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GCSE AQA Geography Unit 1: Hazards
GCSE AQA Geography Unit 1: Hazards
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Basic revision for the Unit 1 Climatic and tectonic hazards section.
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1
What date did the Chile earthquake happen on?
8th May 2000
29th October 2007
14th January 2013
25th April 2015
2
Tropical storms begin to spin because of:
The rain
The global atmospheric circulation system
The coriolis effect
The wind
3
How many homes were flooded during this incident?
1000
60
600
100
4
Why do earthquakes occur?
Tectonic plates break up
The earth shakes
Tectonic plates move
All of the above.
5
Fertile soil, poverty, access to water supply and better building designs are all reasons why:
People live in LICs
People live in hazardous areas
People live in rural areas
People live in urban areas
6
Which earthquake was stronger on the Richter scale?
Nepal
Chile
7
How many people died as a result of the Nepal earthquake?
400
4000
900
9000
8
Which cell is nearest the equator?
Polar
Hadley
Ferrel
9
When did Typhoon Haiyan happen?
July 2000
October 2016
April 2005
November 2013
10
How warm does the ocean have to be for a tropical storm to form?
25 degrees
27 degrees
14 degrees
30 degrees
11
Nitrous oxide, methane and co2 are all produced by humans which cause:
Death
Political problems
All of the above
Climate change
12
Dark patches that appear from time to time on the surface of the sun are called:
Sun spots
Black holes
Black spots
Dark patches
13
At a conservative plate boundary you will get:
A volcano
Both
An earthquake
14
Where did Typhoon Haiyan hit?
The USA
Haiti
The Philippines
Japan
15
What are weather hazards in the UK?
Drought
Hurricanes
Heavy snow
Thunderstorms
16
Shrinking glaciers, rising sea level and seasonal changes are all evidence of climate change
True
False
17
The Milankovitch cycles are:
Orbit
Eccentricity
Precession
Axial Tilt
18
Which two case studies did we use for earthquakes?
Chile
Nepal
San Francisco
Haiti
19
Who discovered the three cycles the affect the world's climate?
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
Milutin Milankovitch
Donald Trump
20
How can the risks of tectonic hazards be reduced?
Monitoring, Protection, Prediction, Planning
Monitoring, Prevention, Prediction, Planning
21
The frequency, intensity and distribution of tropical storms will be affected by:
Changes in the wind
Geographical location
Time zones
Climate change
22
What type of plate is this?
Destructive
Conservative
Constructive
23
There are three types of air cell, what are they?
Polar, Ferrel, Hadley
Low pressure, medium pressure, high pressure.
Hot, cold, warm
24
The eye of the tropical storm is:
The edge of the storm
The warmest part of the storm
The calmest part of the storm
In the middle of the storm
25
Which of the following places is most at risk from sea-level rise due to climate change?
The USA
The Maldives
Japan
France
26
What is a hazard risk?
A hazard which affects lots of people
A piece of paper measuring how bad a hazard is
The chance/probability of being affected by a natural event.
27
What caused the Somerset Levels to flood?
People lived too close to the water
Wettest January since 1910
Rivers had not been dredged for the last 20 years
High tides and storm surges up the Bristol Chanel
28
Which of the following is a primary effect of an earthquake?
Buildings collapse
Education of children suffers
People lose their jobs
Hospitals become stretched
29
What factors affect risk?
Geographical location, type of building, population, climate
Poverty, population, farming, location.
Urbanisation, poverty, climate change, farming.
30
What is the name of the treaty which became law in 2005 to reduce carbon emissions?
Green Peace Treaty
Kyoto Protocol
Climate Agreement
Global Emissions Protocol
