Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2025

First exams 2027

Impacts of Earthquakes & Volcanoes (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 0460 & 0976

11 mins2 questions
1a2 marks

Identify the magnitude on the Richter scale of the earthquakes labelled Y and Z in Figure 1.1.

Map of Alaska showing earthquake magnitudes, fault lines, and plate movement between North American and Pacific Plates with a scale and direction key.
1b2 marks

Name two other scales which can be used to measure earthquakes.

17 marks

Assess the extent to which technology can reduce the impacts of volcanic eruptions.