Natural Hazards

Question 1

What is the definition of a hazard?

Answer 1

A hazard is an event which has the potential to cause harm to the environment, people or the ecceonomy.

Question 2

What is the definition of a natural hazard?

Answer 2

A natural hazard is an environmental process and occurs without the presence of humans.

Question 3

What does hazard risk mean?

Answer 3

A hazard risk is a chance that an area or population will be affected by the natural hazard.

Question 4

Hazard risk: population

Answer 4

As the world population increases , more people live in areas which are vulnerable to natural disasters hazards

Question 5

Hazard risk: urbanisation and population density

Answer 5

Urban areas are more densely populated, increasing the numbers of people at risk

Question 6

Hazard risk: frequency and magnitude

Answer 6

How often the hazard occurs, as well as the size and strength of the event.

Question 7

Hazard risk: level of development

Answer 7

High income countries are more prepared and are able to cope with the effects than low income countries and newly emerging economies.

Question 8

Hazard risk: prediction

Answer 8

Some hazards such as earthquakes are impossible to predict and so people have no warning

Question 9

Hazard risk: human activity

Answer 9

Human activities such as deforestation and urbanisation increase the level of hazard risk