Earth experiences different hazards Flashcards
What are the common characteristics of a hazard?
Loss of life
Damage to property
Requires emergency response
Origins are clear
Short warning time - cannot predict - “freak event”
Long term effects
Exposure to risk - voluntary and involuntary
What is a hazardous event?
When a natural event takes place where there is nobody to be affected by it
What is a natural disaster?
A natural event which has a significant effect
What makes one vulnerable to hazards?
Wealth
Understanding/ awareness
Location/ hazard prone area
Age/ younger/ older
What is being at risk to hazards?
The exposure of people to hazardous events presenting potential threat to themselves, their possessions and the built environment within which they live
What is vulnerability?
The potential you have for loss
What is the classification of perception?
Fatalism - inevitable
Adaptation - preparation
Fear - vulnerability
What is an active volcano?
An eruption which has taken place is the last ice age (I,e the past 10,000 years)
What is a dormant volcano?
A volcano which hasn’t erupted in the past 10,000 years. But is expected to erupt again.
What is an extinct volcano?
A volcano which is never expected to erupt again/
Why do we perceive hazards differently?
Socio-economic status Level of education Occupation Religon Family Past experience Values
What is hazard management?
Prediction - improve monitoring
Prevention -
Protection -
What is the disaster/risk management cycle?
It illustrates the ongoing process by which governments, businesses and society plan for and reduce the impact of disasters, react during and immediately following an event, and take steps to recover after an event has occurred.
