Genereal

Question 1

What is a hazard?

What’s a natural hazard

Answer 1

Something that is a potential threat to human life or property

Hazards chased by natural process

Question 2

3 types of natural hazards and what they are

Answer 2

Geophysical - caused by land processes such as earthquakes

Atmospheric - caused by climatic process such as tropical storms and wildfires

Hydrological - caused by water movement such as floods and avalanches

Question 3

What’s a disaster

Answer 3

When a hazard seriously affects humans

Question 4

What’s risk

Answer 4

The likelihood that humans will be affected by the hazard

Question 5

What’s vulnerability

Answer 5

How susceptible a population is to the damage caused by a hazard

Question 6

5 things that affect perception of hazards

Answer 6

Wealth
Religion
Education
Experience 
Personality

Question 7

What does response success depend on

4

Answer 7

Hazard incidence - how often is occurs
Magnitude or intensity
Distribution
Level of development

Question 8

What is the hazard management cycle

Answer 8

1. Mitigation - aim to minimise the impacts of future disasters
2. Preparedness - planning how to respond eg warning systems
3. Response - how people react to disaster eg emergency services
4. Recovery- Area affected getting back to normal

Question 9

Park model

Answer 9

Shows phases of response to hazard

1- pre disaster 
2- disruption
3- relief 
4- rehabilitation 
5- reconstruction - normal standard or better

Question 10

Risk sharing

Answer 10

Is community preparedness with pre arranged measures to reduced loss of life and property smashes through public education, evacuation and emergency shelter and supplies

Question 11

3 things affected perception of natural hazards

Answer 11

Fatalism - acceptance - remain there

Adaptation - prepare for event

Fear - move away from hazard to scary