phillipines multiple hazard zone 1.10 Flashcards
world risk index (2016)
ranked 3rd
of the 10 most at-risk cities from natural hazards in the world, how many are from the phillipines?
8
how much of the population is exposed to 2 or more hazards?
74%
how many major hazard events experienced between 1960s-2015?
555
what year saw the countrys most devastating recent earthquake (bohol) and typhoon (haiyan) hit within one month
2013
what plate boundary is it situated on
ring of fire
what margins joined by conservative margin
2 major destructive (convergent)
how many volcanoes, and how many are active
37 volcanoes - 18 are active
how many destructive earthquakes are recorded in the last 40 years
12
what belt does it lie on
SE asias typhoon belt
on average how many typhoons hit the country (june-dec), and how many are expected to be destructive
20 typhoons hit the country, 7-10 are expected to be destructive
what does el-nino bring
periodic drought (1998), where temperatures can also trigger wildfiers
what has rapid urbanisation led to
large unplanned informal settlements (esp in flood prone coastal areas) and high population densities
how much of the population on average live in poverty
25%
how much of the population live in poverty and primarily dependent on agriculture
50%
