Geography C2: Natural Living Hazards Test Notes
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Which preventive measures can help reduce landslides?

  • Risk assessment during excess rain
  • Clearing squatter land
  • Building concrete walls with soil nails (correct)
  • Rehabilitating slopes

Where do 90% of earthquakes occur according to the text?

  • Pacific Alpine Belt
  • Himalayan region
  • Ring of Fire (correct)
  • Circum-Pacific Belt

What is the main difference between the oceanic crust and the continental crust?

  • The oceanic crust is thicker than the continental crust.
  • The oceanic crust contains solid rock. (correct)
  • The continental crust is closer to the Earth's core.
  • The continental crust is made of semi-molten magma.

What is the purpose of slope rehabilitation mentioned in the text?

<p>To repair damaged hillsides (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the functions of green land mentioned in the text?

<p>To maintain food and water supplies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of earthquake survival education?

<p>Equipping people with survival skills and kits (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which seismological phenomenon involves rocks moving past each other?

<p>Conservative plate sliding (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of earthquake prevention measures related to land use?

<p>Implementing strict building height restrictions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In seismology, what is the Richter scale primarily used to measure?

<p>Magnitude of earthquake tremors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common feature of facilities designated as temporary evacuation sites?

<p>Being constructed with shock-proof designs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of plate movement results in pressure along the plate boundaries exceeding limits, causing a break?

<p>Towards each other (destructive) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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