Saturday, February 4, 2023
Tectonic Plates: Venezuela
Venezuela lies in two tectonic plate boundaries. These two plates are the South American Plate and the Central American Plate, which is also known as the Caribbean Plate. These plates move towards one another (convergent boundary). If the convergent boundary and the transform boundary (move past one another) hit one another side by side it causes them to slide underneath one another causing major natural disasters in Venezuela. Earthquakes is one of them. In the past year Venezuela has reported a total of 41 Earthquakes. When these earthquakes happen, the boundaries often create new landforms causing many issues to the citizens of Venezuela.
Sources :
https://phys.org/news/2021-10-caribbean-south-american-plate-boundary-primed.html
https://prezi.com/v-3w_kd5hcwt/plate-tectonics-in-venezuela/?frame=7daa6ff72571cb7552031ffed9d70f986ed63c64
Hazards: Damage to properties and the environment. It causes injury, health impacts and the loss of life
Disasters: Natural Disasters such as earthquakes and tornadoes. They can also be Man Made Disasters which include fires and war.
catastrophes: A massive disaster that occurs suddenly and takes years of recovery along with money.
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