GCSE Geography Revision

Natural Hazards

19 Quizzes

Introduction to hazards

Plate tectonics

Tectonic hazards – effects and responses

L’Aquila Earthquake

Christchurch Earthquake

Nepal Earthquake Introduction

Haiti earthquake

Living at risk from tectonic hazards

Global atmospheric circulation

Tropical storms

Effects of tropical storms

Reducing the effects of tropical storms

Weather hazards in the UK

Weather hazards in the UK – case study

Is the UK’s weather getting more extreme?

Cause and effects of climate change

Managing climate change

Introduction to hazards

GCSE Geography Revision Natural Hazards Introduction to hazards

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1. Question
What is a natural hazard?
- An extreme hazard caused by human activity.
- An extreme natural event that threatens people or has the potential to cause damage, destruction and death.
- A hazard caused by climate change.
- A hazard resulting from the movement of tectonic plates.
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2. Question
Natural events, such as volcanic eruptions or earthquakes that occur away from humans and properties are not considered natural hazards.
- True
- False
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3. Question
Which of the following factors affect the risk from natural events such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and floods?
- Urbanisation
- Level of economic development
- Geographical location
- All of the above
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4. Question
What is a tectonic hazard?
- A hazard that occurs as the result of extreme weather conditions.
- A hazard that occurs when the climate becomes too hot and causes drought.
- A hazard that occurs because of a movement of the Earth’s crust.
- A hazard that occurs as the result of human actions.
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5. Question
Which of the following is an example of a tectonic hazard?
- Volcanic eruption
- Flooding
- Landslide
- Drought
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Question 6 of 15

6. Question
What is a climatic hazard?
- A hazard caused by the movement of the Earth’s crust.
- A hazard caused by human activity.
- A hazard that occurs when it becomes too hot.
- A hazard that occurs as the result of certain weather conditions.
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7. Question
Which hazard is caused by rising temperature?
- Volcanoes
- Earthquakes
- Tsunamis
- Droughts
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8. Question
What type of hazard is a tsunami?
- Tectonic
- Climatic
- Both geomorphological and tectonic
- Neither climatic nor tectonic
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9. Question
Volcanoes only happen in places where the climate is warm.
- True
- False
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10. Question
Countries around the Pacific Ring of Fire are more at risk of what types of natural hazard?
- Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
- Earthquakes and flooding.
- Volcanic eruptions and drought.
- Volcanoes and forest fires.
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11. Question
What would the likely short-term impacts of a climatic hazard be on a developed country?
- High death toll and high economic cost
- Low death toll and low economic cost
- High death toll and low economic cost
- Low death toll and high economic cost
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12. Question
Which type of event is likely to occur more often due to climate change?
- Volcanic eruptions
- Earthquakes
- Tropical Storms
- Landslides
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13. Question
Which of the following is not an example of a classification of natural hazards?
- Tectonic hazards
- Atmospheric hazards
- Geomorphological Hazards
- Human hazards
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14. Question
Why do people live in areas vulnerable to natural hazards?
- Can’t move
- Don’t want to move
- Can’t predict when a hazard will occur
- All of the above
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15. Question
What layer of the earth is found beneath the crust?
- Inner core
- Outer core
- Mantle
- Plate
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