Answer to Question #98817 in Physical geography for Eamin

Question

explain why the effects of a tectonic hazard vary between areas of contrasting levels of wealth

Answer 1

Tectonic hazards are hazard events that are caused by tectonic plates colliding and moving into each other, moving apart or sub duction between a less dense plate and a denser plate.

Some of the Effects:

  i. Large areas of land flooded in NE japan £185 bill in repair cost

  ii.Thousands of homes destroyed nearly ½ mill homeless

 iii. Power lines and gas main destroyed people can’t work and  fires from gas lines