Risk And Vulnerability

Question 1

Define risk

Answer 1

Exposure of people to a hazardous event presenting a potential threat to themselves, possessions and built environment.

Question 2

Name 5 reasons why people put themselves as possible risk ?

Answer 2

Unpredictable

Lack of alternatives

Changing levels of risk

Cost/ benefit

Perception

Question 3

Hazards are unpredictable

Answer 3

We cannot predict frequency / magnitude or scale of hazard

Question 4

Lack of alternatives

Answer 4

Due to social / political / economic and cultural factors people cannot simply move from place to give up homes / job.

People don’t have enough money

Question 5

Changing levels of risk

Answer 5

Places that were once safe many have become through time more a risk.

Deforestation could result in more flooding from torrential rain with tropical storms also more landslides

Question 6

Cost /benefit

Answer 6

Advantages many out way risk.

Lic countries fertile soil used for income.

San Andreas fault many people live / work there

Question 7

How does vulnerability differ ?

Answer 7

Hic ;
Money - protection.
Better education.

Lic;
Densely populated in urban areas
People have no choice but to live in hazardous places like steep hill sides prone to landslides and low lying areas at risk from tsunamis