Hazards

Question 1

What is the definition of a hazard?

Answer 1

A natural hazard is a natural event or process that affects people

Question 2

What are examples of how natural events can affect people?

Answer 2

Loss of life
Disruption to people’s lives
Economic impacts
Environmental degradation

Question 3

What are key characteristics of hazards?

Answer 3

• little to no warning
• Mainly primary impacts, with some secondary impacts
  • most loss of life and damage occurs shortly after it occurs
  • some lasting effects

• requires an emergency response
- due to its scale or impact

Question 4

What are the 3 types of hazard?

Answer 4

• Geophysical
• Atmospheric
• Hydrological

Question 5

What is the definition of geophysical hazards?

Answer 5

Natural hazards driven by the Earth’s internal energy sources (heating of the Earth’s core)

Question 6

What is the definition of atmospheric hazards?

Answer 6

Natural hazards driven by processes at work in the atmosphere

Question 7

What is the definition of hydrological hazards?

Answer 7

Natural hazards driven by processes at work in bodies of water (mainly oceans)

Question 8

What is required for a natural event to become a hazard?

Answer 8

It must involve people

Question 9

What is the definition of perception?

Answer 9

How a person receives and processes information