EQ3

Question 1

Mega disasters

Answer 1

Large scale disasters either on an aerial scale or in terms of their social/economic impacts

Question 2

HILP

Answer 2

High impact low probability

Question 3

Multiple hazard zone

Answer 3

A location that experiences two or more geophysical and hydrometpeological hazards occurring at an point

Question 4

Risk disc

Answer 4

Attempts to explain the reasons for the decline in deaths in terms of disaster preparedness , duster mitigation, development etc

Question 5

Hazard management cycle

Answer 5

Outlines the stages of responding to events .

Question 6

Mitigation

Answer 6

Involves preventing a hazard or minimising its effect

Question 7

Preparedness

Answer 7

Preparing to deal with a hazard event

Question 8

Response

Answer 8

Responding effectively to a hazard

Question 9

Recovery

Answer 9

Getting back to normal

Question 10

Japan vs Haiti ; management

Answer 10

-Japan- engages in many earthquake drills which prepare children,Kobe 1995 killed 6,400 people were able to learn from this . High capacity to cope as its a HIC , .Modern buildings

Haiti- did not have the early waning systems , politically and economically unstable , low capacity to cope , did not hit any of the risk disc points

Question 11

Modifying the event

Answer 11

Reducing the hazards effectiveness before the event/long term