Managment Of Natural Hazards

Question 1

Community preparedness -

Answer 1

Prearranging measured to aim to reduce the loss of life and property

Question 2

Integrated risk management

Answer 2

Considering social, economic and political factors involved in risk and deciding the actions to take to reduce damage

Question 3

Lava

Answer 3

Molten rock flowing onto the surface

Question 4

Mitigation

Answer 4

Long term action taken to reduce or eliminate the Risk to life or property

Question 5

Prediction

Answer 5

Ability to forecast a hazardous event and give warnings

Question 6

Resilience

Answer 6

Ability of community’s to utilise available resources to respond to, withstand and recover from hazards

Question 7

Prevention

Answer 7

Meathods used to stop the hazard from occurring

Question 8

Protection

Answer 8

To protect people, their positions and from the impact of a natural hazard

Question 9

Disaster/risk management cycle

Answer 9

Illustration of the ongoing cycle of how society plan to reduce the impact of disasters

Question 10

Disaster response curve / park model

Answer 10

Shows hazard events can have varying impacts over time.