Multiple Hazard Zones

Question 1

What is a multiple hazard zone?

Answer 1

locations where a number of physical hazards combine to create an increased level of risk for the country and its population

Question 2

what is another name for multiple hazard zones?

Answer 2

disaster hotspots

Question 3

Distribution of multiple hazard zones

Answer 3

follows the trend of the ring of fire, where active plate boundaries are located.
In the East of Asia (eg Taiwan, Japan and Indonesia) and the west coast of the americas (eg Costa Rica, Chile and states such as Calafornia)

Question 4

Physical factors making the Phillepeanes a multiple hazard zone

Answer 4

Highly active destructive plate boundaries
In the ring of fire
100% risk of earthquakes
18/37 volcanoes are active
cat 3,4,5 tropical storms due to el nina

Question 5

Human factors making the phillepeanes a multiple hazard zone

Answer 5

informal, unstable housing
GNP per capita is $4400 and the HDI os 0.75
Capital (madila) is a mega city. dense and shanty towns
by the coast
rapid deforestation- 50 mil hectars reduced to 600000. trees replaced with coconut trees

Question 6

example of volcano eruption in the phillepeanes

Answer 6

mt pinatobu (north of capital) 1991
847 killed
huge explosion

Question 7

Phillepeanes mudslide example

Answer 7

southern lyte mudslide mix of tectonic and hydrocloric disasters
killed 1126