Tectonic Hazards

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• 1State two reasons people live near volcanoes
• 2Why volcanic soils attract farmers
• 3Geothermal energy and tourism as pull factors
• 4Minerals, fishing and home ties
• 5Why people continue to live in active areas (developed)
• 6Extended response: do benefits outweigh the risks?

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• 1Define a primary impact (Getting started)
• 2Identify a secondary impact of an eruption (Getting started)
• 3Distinguish primary from secondary earthquake impacts (Building confidence)
• 4Impacts of volcanic eruptions — positive and negative (Building confidence)
• 5Why impacts differ between countries (Stretch)
• 6Evaluate: are earthquake impacts greater in poorer countries? (Stretch)

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• 1Name the layers of the Earth
• 2Where earthquakes and volcanoes are found
• 3Describe the four layers of the Earth
• 4How plate tectonics works
• 5Processes at a destructive boundary
• 6Constructive vs conservative boundaries

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• 1Focus and epicentre
• 2Classifying a volcano
• 3How an earthquake occurs
• 4Shield vs composite volcanoes
• 5Processes at the four plate boundaries
• 6Magnitude and intensity of earthquakes

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Naming a way to reduce earthquake impacts (2 marks)
• 2Monitoring with seismometers (3 marks)
• 3Earthquake-resistant building design (4 marks)
• 4Land-use planning and zoning (4 marks)
• 5Comparing the effectiveness of strategies (6 marks)
• 6Extended response — assessing strategies with a named example (7 marks)

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• 1Name two ways volcanoes are monitored
• 2Explain how lava flows can be controlled
• 3Explain the value of hazard mapping and exclusion zones
• 4How Mount Etna is monitored (detailed specific example)
• 5Assess the effectiveness of evacuation and warning systems
• 6Assess strategies to reduce volcanic impacts (extended response)

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