2.2C

Question 1

What are the 6 measures of a hazard profile?

Answer 1

Magnitude, speed of onset, duration, areal extent, spatial predictability, frequency.

Question 2

What is the world risk index?

Answer 2

It measures the risk of disaster. It is calculated on a country-by-country basis through the multiplication of exposure and vulnerability.

Question 3

What is manipulating hazards data?

Answer 3

Hazard data relating to the number of deaths, numbers affected, levels of development and type of event contains a number of complex patterns and trends.