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In this section you can test your knowledge of Environmental Hazards.
There are questions to answer that are typical of the kinds of questions you will face in an exam. When working through the questions you can type your answer in the text box provided then compare your answer with the sample answer. If there are questions that you got wrong, or couldn't answer, you might want to revisit the relevant sections of the site.
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Question 1Describe the main causes of a flash flood you have studied.Question 1Describe the main causes of a volcanic eruption you have studied.
Question 2Describe the main effects of a flood you have studied. Question 2Describe the main effects of a volcanic eruption you have studied.
Question 3For a flood you have studied.

(i) describe the effectiveness of the prediction, and

(ii) explain what was done by different organisations to help those people affected by the flood.
Question 3For a volcanic eruption you have studied,

(i) describe the effectiveness of the prediction, and

(ii) explain the types of aid that were given.

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