Question

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Use the example of either Haiti or Japan to justify whether you think primary or secondary impacts of a tectonic hazard cause the most damage.

Answer 1

Considering the example of Japan, it can be justified that both the primary and the secondary impacts of tectonic hazard cause the most damage.

Explanation:

• Any tectonic activity of considerable magnitude generates tremors and causes earthquakes and related phenomenons.

• Japan has consistently been subject to the secondary impacts of such tectonic hazards like earthquakes and tsunamis.

• The areas close to the coasts of Japan are tectonically active making Japan vulnerable to its aftermaths.

• Moreover, Japan also has some dormant volcanoes which are a result of tectonic activity.