Natural Hazards - 1.1.4 End of topic test Flashcards
What is the term used to describe a situation where a hazard has happened and it affected humans?
Natural Disaster
Give two locations that are most at risk of natural hazards?
The Philipines
California
Which of the following is NOT classified as a natural disaster?
- A volcano erupting near a large city
- A tsunami that hits mainland Sri Lanka
- A sandstorm in an uninhabited desert
- An earthquake in a remote area containing a few villages
a sandstorm in an uninhabited desert
Which of the following are examples of meteorological hazards?
- Earthquake
- Avalanche
- Heatwave
- Tropical Storm
- Landslide
Heatwave
Tropical Storm
Which of the following is more predictable?
- Earthquakes
- Tropical Storms
Tropical Storms
Which of the following are geological hazards?
- El Nino
- Tropical Storm
- Landslide
- Volcano
Landslide
Volcano