What you'll learn
How tectonic and weather hazards form and how people respond.
Tectonic hazards
- Plates move on convection currents; boundaries are constructive, destructive and conservative.
- Earthquakes: focus and epicentre; volcanoes: shield vs composite.
- Effects (primary/secondary) and responses (immediate/long-term).
Weather hazards
- Tropical storms (cyclones/hurricanes): form over oceans warmer than ~27 °C; structure and the eye.
- Why they are becoming a bigger risk with climate change.
Reducing risk
- Monitoring, prediction, protection and planning; why people live in hazardous areas (fertile soil, geothermal energy).
Exam tips
- Use a named earthquake, volcano and storm case study with figures.
- Separate primary from secondary effects clearly.
Common mistakes
- Mixing up constructive and destructive boundaries.
- Forgetting the reasons people live near hazards.