Study Guide – Plate Tectonics
Key questions that will be answered…..
Global tectonic processes
What is plate tectonics? What are tectonic plates? What are the different types of plate boundaries? What is the global distribution of the plate boundaries? What processes are associated with constructive, destructive and conservative plate boundaries? |
Tectonic hazards
What are the hazards associated with earthquakes? What are the hazards associated with volcanic activity? How do these hazards vary in their threat to people in terms of:
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Impacts of tectonic activity
What are the demographic impacts of tectonic hazards? What are the social impacts of tectonic hazards? What are the economic impacts of tectonic hazards? How are these impacts evident on a local scale? How are these impacts evident on a regional scale? |
Responses to tectonic hazards – Perception and Management
How do different groups of people perceive the hazards posed by tectonic activity? (local people, tourists, planners, businesses, governments) What strategies can be used to manage and reduce the impact of tectonic events? How effective are these management strategies? |
Some key terms you should be familiar with…..
Plate tectonics Tectonic plate Lithosphere Asthenosphere Plate movement Destructive boundaries Conservative boundaries Constructive boundaries
Subduction zone Benioff zone Mid ocean ridge Primary hazards Secondary hazards Fault Focus Epicenter Seismic waves Stress Magnitude
Richter scale Intensity Mercalli scale Ground shaking Liquefaction Landsliding Tsunami Magma Lava Eruption Viscosity Pyroclastic flows
Ash fall Lahars Tectonic hazard map Land-use planning Hazard-resistant design Prediction and warning Community preparedness Hazard modification.
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Resources Books – Waugh, Bishop Geofactsheets – No. 164, No. 133, No. 30 Websites – USGS, British Geological Survey Others - |