AQA Geography Paper 1: Master Case Study Notes Flashcards

Comprehensive fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering AQA Geography Paper 1 topics including Tectonic Hazards (Merapi, Eyjafjallajökull, Nepal, Tohoku, Lombok), Meteorological Hazards (Harvey, Haiyan, Australia Wildfires), Coastal Systems (Holderness, Sundarbans), and Water/Carbon Cycles (River Exe, Amazon).

Mount Merapi is a __________ volcano located at a destructive plate boundary where the Indo-Australian plate subducts beneath the Eurasian plate.

Stratovolcano

The 2010 eruption of Mount Merapi reached a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of __________.

$$4$$

In the 2010 Mount Merapi eruption, secondary impacts included __________, which are mudflows triggered by rain mixing with ash.

Lahars

Eyjafjallajökull is situated on a __________ plate boundary (the Mid-Atlantic Ridge) and positioned over a mantle hotspot.

constructive

The Eyjafjallajökull eruption achieved a VEI of $4$ and was highly explosive due to the interaction between magma and glacial meltwater, known as __________ eruptions.

phreatomagmatic

The 2015 Nepal Earthquake occurred on a __________ plate boundary where the Indo-Australian plate meets the Eurasian plate.

collision

The 2015 Nepal Earthquake registered a __________ magnitude on the Moment Magnitude Scale with a shallow focus.

$$7.8\,Mw$$

The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake in Japan was a massive __________ megathrust earthquake.

$$9.0\,Mw$$

The total economic loss resulting from the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami was estimated at __________.

$$235\,billion$$

The 2018 Lombok Earthquake in Indonesia was located near the __________, a highly active destructive tectonic subduction zone.

Sunda Arc

Hurricane Harvey (2017) was a devastating __________ Atlantic Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Category 4

Typhoon Haiyan (2013) generated a storm surge of __________ to __________ meters.

$5$ to $6$

The 2019-2020 Australia wildfires were fueled by exceptional drought and an extreme positive __________ climate phase.

Indian Ocean Dipole

The Holderness Coast is known as the fastest eroding coastline in Europe, losing an average of __________ per year.

$$2\,meters$$

At the Holderness Coast, Flamborough Head is made of highly resistant __________, while Mappleton sits on soft, unconsolidated __________.

chalk; boulder clay

The __________, which provides $25\%$ of the UK's gas supply, is critically threatened by erosion at the Holderness Coast.

Easington Gas Terminal

The Sundarbans covers roughly __________, making it the world's largest mangrove forest.

$$10,000\,km^2$$

The River Exe Catchment experiences a high average annual rainfall of __________.

$$1,295\,mm$$

Approximately $84.4\%$ of the River Exe catchment sits on highly impermeable __________ sandstone.

Devonian

The __________ is an ecological initiative in the River Exe catchment focused on restoring degraded peat bogs.

Exmoor Mires Project

The Amazon Rainforest acts as a major global carbon sink, storing approximately __________ tons of carbon.

$$100\,billion$$

Global initiatives like __________ aim to financially incentivize forest protection in areas like the Amazon.

REDD+