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Geography (AQA)
Weather hazards

Starter quiz

  • What conditions are associated with low atmospheric pressure?
    • clear skies
    • rainfall  ✓
    • unsettled conditions  ✓
    • dry weather
  • Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are all tropical storms, but where are they found? Match them to their correct location.
    • hurricane
      ⇔
      North Atlantic and northeast Pacific Ocean ✓
    • cyclone
      ⇔
      South Pacific and Indian Ocean ✓
    • typhoon
      ⇔
      Northwest Pacific Ocean ✓
  • What conditions are needed for tropical storms to develop?
    • sea surface temperatures of over 27 degrees Celsius  ✓
    • low latitudes  ✓
    • high wind shear
    • low wind shear  ✓
  • When did Typhoon Rai make landfall in the Philippines?
    • December 2021  ✓
    • December 2022
    • December 2013
  • Match the key term with the correct definition.
    • primary effect
      ⇔
      immediate effects of a disaster ✓
    • secondary effect
      ⇔
      indirect and longer-term effects of a disaster ✓
    • response
      ⇔
      the actions taken to address the impacts of a disaster ✓
  • Which of these statements are effects of, and which are responses to, Typhoon Rai?
    • immediate effect
      ⇔
      630 000 people displaced ✓
    • short-term response
      ⇔
      temporary shelters and emergency food, water and medical supplies  ✓
    • long-term effect
      ⇔
      unemployment for people working in the tourist industry ✓
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