Chapter 1: Natural Disasters and Population Flashcards
1
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External Energy
A
Energy from the sun
2
Q
Interior energy
A
Energy from earths interior
3
Q
Debris flows
A
Water laden masses of soil and fragmented rock rush down mountains and entrapping debris as it slides into valleys
4
Q
Natural Hazard
A
Areas in which a disaster has a heightened probability
5
Q
Mitigation
A
Plans and actions made to eliminate/reduce threat of death from natural hazards
6
Q
Magnitude
A
Strength of Disaster
7
Q
Exponential growth
A
Growth rate whose rate becomes mods rapid in proportion
8
Q
Demographic Transitions
A
Death and fertility decline from being high to low levels because of social and economic development 3 phases: BEFORE: high death rate/high birth rate DURING: low death rate/high birth rate AFTER: low death rate/low birth rate
9
Q
Carrying capacity
A
Amount of life area is able to sustain
