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How do conservative plate boundaries cause earthquakes?

-Tectonic plates (which can be either continental or oceanic) slide past each other either in opposite directions or in the same direction but at different speeds-This causes friction between the plates to b...
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With examples, outline the three major tectonic boundaries and their associated features

There are three types of plate boundaries: convergent, divergent and transform. (Next to each explanation, include a simple diagram, making sure to label each key component.) Convergent Convergent boundaries...
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Who has benefited from globalisation and who has not?

TNCs are the main group that benefit from globalisation. They can command lower wages from their workers through outsourcing as they find cheap labour in LICs, can avoid tax payments and gain access to cheap...
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Discuss the nature and impacts of one or more volcanic events that you have studied.

In 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted with huge explosivity, due to a large build up of gas in the magma chamber in the lead up to the eruption. A main primary hazard was the ejection of a huge ...
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In the context of weather and climate, what is a depression?

A depression is a huge area of low pressure that measures many 100s of km. Characteristics: ● Such low atmospheric pressure, often below 1000mb. ● Shown on a weather map by closed isobars with decreasing pre...
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