concept of hazard

Question 1

what is a hazard?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

what are the three major types of geohraphical hazard?

Answer 2

geophysical, atmospheric and hydrological

Question 3

what is meant by a geophysical hazard?

Answer 3

caused by land processes - majorly tectonics plates (volcanos)

Question 4

what is meant by an atmospheric hazard?

Answer 4

hazards caused by atmospheric processes and the conditions creased because of these g.g weather systems

Question 5

what is meant by an hydrological hazard?

Answer 5

hazards caused by water bodies and movements (e.g flood)§

Question 6

What are the aspects of hazards?

Answer 6

incidence, intensity, magnitude, distrubution, level of development

Question 7

Aspect of hazard: incidence

Answer 7

frequency of a hazard

Question 8

aspect of hazard: intensity

Answer 8

power of a hazard i.e how strong it is

Question 9

aspect of hazard: magnitude

Answer 9

the size of the hazard, usually this is how a hazard’s intensity is measured

Question 10

aspects of hazard: distrubution

Answer 10

where hazards occur

Question 11

aspect of hazard: level of development

Answer 11

economic development will affect how they respond - hazard of same magnitude may have different effect in 2 different places