Key terms

Question 1

Definition of a tectonic hazard?

Answer 1

-A tectonic hazard is defined as an event caused by the movements of the earth’s tectonic plates (Earth, DLC, 2005)

Question 2

Definition of hazard management

Answer 2

Hazard management is essentially a problem-solving process aimed at defining problems (identifying hazards), gathering information about them (assessing the risks) and solving them (controlling the risks). (safework.sa.gov)

Question 3

What is a developed country?

Answer 3

a country with a lot of industrial activity and where people generally have high incomes (Cambridge dictionary)

Question 4

What is a developing country?

Answer 4

-a country with little industrial and economic activity and where people generally have low incomes (Cambridge dictionary)