1.1 Natural Hazards & Disasters

Question 1

What is a hazard?

Answer 1

A naturally occurring event with potential to cause loss of life or damage to property

Question 2

What is a disaster?

Answer 2

Where a natural hazard causes social, economic and environmental damage

Question 3

What is vulnerability?

Answer 3

A population’s ability to cope with a hazardous event

Question 4

What is the deggs model?

Answer 4

Hazardous event — disaster — vulnerability

Question 5

What was the magnitude of the 2015 Nepalese earthquake?

Answer 5

7.8

Question 6

How many deaths were caused by the 2015 Nepalese earthquake?

Answer 6

8,600

Question 7

How many injuries were caused by the 2015 Nepalese earthquake?

Answer 7

21,000 +

Question 8

How many people were made homeless as a result of the 2015 Nepalese earthquake?

Answer 8

3 million

Question 9

How much money did the 2015 Nepalese earthquake cost Nepal?

Answer 9

$5 billion

Question 10

How much was the rebuilding cost in Nepal 2015?

Answer 10

$6.6 billion

Question 11

What were the impacts of the 2015 Nepalese earthquake?
(7 points)

Answer 11

• over half the population is in poverty so they are more vulnerability
• the countries infrastructure was damaged - roads (inaccessible), water (diseases)
• buildings weren’t built to withstand earthquakes so they collapsed
• over 100 aftershocks - more damage, deaths and rescue was made more difficult
• landslides occurred
• emergency services were unable to cope and international aid was relied upon - in debt
• tourism decreased put people out of work