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Hazards Flashcards

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hazard geography?

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study of natural and ecological hazards, where and how to minimise their impact

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natural hazards?

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atmospheric, hydrological, geomorphic processes and events in our environment that have the potential to affect people

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geomorphic hazards?

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  • hazards created by movement of earths surface of crust
  • driven by geological processes of the earth
    e.g. earthquake, tsunami, volcanoes, landslides
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atmospheric hazards?

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  • hazards created by weather processes
  • driven by natural processes within the earths atmosphere
    e.g. cyclone, storms, tornadoes, heatwaves, bushfires
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hydrological hazards?

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  • driven by hydrological processes in the water cycle
  • atmospheric processes contribute to water cycle
    e.g. floods, avalanches, blizzards, droughts
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ecological hazards?

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  • biological or chemical hazards has the potential to impact the wellbeing of people and environment
  • driven by biological processes and are associated with life forms
    e.g. infectious diseases, animal transmitted diseases
    e.g. human caused, oil, toxic waster, nuclear
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spatial distribution?

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how features are arranged on the earths surface

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spatial association?

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the relationship between the distribution patterns of different features on the earths surface

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temporal distribution?

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the distribution of geographical events over time

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magnitude?

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  • the measurement of the strength or intensity of a hazard
  • the stronger the hazard, the higher the magnitude, the more impact
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duration?

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the length of time that a hazard event lasts

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frequency?

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how often a hazard event occurs in a particular area/country

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probability?

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the likelihood of a hazard event occurring in the future

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scale of spatial impact?

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the extent of an area that is impacted by a hazard

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what is spatial technology? and examples

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any software or hardware that interacts with real-world locations
e.g. drones, GPS, satellite

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what is spatial technology used for?

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  • recording and storing info
  • identifying and investigating spatial patterns
  • presenting and communicating information and findings
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what is mitigation?

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the actions taken place to minimise or eliminate the risk of a hazard

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what are the 3 phases of risk management?

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  1. pre-disaster planning
  2. during the disaster
  3. post-disaster
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what is the hazard management cycle?

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illustration of four stages that seek to reduce the scale of a disaster.
preparation, response, recovery, mitigation

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examples of geomorphic hazards

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volcanoes - mount pinatubo
earthquakes - gorkha nepal 2015

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what are seismic waves and the types?

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  • the energy waves that travels through the earth when there has been a sudden breaking of the crust
  • primary waves, secondary waves
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what is the epicentre?

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the point directly above the focus point on the earths surface

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what is an earthquake?

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the sudden and often violent shaking of the earths crust caused by the passage of seismic waves

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what is oceanic and continental crusts made of?

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oceanic - basalt
continental - granite

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what is vulnerability?

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the risk of exposure and the inability of the community to respond and cope

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convergent, divergent, transform?

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convergent - merge together (subduction)
divergent - away from each other
transform - slide by each other

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vulnerability to earthquakes? physical and human

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physical
- landforms
- time of year
- location
human
- location
- economic factors
- education
- government
- technology

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examples of atmospheric hazards?

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  • the millennium drought aus (14 yrs, low rainfall)
  • black saturday bushfire (2019-2020, heatwave)
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examples of hydrological hazards?

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brisbane floods (2010-11, weather events)

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examples of ecological hazards?

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  • animal invasian: cane toads
  • infectious disease : covid 19

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