6 marksVolcanoes, Earthquakes and Floods as Hazards

CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 1(c)(iii)

For the site identified in (c)(ii), describe THREE possible impacts of the technological hazard identified on the environment.

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