Geography AQA GCSE PAPER 1 Questions and Answers 2024/2025
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Natural Hazard
A natural hazard is a natural process which could cause death, injury or disruption to
humans, or destroy proprty or posesions.
Natural disaster
A natural hzard that has actualy happened
Geological hazards
Caused by kand and tectonic processes
Meteorological hazar...
caused by convection currents underneath the Earth's crust
Destructive plate
Two plates moving towards one another, oceanic plate subducts under continental
plate and friction causes melting of oceanic plate, triggers earthquake
Constructive plates
Two plates move apart, magma forces way along gap and causes earthquake,
erupted lava cools and forms volcano
Conservative plate
Two plates moving alongside, friction can send shockwaves causing earthquakes
Earthquake causes
two plates 'jerking' past each other
the focus
the point in the Earth the earthquake starts
Epicentre
the point on the Earth' surface straight above the focus
buildings and bridges collapse
people are injured or killed
Roads are destroyed
Earthquake Secondary effects
Can trigger landslides, tsunamis = destruction
homeless can die from the cold
Leaking gas can start fires
Earthquake Immediate responses
Rescue people trapped by collapsed buildings and treat injured people
Recover dead bodies to prevent spread of disease
Foreign governments or charities may send aid workers, supplies , equipment or financial
donations to the areas affected
Earthquake Long term responses
Re-house people who have lost their homes
Repair or rebuild damaged buildings, roads, railways and bridges.
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