GCSE Geography Home Learning
The challenge of natural hazards
Follow the instructions on class charts set by your teacher to complete the exam question/s.
In your exercise book write the heading Home Learning. Then copy the exam question/s and
complete the question underneath. Be ready to show your completed work in your lesson
on the due date.
Home learning questions:
1. Define the term natural hazard. (1 mark)
2. Describe the global distribution of earthquake events. (3 marks)
3. Describe the movement of a destructive plate margin. (2 marks)
4. Outline the cause of an earthquake. (2 marks)
5. Using your own knowledge, suggest why the effects of a tectonic hazard vary between areas
of contrasting levels of wealth. (6 marks)
6. Explain how the risks of tectonic hazards can be reduced. (4 marks)
7. Identify two conditions needed for a tropical storm to form. (2 marks)
8. Describe the distribution of tropical storms. (3 marks)
9. Describe the structure of a tropical storm. (2 marks)
10. Explain two ways that a tropical storm event could impact people. (4 marks)
11. Give an example of a UK extreme weather event. (1 mark)
12. Using evidence, explain why the UK weather is seen to be becoming more extreme. (4
marks)
13. State two pieces of evidence, other than change in global temperatures, that show climate
change has taken place. (2 marks)
14. Identify two natural causes of climate change. (2 marks)
15. Explain how increased use of fossil fuels may have contributed to global changes in
temperature. (2 marks)
16. Explain one strategy used to mitigate climate change. (4 marks)
