Geography AQA GCSE PAPER 1
Questions And Answers
Natural bHazard b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A bnatural bhazard bis ba bnatural bprocess bwhich
bcould bcause bdeath, binjury bor bdisruption bto bhumans, bor bdestroy bproprty bor
bposesions.
Natural bdisaster b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A bnatural bhzard bthat bhas bactualy bhappened
Geological bhazards b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Caused bby bkand band btectonic bprocesses
Meteorological bhazards b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Caused bby bweather band bclimate
Factors baffecting bhazard brisk b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Urbanisation, bpoverty,
bdevelopment, bclimate bchange
Tectonic bplates b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Slabs bof bthe bEarth's bcrust
Continental bcrust b- bcorrect banswers✔✔thicker band bless bdense
Oceanic bcrust b- bcorrect banswers✔✔thinner band bmore bdense
Tectonic bplate bmovement b- bcorrect banswers✔✔caused bby bconvection bcurrents
bunderneath bthe bEarth's bcrust
Destructive bplate b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Two bplates bmoving btowards bone banother,
boceanic bplate bsubducts bunder bcontinental bplate band bfriction bcauses bmelting bof
boceanic bplate, btriggers bearthquake
Constructive bplates b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Two bplates bmove bapart, bmagma bforces
bway balong bgap band bcauses bearthquake, berupted blava bcools band bforms bvolcano
Conservative bplate b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Two bplates bmoving balongside, bfriction bcan
bsend bshockwaves bcausing bearthquakes
Earthquake bcauses b- bcorrect banswers✔✔two bplates b'jerking' bpast beach bother
the bfocus b- bcorrect banswers✔✔the bpoint bin bthe bEarth bthe bearthquake bstarts
, Epicentre b- bcorrect banswers✔✔the bpoint bon bthe bEarth' bsurface bstraight babove bthe
bfocus
Where bare bvolcanoes bfound b- bcorrect banswers✔✔At bdestructive band bconstructive
bplate bmarhgins
Where bare bearthquakes bfound b- bcorrect banswers✔✔At ball bthree btypes bof bplate
bmargin
Earthquake bPrimary beffects b- bcorrect banswers✔✔buildings band bbridges bcollapse b
people bare binjured bor bkilled b
Roads bare bdestroyed
Earthquake bSecondary beffects b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Can btrigger blandslides,
btsunamis b= bdestruction b
bhomeless bcan bdie bfrom bthe bcold
Leaking bgas bcan bstart bfires
Earthquake bImmediate bresponses b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Rescue bpeople btrapped bby
bcollapsed bbuildings band btreat binjured bpeople
Recover bdead bbodies bto bprevent bspread bof bdisease b
Foreign bgovernments bor bcharities bmay bsend baid bworkers, bsupplies b, bequipment bor
bfinancial bdonations bto bthe bareas baffected
Earthquake bLong bterm bresponses b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Re-house bpeople bwho
bhave blost btheir bhomes
Repair bor brebuild bdamaged bbuildings, broads, brailways band bbridges.
Reconnect bbroken belectricity, bwater, bgas, bcommunication bconnections
Volcanoes bPrimary beffects b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Buildings band broads bare bdestroyed
bby blava bflows band bpyroclastic bflows. b
Buildings bmay balso bcollapse bif benough bash bfalls bonto bthem.
People b& banimals bare binjured/killed bby bpyroclastic bflows, blava,falling brocks
Volcanoes bSecondary beffects b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Mudflows bform bwhen bvolcanic
bmaterial bis bmixed bwith bwater band blandslides bcause bdestruction, bdeath b& binjury.
Tourism bcan bbe bdisrupted bstraight bafter band bthe beruption b- bbut boften bit bcan
bincrease bafterwards bwith btourists binterested bin bseeing bvolcanoes
Ash bmakes bfields bmore bfertile bonce bit's bbroken bdown
Volcanoes bImmediate bresponses b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Evacuate bpeople bbefore bthe
beruption bif bit bwas bpredicted bor bevacuate bas bsoon bas bpossible bafter bdirection
bstarts
Provide btemporary bsupplies bof belectricity bgas band bcommunication bsystems bif
bregular bsupplies bhave bbeen bdamaged
Questions And Answers
Natural bHazard b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A bnatural bhazard bis ba bnatural bprocess bwhich
bcould bcause bdeath, binjury bor bdisruption bto bhumans, bor bdestroy bproprty bor
bposesions.
Natural bdisaster b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A bnatural bhzard bthat bhas bactualy bhappened
Geological bhazards b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Caused bby bkand band btectonic bprocesses
Meteorological bhazards b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Caused bby bweather band bclimate
Factors baffecting bhazard brisk b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Urbanisation, bpoverty,
bdevelopment, bclimate bchange
Tectonic bplates b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Slabs bof bthe bEarth's bcrust
Continental bcrust b- bcorrect banswers✔✔thicker band bless bdense
Oceanic bcrust b- bcorrect banswers✔✔thinner band bmore bdense
Tectonic bplate bmovement b- bcorrect banswers✔✔caused bby bconvection bcurrents
bunderneath bthe bEarth's bcrust
Destructive bplate b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Two bplates bmoving btowards bone banother,
boceanic bplate bsubducts bunder bcontinental bplate band bfriction bcauses bmelting bof
boceanic bplate, btriggers bearthquake
Constructive bplates b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Two bplates bmove bapart, bmagma bforces
bway balong bgap band bcauses bearthquake, berupted blava bcools band bforms bvolcano
Conservative bplate b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Two bplates bmoving balongside, bfriction bcan
bsend bshockwaves bcausing bearthquakes
Earthquake bcauses b- bcorrect banswers✔✔two bplates b'jerking' bpast beach bother
the bfocus b- bcorrect banswers✔✔the bpoint bin bthe bEarth bthe bearthquake bstarts
, Epicentre b- bcorrect banswers✔✔the bpoint bon bthe bEarth' bsurface bstraight babove bthe
bfocus
Where bare bvolcanoes bfound b- bcorrect banswers✔✔At bdestructive band bconstructive
bplate bmarhgins
Where bare bearthquakes bfound b- bcorrect banswers✔✔At ball bthree btypes bof bplate
bmargin
Earthquake bPrimary beffects b- bcorrect banswers✔✔buildings band bbridges bcollapse b
people bare binjured bor bkilled b
Roads bare bdestroyed
Earthquake bSecondary beffects b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Can btrigger blandslides,
btsunamis b= bdestruction b
bhomeless bcan bdie bfrom bthe bcold
Leaking bgas bcan bstart bfires
Earthquake bImmediate bresponses b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Rescue bpeople btrapped bby
bcollapsed bbuildings band btreat binjured bpeople
Recover bdead bbodies bto bprevent bspread bof bdisease b
Foreign bgovernments bor bcharities bmay bsend baid bworkers, bsupplies b, bequipment bor
bfinancial bdonations bto bthe bareas baffected
Earthquake bLong bterm bresponses b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Re-house bpeople bwho
bhave blost btheir bhomes
Repair bor brebuild bdamaged bbuildings, broads, brailways band bbridges.
Reconnect bbroken belectricity, bwater, bgas, bcommunication bconnections
Volcanoes bPrimary beffects b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Buildings band broads bare bdestroyed
bby blava bflows band bpyroclastic bflows. b
Buildings bmay balso bcollapse bif benough bash bfalls bonto bthem.
People b& banimals bare binjured/killed bby bpyroclastic bflows, blava,falling brocks
Volcanoes bSecondary beffects b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Mudflows bform bwhen bvolcanic
bmaterial bis bmixed bwith bwater band blandslides bcause bdestruction, bdeath b& binjury.
Tourism bcan bbe bdisrupted bstraight bafter band bthe beruption b- bbut boften bit bcan
bincrease bafterwards bwith btourists binterested bin bseeing bvolcanoes
Ash bmakes bfields bmore bfertile bonce bit's bbroken bdown
Volcanoes bImmediate bresponses b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Evacuate bpeople bbefore bthe
beruption bif bit bwas bpredicted bor bevacuate bas bsoon bas bpossible bafter bdirection
bstarts
Provide btemporary bsupplies bof belectricity bgas band bcommunication bsystems bif
bregular bsupplies bhave bbeen bdamaged
