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The Concept of Hazards in a Geographical Context Flashcards

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What are the three types of hazards?

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  • Geophysical
  • Hydrological
  • Atmospheric
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What are examples of geophysical hazards?

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  • Earthquakes
  • Volcanic eruptions
  • Tsunamis
  • Landslides
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What are examples of hydrological hazards?

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  • Flooding
  • Mudslides
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What are examples of atmospheric hazards?

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  • Hurricanes
  • Tornadoes
  • Extreme heat
  • Drought
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What does Degg’s Model show?

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A natural hazard only becomes a disaster when there is a vulnerable population present.

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What is a natural hazard?

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A natural event which threatens people and the built environment.

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What are the UN’s criteria for a natural disaster?

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  • 10+ deaths
  • 100+ injuries
  • Declared state of emergency
  • Call for international assistance
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What are small-scale pressures affecting hazard impacts?

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  • Lack of education and training
  • Food insecurity
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What are large-scale pressures affecting hazard impacts?

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  • Rapid population growth
  • Rapid urbanisation
  • Large outstanding debt
  • Unsustainable exploitation (e.g. deforestation)
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What is hazard perception?

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The way in which people view the threat of a hazard.

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Which five factors affect hazard perception?

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  • Wealth
  • Experience
  • Education
  • Religion and belief
  • Mobility
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What is fatalism?

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A passive response to a hazard which states that natural hazards are a part of life and the losses should be accepted.

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What is prediction?

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An active response to a hazard which uses past events and scientific evidence to reduce the impacts of a hazard.

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What is adaptation?

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An active response to a hazard in which lifestyle choices are adjusted to reduce vulnerability.

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What is mitigation?

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An active response to a hazard where strategies are carried out to reduce the impacts of a hazard.

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What is management?

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An active response to a hazard where strategies are coordinated to reduce hazard impacts.

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What is risk sharing?

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An active response to a hazard is a form of community preparedness where communities invest collectively to mitigate hazard impacts.

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What is hazard incidence?

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  • The frequency of a hazard
  • More frequent hazards are harder to predict and implement management strategies.
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What is hazard distribution?

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  • Where hazards occur geographically
  • Hazard hotspots have adapted and have many management strategies
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What is intensity?

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  • The power of a hazard
  • Depends on the distance from the hazard
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What is magnitude?

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  • The size of a hazard
  • Used as a measure of intensity and has a specific value
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Why is level of development important in hazard response?

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HICs are able to implement more effective mitigation strategies than LICs.

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What are the two models of hazard response?

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  • Park Model
  • Hazard Management Cycle
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What is the Park Model?

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A graphical representation of human responses to hazards.

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What does the Park Model show?
The sequence of phases following a hazard event which was economically and socially disruptive.
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In which 3 ways can quality of life change in the Park Model?
- Improving - Return to normality - Deterioration
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What happens in Stage 1 of the Park Model?
Relief - Immediate local response including search and rescue - Immediate appeal for international aid (e.g. MSF, International Rescue Committee)
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What happens in Stage 2 of the Park Model?
Rehabilitation - Services restored - Temporary shelters and hospitals - Food and water distributed - Coordinated foreign aid
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What happens in Stage 3 of the Park Model?
Reconstruction - Restoring the area to the same or better QoL - Rebuilding infrastructure - Mitigation strategies implemented for future hazards
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What does the Hazard Management Cycle show?
The stages of responding to events, highlighting how the same stages take place after all hazards.
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What are the four stages of the Hazard Management Cycle?
- Preparedness - Response - Recovery - Mitigation
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What are the five factors which affect the usefulness of hazard response models?
- Complexity - Inclusion of level of development - Time scale - Vagueness - Impact of climate change
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What is an example of hazard adaptation?
Building hazard-resistant infrastructure, such as aseismic buildings.
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What are examples of hazard mitigation?
- Land-use zoning - Floodplain protection - Property relocation - Public outreach
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What are examples of hazard management?
- Planning evacuation routes - Cooperation of monitoring services (e.g. NOAA, National Hurricane Centre)
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What is an example of risk sharing?
New Zealand - Increased cooperation between the National Emergency Management Agency and the government since 2014 - Insurance investment to implement mitigation strategies
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Which three factors contribute to a natural hazard becoming a natural disaster?
- Risk - Vulnerability - Resilience
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What is hazard risk?
The probability of a hazard occurring and causing widespread disruption.
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What is hazard vulnerability?
The risk of exposure to hazards as well as the capacity to cope with them.
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What is hazard resilience?
The ability of a community to absorb a hazard and continue to function.
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What is the PAR Model?
Pressure and Release Model.
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What does the PAR Model highlight?
The importance of socio-economic characteristics in determining hazard vulnerability.
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What are the three sections of the PAR Model?
- Root causes - Dynamic pressures - Unsafe conditions
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What are examples of root causes of vulnerability in the PAR Model?
- Low access to resources - Limited influence in decision making - Poor governance and a weak economic system
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What are examples of dynamic pressures leading to vulnerability in the PAR Model?
- Lack of education, training and investment - Rapid population change and urbanisation
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What are examples of unsafe conditions leading to vulnerability in the PAR Model?
- Poor construction standards - Unsafe infrastructure - Poverty - Lack of social safety net

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