Geophysical Disaster Trends And Hazard Profiles Flashcards
1
Q
What contributes to more natural disasters being reported?
A
Improvements in monitoring and recording
Improvements in communications technology
Increased in population, so more living in hazardous areas
Increase in occupied living space - more concrete and impermeable materials
2
Q
What are hazard profiles?
A
A diagram that shows the main characteristics of different types fo tectonic hazard.
3
Q
What do hazard profiles do?
A
It could show multiple hazard - allowing comparisons to be made.
Help governments and other organisations to develop disaster plans
Plan for the future - early warning systems
Evacuation plans
