DP Geography Questionbank

Examine how social and economic strategies may reduce people’s vulnerability to earthquake hazard events.

Determine the difference in height between the spot heights at A and B.

Explain how volcanic hazard vulnerability in an area such as this could be reduced using lava diversions.

Explain how volcanic hazard vulnerability in an area such as this could be reduced using GPS crater monitoring.

Evaluate pre-event strategies and post-event strategies for the management of mass movement hazards.

Estimate the distance in kilometres between A and B on the map.

Outline how one piece of map evidence indicates that this is a volcanic area.

Identify the altitude range within which the majority of mass movements occur.

Explain two possible strategies to reduce human vulnerability to rapid mass movement hazards in a mountainous area such as this.

Estimate the number of mass movements occurring above the altitude of 3500m.

Outline one physical factor affecting the speed of a mass movement.

Examine the relationship between plate margin type and the character of volcanic activity.

Examine how geophysical factors were responsible for the differing impacts of two earthquake hazard events.

Suggest how two pre-event management strategies could reduce the negative impact of mass movement in an area such as this.

Estimate the distance, in metres, between A and B of the landslide on the map.

Outline one physical factor that increases the speed of onset in a mass movement event.

Examine the reasons why earthquakes vary in magnitude and frequency between different places.

Examine how different human factors can affect community vulnerability to one or more geophysical hazards.

Examine the effectiveness of technology and planning strategies in reducing human vulnerability to volcanic hazards.

Explain how the risk to a community from earthquake events such as these might be affected by the age structure of its population.

Outline one reason why high-magnitude earthquake events do not occur very often.

Explain how the risk to a community from earthquake events such as these might be affected by political factors (governance of the country).

Briefly outline two long-term impacts of infrastructure damage that could be included in Box A.

Examine how physical processes affect the level of volcanic hazard risk in different places.

Examine why mass movement hazard risk in some places could change in the future.

Explain three strategies that could increase the personal resilience of community members to an earthquake event such as the one shown in the diagram.

Outline how one characteristic of a community’s population structure can affect its vulnerability to earthquakes.

Outline how the distance from the epicentre of an earthquake can determine the severity of two associated secondary hazards.

Estimate the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) moving to Artibonite.

Examine pre-event management strategies designed to reduce human vulnerability to mass movement hazards.

Examine the relative importance of economic and social factors in the vulnerability of local communities to geophysical hazards.

Estimate the furthest distance, in km, from Port-au-Prince at which very strong earthquake intensity was experienced.

Explain two reasons why internally displaced persons may have to wait a long time to return home after a major earthquake event such as this.