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Y9 GCSE AQA Geography Unit 1: Hazards
Y9 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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Why do earthquakes occur?
All of the above.
Tectonic plates break up
Tectonic plates move
The earth shakes
2
At a conservative plate boundary you will get:
A volcano
Both
An earthquake
3
How many people died as a result of the Kashmir earthquake?
900
3000
4000
400
4
What are weather hazards in the UK?
Hurricanes
Drought
Heavy snow
Thunderstorms
5
Which of the following is a primary effect of an earthquake?
People lose their jobs
Hospitals become stretched
Buildings collapse
Education of children suffers
6
What date did the Kashmir earthquake happen on?
2000
2013
2005
2007
7
What type of plate is this?
Conservative
Constructive
Destructive
8
Fertile soil, poverty, access to water supply and better building designs are all reasons why:
People live in hazardous areas
People live in rural areas
People live in LICs
People live in urban areas
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Which cell is nearest the equator?
Hadley
Ferrel
Polar
10
The frequency, intensity and distribution of tropical storms will be affected by:
Climate change
Changes in the wind
Geographical location
Time zones
11
Where did Typhoon Haiyan hit?
Haiti
The USA
The Philippines
Japan
12
The eye of the tropical storm is:
The calmest part of the storm
The warmest part of the storm
The edge of the storm
In the middle of the storm
13
How warm does the ocean have to be for a tropical storm to form?
27 degrees
14 degrees
30 degrees
25 degrees
14
When did Typhoon Haiyan happen?
July 2000
April 2005
November 2013
October 2016
15
Which two case studies did we use for earthquakes?
Nepal
Chile
L'Aquila
Kashmir
16
There are three types of air cell, what are they?
Hot, cold, warm
Low pressure, medium pressure, high pressure.
Polar, Ferrel, Hadley
17
How can the risks of tectonic hazards be reduced?
Monitoring, Prevention, Prediction, Planning
Monitoring, Protection, Prediction, Planning
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Tropical storms begin to spin because of:
The rain
The global atmospheric circulation system
The wind
The coriolis effect
