hazards

Question 1

define a hazard

Answer 1

a potential threat to human life and property caused by an event

Question 2

what is the difference between a natural disaster and a hazard?

Answer 2

a disaster occurs when a vulnerable population is exposed to a hazard

Question 3

what is Degg’s model?

Answer 3

shows that if a population is not vulnerable, the hazard will not have a great effect and therefore the event will not be disastrous

Question 4

what are the three types of natural hazard?

Answer 4

1. geophysical
2. hydrospheric
3. atmospheric

Question 5

what is hazard perception?

Answer 5

differing perspectives of how dangerous natural hazards are between different people

Question 6

what are some factors that impact hazard perception?

Answer 6

wealth
mobility
experience
education

Question 7

what are some human responses to natural hazards? (6)

Answer 7

1. fatalism
2. prediction
3. adaptation
4. mitigation
5. management
6. risk sharing

Question 8

where is an example of a country where risk sharing has worked?

Answer 8

New Zealand

Question 9

give more details abt new zealand and also those seismologists that were put on trial in italy

Question 10

what are some aspects of natural hazards that impact human responses?

Answer 10

1. frequency
2. distribution
3. magnitude