Geography AQA PAPER 1 Exam Question and Answers

Geography AQA PAPER 1 Exam Question and Answers Natural Hazard - ANS Any natural process that is a potential threat to human life and property Factors affecting hazard risk - ANS Urbanisation, poverty, development, climate change Constructive plates - ANS Two plates move apart, magma forces way along gap and causes earthquake, erupted lava cools and forms volcano Ecotourism - ANS The practice of using an area's natural environment to attract tourists which is sustainable and won't damage area Destructive plate - ANS Two plates moving towards one another, oceanic plate subducts under continental plate and friction causes melting of oceanic plate, triggers earthquake Conservative plate - ANS Two plates moving alongside, friction can send shockwaves causing earthquakes Where are volcanoes distributed? - ANS Coastline and tectonic plate boundaries Where are earthquakes distributed? - ANS Coastline and tectonic plate boundaries Chile HIC earthquake - ANS 27th feb 2010, 8.8 Richter scale, caused on destructive plate margin PE- 5000 deaths, Santiago airport damaged SE- 1500km road damaged by landslide IR- Emergency service floating bridge, field hospitals LTR- President said 4 years to recover