geo quiz questions In the last 50 years or so, the total number of catastrophic events increased by a factor of around four. What is the driver of the increase in catastrophes?

In the last 50 years or so, the total number of catastrophic events increased by a factor of around four. What is the driver of the increase in catastrophes?

climate change

Which nations had the greatest death tolls from natural disasters?

poorest nations

In the same region where earthquakes occur, large earthquakes occur                 small earthquakes.

less frequent than

What are the two sources of Earth's internal energy? 

 Heat from planetary formation and radioactive decay of 'hot' atoms

The Himalayan mountains are built from the collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates, and represent a typical                  .

 

continental collision zone

What type of fault is it shown in the photo below?

normal fault

Earthquakes only occur at plate boundaries.

false

What type of stress is applied at a fault as shown in the cartoon below?

compressional stress

The San Andreas Fault accumulates slip at a rate of 2.0 cm/year. In how many years will the San Andreas Fault accumulate 6.00 meter of slip?

300 years