hazards -human responses to hazards

Question 1

how can hazards be responded too?

Answer 1

.in a passive way
.or in a active way

Question 2

what is meant by a passive response to a hazard?

Answer 2

.making no effort to lessen a hazard

Question 3

how many types of passive responses are there?

Answer 3

1

Question 4

what is the passive response to a hazard?

Answer 4

.fatalism

Question 5

what is meant by fatalism?

Answer 5

.the viewpoint that hazards are ​uncontrollable natural events, and any losses should be ​accepted​ as there is nothing that can be done to stop them

Question 6

what is meant by an active response?

Answer 6

.any strategy used to overall contribute to a lower hazard risk

Question 7

how many types of active responses are there?

Answer 7

5

Question 8

what are the active responses to a hazard?

Answer 8

.prediction
.adaptation
.mitigation
.management
.risk sharing

Question 9

how is prediction used to respond to a hazard?

Answer 9

.using scientific research ​and ​past events in order to know when a hazard will take place, so that ​warnings ​may be ​delivered and ​impacts of the hazard can be reduced​

Question 10

how is adaptation used to respond to a hazard?

Answer 10

.attempting to live with hazards by adjusting ​lifestyle choices so that vulnerability to the hazard is lessened e.g. earthquake proof houses

Question 11

how is mitigation used to respond to a hazard?

Answer 11

.strategies carried out to ​lessen the severity of a hazard ​e.g. sandbags to offset impact of flooding

Question 12

how is management used to respond to a hazard?

Answer 12

.coordinated strategies to reduce a hazard’s effects
.this includes prediction, adaptation, mitigation

Question 13

how is risk sharing used to respond to a hazard?

Answer 13

.a form of ​community preparedness whereby the community ​shares the risk ​posed by a natural hazard and ​invests collectively to mitigate the impacts of ​future hazards