A ________________ is a large ocean wave usually caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic explosion.

Mr Polygan has been advised by the agricultural agency in his country that the BEST farming technique for him to use on his land is soil conservation.

Which of the following methods of conservation should he practice?

The lithosphere is broken up into several large pieces called crustal plates or tectonic plates.

Volcanoes are common along convergent and divergent plate boundaries and hot spots.

Which one of the following is a practice of people living in the Caribbean that have contributed to accelerated soil erosion?

A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock, called ___________, below the surface of the earth.

___________ is liquid rock that flows out of a volcano.

A _______________ is an intense tropical storm with powerful winds and heavy rain.

Hurricane season officially runs from May through December.

Caribbean _______________ _________ is an area in the Atlantic, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, that has a high level tendency to get hit by a hurricane.

Hurricanes develop in cold water and use it as an energy source.

Hurricanes lose strength as they move over land.

___________________ _______________ is the collective measures taken by communities to reduce the impact of natural disasters.

To avoid confusion if there is more than one storm, tropical storms are named once their wind speed reaches 63 km/hr.

__________ _______________ is the removal of the topsoil from the land.

Erosion results in the loss of valuable soil and its nutrients that are necessary for crops to grow.

List THREE types of coral reefs.

(Write answer in alphabetical order, without repeating the word 'reef', with a comma between each. For example: Compas, everun, topa)

As carbon dioxide emissions increase, more carbon dioxide is absorbed into the oceans. This makes the water less acidic which makes it easier for coral to make their shells.

________________________ is an extreme environmental condition that is characterized by an absence of precipitation in the local and regional water cycle as a consequence of the physical interactions of elements of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.

Characteristics of droughts are that they are

Some natural causes of flooding are:

Some HUMAN causes of flooding are:

Which of the following tectonic trenches in the Atlantic Ocean is the deepest?

Why is marine conservation most important for Caribbean nations?

Which of the following is an adaptive policy measure to natural disasters?

Which is the most common impact of plate tectonics in the Caribbean?