PMT - aspects of hazards and how they affect human responses

Question 1

what is the incidence of a hazard?

Answer 1

frequency - how often it occurs

Question 2

what is the issue of low incidence hazards

Answer 2

harder to predict

less management strategies put in place so hazard could be more catastrophic

Question 3

what is distribution of a hazard?

Answer 3

where hazards occur geographically

areas with high distribution are likely to have more management strategies and are more adapted to the hazardous landscape

Question 4

what is intensity of a hazard?

Answer 4

the power how strong it is

Question 5

what is the magnitude of a hazard?

Answer 5

the size

usually how the hazards intensity is measured

Question 6

how is the level of development effect a hazard?

Answer 6

HIC have more effective management strategies but they may not be as prepared for natural hazards

Question 7

what is a recent warning system which has been adopted for hazards?

Answer 7

text message systems