Geography A - Natural Hazards

What is a tectonic hazard?

• A hazard that occurs when the climate becomes too hot and causes drought.

• A hazard that occurs as the result of human actions.

• A hazard that occurs because of a movement of the Earth’s crust.

• A hazard that occurs as the result of extreme weather conditions.

What would the likely short-term impacts of a climatic hazard be on a developing country?

• A high death toll and high economic cost

• A low death toll and high economic cost

• A high death toll and low economic cost

• A low death toll and low economic cost

Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

Which one of the following is the cause of droughts?

• Heavy periods of rainfall

• An extended period with below average rainfalls

• the movements of tectonic plates

• the rapid movements of material on slopes

Where are earthquakes created?

• At destructive plate boundaries

• At conservative plate boundaries

• At all plate boundaries

What is a natural hazard?

• A hazard resulting from the movement of tectonic plates.

• An extreme natural event that threatens people or has the potential to cause damage, destruction and death.

• An extreme hazard caused by human activity.

• A hazard caused by climate change.

What factor can influence the impacts of the hazard?

• Human activities

• The convection currents of the Earth's mantle

• Atmospheric conditions

A nuclear power plant meltdown is a natural hazard.

• True

• False

What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster?

• They are exactly the same

• Disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans

• A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans

• Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards

Flooding, property damage, fatalities, and fires are all effects of what natural hazard?

• Tsunamis and Earthquakes

• Hurricanes and Earthquakes

• Volcanoes and Tornados

• Tsunamis and Hurricanes