Geo Exam Flashcards 1

Question 1

Natural Hazard

Answer 1

• Hazards cause by the Earth’s natural processes. May be caused by non-anthropogenic processes but human activities can aggravate these events.

Question 2

Atmospheric Hazard

Answer 2

• Caused by weather and climate. Includes droughts, storms, tropical cyclones, heatwaves, and bushfires.

Question 3

Geomorphic Hazard

Answer 3

• Caused by tectonic plate activity. Earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.

Question 4

Ecological Hazard

Answer 4

• Anything from interactions with other living organisms, the immediate environment, or interactions between living organisms and the environment that poses danger or harm.

Question 5

Natural Hazard vs Natural Disaster

Answer 5

• A natural hazard is a threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on humans. The negative effect is what we call a natural disaster.

Question 6

Human factors that affect natural hazards

Answer 6

• Population growth
• Urbanisation
• Deforestation

Question 7

Magnitude

Answer 7

• The size or degree of something.

Question 8

Frequency

Answer 8

• The rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time.

Question 9

Duration

Answer 9

• The time during which something continues.

Question 10

Proximity

Answer 10

• Nearness in space, time, or relationship.

Question 11

Timescale

Answer 11

• The time allowed for or taken by a process or sequence of events.

Question 12

Spatial Scale

Answer 12

• The size of a space, or the extent of it at which a phenomenon or process occurs.

Question 13

Mitigation

Answer 13

• The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.

Question 14

Prevention

Answer 14

• The action of stopping something from happening or arising.

Question 15

LEDC

Answer 15

• A less economically developed country.

Question 16

MEDC

Answer 16

• A more economically developed country.

Question 17

Vulnerability

Answer 17

• The quality of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed.

Question 18

Resilience

Answer 18

• The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.

Question 19

Risk

Answer 19

• A situation involving exposure to danger.

Question 20

Response

Answer 20

• A verbal or written answer.

Question 21

Recovery

Answer 21

• The action of regaining possession or control of something stolen.

Question 22

Sustainability

Answer 22

• Meeting our own needs environmentally, economically, and socially, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Question 23

Stakeholders

Answer 23

• A person with an interest or concern in something, especially a business.