conservative - plates are sliding alongside each other, constructive - plates are moving apart, destructive - plates are moving towards each other, natural hazard - a natural event that can cause harm to humans or their property, crust - outer layer of the Earth, broken into plates, mantle - semi-molten rock that is moving due to convection currents, core - centre of the Earth, tectonic plates - sections of the Earth's crust, ridge push, slab pull - a theory to explain plate movememt, earthquake - a release of energy due to plates suddenly moving after being stuck, volcano - a place on the Earth;s surface where lava and gases are released, typically a hill or mountain, fold mountains - formed when two continental plates move towards each other, subduction - when one plate is forced beneath the other and melts in the mantle, plate margin - where two or more plates meet, HIC - a country that has a greater ability to prepare and respond to hazards, LIC - a country that is less likely to be abele to prepare and respond to hazards, Nepal 2015 - Our LIC earthquake case study, Japan 2011 - Our HIC earthquake case study,

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