Lectures 1&2

Question 1

Natural disaster

Answer 1

Extreme natural events where large amount of energy is released in a short period of time

Question 2

What do natural disaster involve

Answer 2

Casualties, disruption to society and large economic loses

Question 3

When do natural hazards become natural disasters

Answer 3

When they intersect with vulnerable communities

Question 4

Frequency(F)

Answer 4

Number of occurrence in a given length of time

Question 5

Return period (P)

Answer 5

Length of time between similar events

Question 6

What’s are F and P based on

Answer 6

Statistical probabilities

Question 7

Magnitude (M)

Answer 7

Amount of energy fuelling a natural events

Question 8

Besides knowing F M P what should be considered for that given area

Answer 8

Cost-benefit analysis

Question 9

The number of great natural disaster is ________ with _______

Answer 9

Increasing time

Question 10

The number of _____-______ disasters has been _________ in recent years

Answer 10

Man made decreasing

Question 11

What type of disasters bring the lay fatalities and damage

Answer 11

Storms and floods

Question 12

Where on earth can the most disasters be found

Answer 12

Asia

Question 13

Where do natural occur the most

Answer 13

Densely populated area

Question 14

The number _______ disasters _______ is ________ with time

Answer 14

Natural fatality increasing

Question 15

_____ losses from natural disasters are ______ with time

Answer 15

Economic increasing

Question 16

Risk

Answer 16

Vulnerability x Hazards

Question 17

What is an example of a high risk

Answer 17

Downtown Vancouver x large earthquake

Question 18

What is an example of a low risk

Answer 18

Arctic Canada x large earthquake

Question 19

What is over reliance on technology

Answer 19

Failure of a technological network can cascade in a domino effect

Question 20

What are factors that increasing vulnerability

Answer 20

Poverty and affluence
Affluent lifestyle
Social behaviour
Role of government

Question 21

What is Public Safety Canada (PSC)

Answer 21

Focused in managing emergencies

Question 22

What are the 4 pillars of emergency management

Answer 22

Response
Recovery
Mitigation
Preparedness

Question 23

What are the effect of destruction and disabling of building

Answer 23

Costly

Question 24

What happens when industries and business are knocked out of operation

Answer 24

Causes lost in productivity and wages for employees

Question 25

Why is Canada’s population exposed to many types of natural hazards

Answer 25

Canada has a rich diversity

Question 26

Where in Canada can tsunamis hit

Answer 26

Coastlines

Question 27

Where in Canada can earthquakes hit

Answer 27

Western Canada

Question 28

The number of natural disasters in _______ are ________

Answer 28

Canada decreasing

Question 29

Why are the number natural disaster fatalities in Canada decreasing

Answer 29

Imporved engineering 
Long term prevention 
Extensive disaster education 
Better warning systems 
Rapid intervention.

Question 30

What are the economic losses most due to in Canada

Answer 30

Whether related disasters

Question 31

Mitigation

Answer 31

Involve actives to reduce risk

Question 32

Adaption

Answer 32

New term emerged with the debate on climate change