2.1 HAZARDS, VULNERABILITY, RESILIENCE + DISASTER

Question 1

what is a disaster?

Answer 1

-causes significant impact on a vulnerable population
- becomes a disaster when:
10 or more people are killed
100 or more people are affected

Question 2

what is a risk?

Answer 2

-exposure of people to a hazardous event
-probability of a hazard occurring that leads to loss of lives

Question 3

what is resilience?

Answer 3

-ability of system to recover from events of hazard

Question 4

what is cost-benefit?

Answer 4

-benefits of hazardous location may overweigh risk involved in staying there

Question 5

what is the Russian roulette reaction?

Answer 5

-acceptance of risk

Question 6

what is the hazard of living in myanmar?

Answer 6

-high natural hazard component due to potential for tsunami + earthquakes

Question 7

hazard of living in japan?

Answer 7

-subject to range of natural hazards and is highly exposed

Question 8

what is the vulnerablity of myanmar?

Answer 8

-moderate risk though a low score
-multiple hazard zone

Question 9

vulnerability of japan?

Answer 9

-high compared to other wealthy nations due to ageing population but still low risk

Question 10

myanmar coping capacity? (3)

Answer 10

-poor coping capacity
-low level of internet
-poor education

Question 11

japan coping capacity? (4)

Answer 11

-good coping capacity
-educated elderly
-high internet
-effective government

Question 12

overall risk in myanmar?

Answer 12

-ranked 7th out of 190

Question 13

overall risk in japan?

Answer 13

-133rd out of 190

Question 14

what does the UNISDR disaster risk and age index tell us?

Answer 14

-how age should be an important factor in understanding vulnerability and coping capacity

Question 15

what is development? (3)

Answer 15

-improving society, enabling people to achieve aspirations
-provision of social services
-improving productivity

Question 16

the social + econ impact of a hazard DEPENDS ON?? (5)

Answer 16

-level of development
-total num of people affected
-speed of economic recovery
-degree of urbanisation
-absolute vs relative impacts on a countries GDP

Question 17

what is the Richter scale?

Answer 17

-measures height of waves produced by earthquakes
-from scale 0-9

Question 18

what is the Mercelli scale?

Answer 18

-measures experienced impacts of earthquake
-based on physical observations
-from scale I-XII
-it’s subjective

Question 19

what is the MMS (moment magnitude scale)

Answer 19

-modern measure used by seismologists
-describes earthquakes in terms of energy released
-from scale 0-9

Question 20

What is the volcanic explosivity index (VEI) ?

Answer 20

-measures explosiveness of volcanic eruption
-from scale 0-8