GCSE Natural Hazards

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Across
  1. 4. The rapid and sudden movement a large volume of snow downhill
  2. 6. This is the rapid and sudden movement of soil that has become waterlogged down a slope or rock/cliff race
  3. 7. People get this from designing structures to withstand the effects of natural hazards
  4. 10. The type of response which is quick local actions taken to search and rescue survivors by providing medicine, food, water and emergency shelter
  5. 11. Type of tectonic boundary between two tectonic plates moving apart from one another
  6. 12. Long ____ responses are delayed large scale assistance to rebuild and reconstruct so as to return people's lives back to normal.
  7. 14. Type of tectonic boundary between two tectonic plates moving towards one another
  8. 15. The earth's crust is split into ______ plates which move independently of one another
  9. 16. _______ Effect is damage directly from the natural hazards including damage to a building, closure of transport networks, deaths and injuries
  10. 17. Giant Wave created by tectonic activity underwater such as an Earthquake, volcanic eruption or landslide
Down
  1. 1. _______ Effect is additional damage, deaths or injuries as a result of a primary effect having a knock-on affect such as Tsunami, fires, landslides and disease
  2. 2. Identifying actions people can take in advance of a natural hazard to reduce their risk
  3. 3. Blocks of rock that slide down a cliff or rock face
  4. 5. When a river discharges / contains more water than its capacity and water spills over the top of the river onto the floodplain
  5. 6. Using scientific equipment to detect advanced warning signs of natural hazards
  6. 8. Type of tectonic boundary between two tectonic plates sliding in opposite directions or in the same direction at different speeds
  7. 9. The plate _____ is the edge of tectonic plates which adjoin one another
  8. 13. Using past evidence and data to predict when and where a natural hazard may occur
  9. 15. Name of a tropical storm typically in Eastern Asia