Tectonic Hazards AQA Geography GCSE

When is a natural event a hazard?

• When the natural event is very large.

• When the natural event impacts on people and human activities.

• When the natural event is caused by people and human activities.

• All natural events are hazards.

Which of these is not a tectonic hazard?

• Volcano

• Landslide

• Hurricane

• Avalanche

Tectonic hazards are most likely to occur where?

• At 'hot spots' in the Earth's crust.

• In the middle of an ocean

• In the center of tectonic plates

• On tectonic plate margins

At which type of plate margin does subduction occur?

• Destructive plate margin

• Constructive plate margin

• Conservative plate margin

What tectonic hazard is most likely to occur at a conservative plate margin?

• Avalanche

• Tsunami

• Volcano

• Earthquake

Which of the following is a primary effect of an earthquake

• Death and injury

• Tsunami

• landslide

• Fire

Which of the following would be a long term response to an earthquake?

• Search and rescue

• Rebuilding and reconstruction

• Providing medical care

• Providing shelter

Which of the following is not a way for scientists to monitor volcanoes?

• Remote sensing using satellites

• Measuring changes in the shape of the land

• Collecting and analysing lava

• Using seismographs to record earthquakes

It is impossible to make accurate predictions about earthquakes - True or False

• True

• False

True or False the impacts of tectonic hazards in high income countries are more severe?

• True

• False