Tectonics 1.9

Question 1

What does Modifying vulnerability mean?

Answer 1

Increasing resilience of a community to increase their capacity to cope;

Question 2

What is Hi-Tech Scientific Monitoring used for?

Answer 2

Prediction

Question 3

What is Hi-Tech Scientific Monitoring (used for Prediction) used to modify?

Answer 3

The behaviour of volcanoes;

Question 4

What is Hi-Tech Scientific Monitoring (used for Prediction) used to predict?

Answer 4

Eruptions;

Question 5

What are the advantages of Hi-Tech Scientific Monitoring?

Answer 5

Predicting an eruption is possible;
Warning/ evacuation save lives;

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of Hi-Tech Scientific Monitoring?

Answer 6

Cost;
‘Cry-wolf syndrome’;
Does not prevent property damage;

Question 7

What is ‘cry-wolf syndrome’?

Answer 7

Predictions are wrong; people are less lively to believe the next one;

Question 8

Name three examples of community preparedness and education.

Answer 8

Preparation days;
School education;
Earthquake kits;

Question 9

What are earthquake kits?

Answer 9

Boxes of essential household supplies;

Question 10

Name four examples of essential household supplies;

Answer 10

Water;
Food;
Battery powered radio;
Blankets;

Question 11

Where can an earthquake kit be stored?

Answer 11

Safe place at home;

Question 12

When can an earthquake kit be used?

Answer 12

Days following the earthquake;

Question 13

What are the advantages of Community Preparedness and Education?

Answer 13

Cost;
Saves lives through small action;

Question 14

Who can implement Community Preparedness and Education?

Answer 14

Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)

Question 15

What are the disadvantages for Community Preparedness and Education?

Answer 15

Does not prevent property damage;
More difficult to implement in isolated, rural areas.

Question 16

What is Adaptation?

Answer 16

Moving out of harm’s way and relocating to a safe area;

Question 17

What is the advantage of adaptation?

Answer 17

Saves lives/property

Question 18

What are the disadvantages to adaptation?

Answer 18

High population densities prevent;
Disrupts traditional homes/ traditions;

Question 19

What is Modifying the Loss described as?

Answer 19

‘picking up the pieces;’

Question 20

What is Short-Term Emergency Aid?

Answer 20

Search and rescue followed by emergency food, water and shelter;

Question 21

What is the advantage of Short-Term Emergency Aid?

Answer 21

Reduces death toll;

Question 22

What are the disadvantages of Short-Term Emergency Aid?

Answer 22

Cost;
Isolated areas;
Emergency services in developing nations;

Question 23

What is ​Long Term Aid?

Answer 23

Reconstruction plans/ Improve resilience.

Question 24

What is the advantage of Long Term Aid?

Answer 24

Resilience from land use zoning/construction methods;

Question 25

What are the disadvantages of Long Term Aid?

Answer 25

Costs;
Needs forgotten by media after Onset.

Question 26

What is Insurance?

Answer 26

Compensation given to people to replace their losses;

Question 27

What is the advantage of insurance?

Answer 27

Economic recovery;

Question 28

What are the disadvantage of insurance?

Answer 28

Does not save lives;
Developing world have little insurance.

Question 29

Is there any available technology to prevent tectonic activity, to modify the cause?

Answer 29

No

Question 30

How is it possible to modify the cause?

Answer 30

Prevent secondary hazards;