Natural Hazards
Sudden shaking caused by movement of tectonic plates
What is an earthquake?
Rotating storm called a hurricane in the Caribbean
What is a cyclone?
Loss of trees on a large scale
What is deforestation?
Largest country in the world (by land area)
What is Russia?
Study of Earth’s features and human interaction
What is geography?
Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface
What is Magma?
Extended period of below-average rainfall
What is a drought?
Permanent damage to land reducing productivity. It is happening a fair bit in the Sahara.
What is desertification?
Most populous country (current)
What is India?
Movement of people from rural to urban areas
What is Urbanisation?
Giant sea wave caused by underwater disturbance
What is a tsunami?
Rapid flooding from intense rainfall
What is a flash flood?
Species with a growing negative impact on ecosystems. The cane toad is one.
What are invasive species?
River that runs from the snowy mountains at Mt Kosciuszko through to Lake Alexandrina in SA
What is the Murray River?
Map showing data using colours
What is Chloropleth Map?
Boundary where plates move apart
What is divergent?
Warming of ocean waters affecting global climate.
What is El Nino?
Decline in coral ecosystems due to heat stress
What is coral bleaching?
Fastest-growing megacity region
What is Asia?
Measuring ability to cope with hazards
What is resilience?
Volcanic region around the Pacific Ocean
What is the ring of fire?
Hazard increasing due to climate change (coastal)
What is sea level rise?
Rapid loss of species worldwide
What is biodiversity loss?
Line dividing Northern and Southern Hemispheres
What is the equator?
Country highly vulnerable to rising sea levels. Hint, it's rising with a BANG!
What is Bangledesh?