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Physical Geography - Hazards
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Physical Geography - Hazards
(36 decks)
intro to hazards
hazard perception
human response to hazards
earth structure and internal energy sources
plate tectonic theory of crustal evolution
plate margins (destructive, constructive, conservative)
destructive plate margin landform
magma plumes and their relationship to plate movement
forms of volcanic hazard
spatial distribution of volcanic events
randomness, magnitude, frequency, regularity of volcanic hazards
predicability of hazard events
impacts of volcanic hazards
short term and long term responses to volcanic events
case study: icelandic eruption 2010 - impacts and human responses
nature of seismicity in relation to plate tectonics
forms of seismic hazards
spatial distribution of seismic events
predictability of hazard events
impacts of seismic hazards
short term and long term responses to seismic events
case study: Haiti 2010 - impacts and human responses
nature of tropical storms and their underlying causes
forms of storm hazard
spatial distribution of tropical storms
impacts of storm hazards
short term responses to storm events
1) case study: hurricane sandy
2) case study: typhoon haiyan
nature of wildfires and conditions favouring intense wildfires
cause of fire (natural and human)
impacts of fire hazards
short and long term responses to fire hazard events
1) case study
2) case study
constructive plate margin landforms
