Geography year 10 NI

Every thing I need to know for my geography christmas exam

what is a natural hazzard

something that happens naturaly that is damaging to people and the enivronment where is happens

five examples of natural hazzards

volcanoe, earth quake, floods, forest fire, hurricane

what a natural hazzards effect the uk

floods and storm beacuse we are affected by constant weather systems that bring rain

what natural hazzards dont effect the uk

volcanoes, as we are not near any majoir tectonic plates and

forest fire, as the temptatures do not get hot enough

State a way you can prepare for floods

sand bags and planting vegetation

State a way you can prepare for hurricanes

board up windows and have an emergency bag packed

State a way you can be prepared for volcanoes

go to a storm shelter and know evacuation roots

What is a tropical storm

intense area of low pressure

How hurricanes named

a list from a to z if they kill people the names are retired

Where do tropical storms form

over oceans in the tropics

Conditions needed for a tropical storm to form

a warm ocean above 27° light wind and in the tropics

What is globalisation

The prosses in which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected. We know comunicate, trade, travel and share culture around the world, due to advances in technology.

Three reasons why globalisation has increases

Transnational companies have interconnected the world, social media becoming more popular, transport development.

Ways globalisation has effected you

Have acsess to things that used to be expensive e.g shose phone food

What does TNC stand for

Transnational companie.

What is a TNC

Companie or coroparation that opatates internationaly-world wide.

Examples of TNCs

Apple, Nike,IKEA, Microsoft, McDonald's.

Positives of factories have brought to LEDCs

Better pay than farming

based on skill so learning new skills

Place to live some workers live on site

Negatives factories have brought to LEDCs

Unregistered workes

exploration

Illegal

What does sweatshop mean

A factory or workshop where workers endure unfair conditions including long hours very low pay and lack of safety

What does fast fashion mean

A production system which brings us clothes in large amounts and the brands behind it treat clothing as if it is a fast moving consumer good

Core defanition

Center of the earth which is extreamly hot 5000°

Mantle defanition

Middle section made of molten rock called magma

Crust defanition

Outer shell of the earth and the thinest layer

What is a tectonic plate

A section of rhe earths crust

Lable the diagram of the earth

Why do the plates move

The convection currents that rise from the core through the mantle, when they reach the crust they then cool and descend dragging the plates with them

Thee types of plate boundaries

Destructive, constructive and conservative

How does each plate type move

Destructive- towards

constructive- apart

Conservative- sliding

How do volcanoes happen at each type of plate boundary

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How do earthquakes happen at each type of plate boundary

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