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