Geography Paper 1 Hazards Revision Quiz
AQA A Level Geography Paper 1 Hazards Revision Quiz
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Tectonics Storm Hazards Fire in Nature
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1
How much money was given by the Canadian government to evacuees per adult?
CAN$1250
CAN$1400
CAN$2500
CAN$1300
2
How many hectares of land was destroyed in the For Mc Murray fire?
600,000 ha
1.5 million ha
50,000 ha
70,000 ha
3
Which statement best describes
ridge push
theory?
Partial melting of the oceanic plate due to subduction.
Oceanic plates receive a force pushing away from the ridge.
The cold and dense plate sinks into the mantle.
Pulling of the oceanic plate caused by negative buoyancy.
4
How many tonnes of aid was sent to Tacloban?
200,000
30,000
12,000
1.5 million
5
How would you categorise these statement? "Natural hazard are part of living in an area"
Adaptation
Mitigation
Fatalism
Fear
6
What was the aerial extent of Sandy's damage in the U.S.A?
13 States
5 States
52 States
24 States
7
How much money was lost by air lines each day for 6 days during the Eyjafjallajokull eruption?
£500,000
£130 million
£120 million
£250 million
8
Which statement best describe the focus of and earthquake?
The point where two plates meet.
A scarp in the landscape.
The point at which pressure is released in the crust.
The point where energy transferred is directly felt above
9
What is the date of the Fort Mc Murray Wildfire?
May 2016
June 2016
May 2017
June 2017
10
Not going on holiday to Florida in September because it is hurricane season.
Acceptance
Adaptation
Fear
Fatalism
11
"Hazards are part of God's will"
Fear
Adaptation
Fatalism
Acceptance
12
Which
two
landforms are associated with destructive plate margins?
Deep Sea trenches
Rift valleys
Ocean Ridges
Island Arcs
13
Select two secondary seismic events
Ground Rupture
Landslides/avalanches
Ground Shaking
Soil Liquefaction
14
Select two secondary hazards from tropical storms
Heavy Rainfall
Coastal Flooding
High Winds
Tornadoes
15
Which is an example of preparedness in the management of tropical storms?
Sea Walls
Evacuation
Cyclone/hurricane drills
Weather warning
16
Which lines of latitude do tropical storms form between?
15°-30° north and south of the Equator
5°- 15° north and south of the Equator
30°- 45° north and south of the Equator
5°- 20° north and south of the Equator
17
The slowest waves cause most of the damage move from side to side. Originate from the epicentre
Love Waves
Raleigh Waves
P waves
S waves
18
Which volcano is the oldest in the Hawaiian islands?
Hawaii
Kaua'i
Ni'ihau
Molokai
19
Identical glacial deposits found across S. America, Antarctica and India are examples of.
Geological evidence for continental drift.
Biological evidence for continental drift.
Climatological evidence for continental drift.
20
Alternating polarity of rocks during palaeomagnetism occurs approximately every
250,000 years
400,000 years
2.5 billion years
1.5 billion years
21
How many people were evacuated from the glacial floods in Iceland?
3000
1000
1500
1200
22
How many people were forced to evacuate from the Fort Mc Murray fire?
6,000 people
20,000 people
10,000 people
90,000 people
23
How many people were killed during the Fort Mc Murray Wildfire?
38
0
24
34
24
What Category was typhoon Haiyan?
4
3
2
5
25
What is the minimum depth for oceans to provide latent heat?
100 m
50 m
40 m
70 m
26
"A family buying a hurricane shelter and weather radio"
Adaptation
Fear
Fatalism
Mitigation
27
What category was the 2010 Icelandic Volcano on the VEI scale?
5
4
7
6
28
How much were the total costs of the insurance companies after the fire?
CAN$9Billion
CAN$7Billion
CAN$6Billion
CAN$5Billion
29
Which description accurately describes a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale?
Wind speed 300km/hr storm surge +2.5m -830mb air pressure
Wind speed 100km/hr storm surge +3.0m -1000mb air pressure
Wind speed 250km/hr storm surge + 5.5m -920mb air pressure
30
What is the
rehabilitation
phase of the park model?
Restores temporary housing and services.
Search and rescue teams
Strategies to modify vulnerability of further disasters.
Return to normality.
31
What two type of volcanoes form in Hawaii ?
Caldera
Shield
Lava Dome
Composite
32
What activities would take place during the
relief
phase of the park model?
Re-building homes and infrastructure.
Focus on saving lives and international aid.
Do nothing.
Preparing for the hazard event.
33
Which two are secondary hazards volcanic eruptions?
Nuees Ardentes (Pyroclastic Flows)
Volcanic Bomb
Lahars
Tsunamis
34
Which direction is the pacific plate moving over the mantle plume?
North
West
North East
North West
35
Which
two
statements are true?
The inner core is liquid the outer core is solid and.
The asthenosphere lies beneath a layer of semi-molten rock.
Continental crust is under 200 million years old.
Continental crust is over 1,500 million years old.
36
Which statement is false?
Rhyolitic lava has high viscosity and high silica content.
Andesitic lava has increasing viscosity and 60% silica
Basaltic lava has a low viscosity- approx 3000 degree C
Rhyolitic lava is around 900 degrees C in temperature
37
What 3 things make up the fire triangle?
Heat, Oxygen, Fuel
Heat, Light, Oxygen
Air, Wood, Water
Heat, Fuel, Spark
38
What is the cost of damage for super storm sandy ?
$6.2 billion
$56,000
$70 billion
$108 billion
39
How many people were made homeless from Typhoon Haiyan?
500,000
230,000
2 million
1.5 million
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What is this hazard model called?
Hazard classification model
Hazard perception model
Hazard movement cycle
Hazard management cycle
