Natural Hazards

Natural Hazards include

• Avalanche, Tsunami and Earthquakes

• Flooding, Volcanic eruptions and landslides

• Wild fires, Tropical Storms and Tornados

• All of the above

Earthquakes and Volcanoes tend to follow the pattern of _______ _______ ________ across the earth's surface

The mantle is

• the hottest section of the Earth

• made up of a mixture of molten and semi molten tock

• a solid sphere of iron and nickel

• the tectonic plates

Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust and can be renewed

• True

• False

What type of plate margin is likely to occur here?

• Conservative

• Constructive

• Destructive

What factors affect risk?

• Poverty and the level of urbanisation in an area

• If the people in an area have a good quality of life

• The amount of tree cover and vegetation

Name the large tectonic plate in the middle of the map.

• Indo-Australian

• Eurasian

• North American

• Pacific

What type of plate margin is shown in the image?

• Conservative

• Constructive

• Destructive

Where the North American plate is sliding past the Pacific Plate - what is this plate margin known as

The island nation of Iceland sits on top of which plate margin

• The San Andreas Fault

• The North Anatolian Fault

• The Mid Atlantic Ridge

• The Pacific Ring of Fire