Natural Hazards and disasters

Question 1

What is a hazard?

Answer 1

A process, phenomenon or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation.

Question 2

Name things that a hazard can cause

Answer 2

• cause loss of life injury or other health impacts
• property damage
• social and economic disruption
• environmental degradation

Question 3

Can a hazard become a disaster?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

Hazards can be either…

Answer 4

Natural or Anthropogenic.

Question 5

What is another word for “man-made”?

Answer 5

Anthropogenic which means induced entirely or predominantly by human activities and choices.

Question 6

What is a disaster?

Answer 6

Serious disruption of the functioning of a community/society at any scale due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability and capacity.

Question 7

What can disasters lead to? (5)

Answer 7

it can lead to one or more of the following:

human, material, economic and environmental losses and impacts.

Question 8

What is the meaning of natural hazards?

Answer 8

Natural Hazards are associated with natural processes and phenomena

Question 9

Name two types of natural hazards-

Answer 9

Tectonic Hazards

Hydro-meteorological Hazards

Question 10

What are tectonic hazards? (2)

Answer 10

Volcanic Eruptions and Earthquakes

Question 11

What are Hydro-meteorological Hazards? (4)

Answer 11

Flooding, Landslides and Hurricanes, Droughts

Question 12

What are some examples of Anthropogenic Hazards? (6)

Answer 12

• Pandemics
• Cyber attacks
• Oil Spills
• Diseases
• Chemical spills/ emissions
• Building collapses

Question 13

What is disaster risk management?

Answer 13

the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to

• prevent new disaster risk
• reduce existing disaster risk
• manage residual risk

Question 14

Managing a disastrous situation contributes to-

Answer 14

the strengthening of resilience and reduction of disaster losses

Question 15

By proper management what can we reduce?

Answer 15

we can reduce the impact of a hazard by reducing our risk or exposure.
In some cases, we can avoid the hazard

Question 16

What is the disaster management willing to do if the hazard is viewed a being weak/small?

Answer 16

we may be willing to accept or live with the risk if we view it as being small.

Question 17

What is the meaning of risk of a hazard?

Answer 17

The risk of a hazard is the measure of what could possibly happen if that hazard occurred.

Question 18

what is a function of hazard, exposure, vulnerability and capacity?

Answer 18

The potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets which could occur to a system, society or a community in a specific period of time

Question 19

How do you measure risk?

Answer 19

Risk can be calculated using the following equation:

Risk = Probability of Hazard x Degree of Vulnerability

Question 20

What is the hazard based on? (chile idk how to state this)

Answer 20

the frequency and magnitude of a hazard

Question 21

What is the degree of vulnerability?

Answer 21

Vulnerability is the measure of those elements or aspects of the environment which are susceptible to the hazard or damaging effects of a hazardous situation.

Question 22

What are the 4 stages of the disaster management cycle?

Answer 22

Response, recovery, Mitigation, Preparation

Question 23

What is the meaning of hazard prevention?

Answer 23

The prevention of risks in an emergency

Question 24

What is the meaning of Hazard Mitigation?

Answer 24

any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to life and property from hazard events.

Question 25

What is the meaning of Vulnerability?

Answer 25

the inability to resist a hazard or when to respond when a disaster has occurred.

Question 26

What is the meaning of Emergency?

Answer 26

A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action

Question 27

What is the meaning of Disaster Preparedness?

Answer 27

measures taken to prepare for and reduce the effects of disasters. That is, to predict and—where possible—prevent them, mitigate their impact on vulnerable populations, and respond to and effectively cope with their consequences.