Plate Margins Flashcards

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Draw a diagram to show the main features of a destructive plate margin
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A cross section of a destructive plate margin

A cross section of a destructive plate margin

Draw a diagram to show the main features of a destructive plate margin
Do volcanoes and earthquakes occur at all plate margins?
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Volcanoes and earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries except at a conservative margin where only earthquakes happen.
Do volcanoes and earthquakes occur at all plate margins?
What factors affect hazard risk?
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Factors include:

  • An increase in the number of people vulnerable to the natural hazard (e.g. population growth & increased population density close to hazard-prone areas)
  • An increase in the frequency and magnitude of the natural hazard
  • A decrease in the number of people capable of coping with the natural hazard
What factors affect hazard risk?
Identify the two types of tectonic crust.
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Oceanic and continental crust

Identify the two types of tectonic crust.
Identify the type of volcano that forms on constructive plate margins
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Shield volcano

Identify the type of volcano that forms on constructive plate margins




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