California

Question 1

Population

Answer 1

40 million in 2008

Question 2

GDP per capita

Answer 2

$40,000

Question 3

HDI

Answer 3

0.95 nearly the highest

Question 4

Landscape

Answer 4

Coastal areas contain huge conurbinisations of Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego

Question 5

Summary

Answer 5

Subtropical North, tropical South, major tectonic hotspot, extreme weather brought on my El Niño and La Niña oscillations

Question 6

Earthquakes are the main risk

Answer 6

Associated with the San Andreas fault line a conservative plate boundary

Question 7

River flooding occurs in El Niño years with

Answer 7

Wildfires in La Niña years

Question 8

Fog occurs in

Answer 8

San Francisco Bay Area

Question 9

Landslides are a frequent secondary hazard from

Answer 9

Floods or earthquakes

Question 10

Coping capacity is high

Answer 10

In this wealthy area

Question 11

Much high tech disaster preparedness

Answer 11

State wide drills for the big one

Question 12

Economic costs of high disasters are high

Answer 12

Especially if the disaster occurs in a mega city

Question 13

Status

Answer 13

Wealthiest state in America