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