Factors affecting the risk of natural hazard (in depth)

Question 1

How does climate change affect the risk of natural hazards?

Answer 1

Can cause natural hazards

Natural hazards may be more dangerous and unpredictable

Question 2

How does poverty affect the risk of natural hazards?

Answer 2

It will be difficult to recover from damage in poverty.
People in poverty won’t have much choice but to live in an area at risk.
Poverty can affect the standard of prevention methods used to limit the damage done by a natural hazard.

Question 3

How does building on floodplains affect the risk of natural hazards?

Answer 3

With or without any safety measures, the area will always be in danger of a flood.
Buildings may be damaged as a result of this.

Question 4

How does urbanisation affect the risk of natural hazards?

Answer 4

Higher population density in urban areas
Harder to evacuate
Higher level of impact

Question 5

Why do some hazards have worse effects than others?

Answer 5

Skill and speed of emergency services
Quality of services
Time of Day
HIC or LIC
Rock composition