Tectonics: management

Question 1

What % reduction in Japan’s GDP was caused by 2011 earthquake

Answer 1

5%

Question 2

What type of natural hazard is caused by climate processes

Answer 2

hydrometerological hazard

Question 3

what theory predicts the relative size and frequency of earthquakes

Answer 3

seismic gap

Question 4

What is the regulation of how land is used

Answer 4

land use zoning

Question 5

What island was saved from becoming inhabitable by diverting lava flows in 1973

Answer 5

Heimaey, Iceland

Question 6

how can lava flows be diverted

Answer 6

digging channels

Question 7

What is it called when predictions are inaccurate so people don’t follow disaster warnings

Answer 7

cry wolf syndrome

Question 8

How many tents were provided in 2005 pakistan earthquake by NGOs

Answer 8

500,000

Question 9

What is the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

Answer 9

agreement to reduce existing risks