Natural Hazards Flashcards

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What is a natural hazard?

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A natural hazard is an extreme event that occurs naturally and causes harm.

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What are the three kinds of impacts?

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Social: Relating to people and their emotional and physical wellbeing.
Economic: Relating to money, typically in damages and repair costs.
Environmental: Relating to the environment and its inhabitants.

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What are the two kinds of natural hazard?

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Tectonic Hazards: Hazards caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
Atmospheric Hazards: Hazards caused by the climate and weather, or changes to them.

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What are some examples of natural hazard?

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Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, storms, tsunamis, landslides and floods.

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What is hazard risk?

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Hazard risk is the chance or probability of being affected by a natural event.

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Why is urbanisation increasing hazard risk?

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Over 50% of the world’s population live in cities, and many of these cities are located in at risk areas. People move there for the opportunities despite the risk.

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Why does poverty increase hazard risk?

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Poverty forces people to live in at risk areas due to shortages of houses and the inability to afford expensive areas.

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Why does climate change increase hazard risk?

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As the weather becomes more intense flooding and other hazards will become more common and have a wider reach.

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Why does farming increase hazard risk?

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Flood water and minerals from volcanoes makes soil better for farming, and people may move closer to that soil for the sake of their crops despite the risk.

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