Hazardous environments def
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Hazard
An event which threatens the well-being of people and their property
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natural event
something happening in the physical environment, such as a storm, volcanic eruption and earthquake
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natural hazard
Something happening in the physical environment which threatens the well-being of people and their property
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plate margin
Where two volcanic plates meet
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Volcanic eruption
the ejection of molten rock, ash or gases from a volcano
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plate movement
the coming together and moving apart of tectonic plates
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Earthquake
a violent shaking of the earth’s crust
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epicentre
the point on the Earth’s surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake