Section A - Natural Hazards

Question 1

What is a natural hazard

Answer 1

A natural hazard is a natural event that has social impacts

Question 2

What is the number 1 most dangerous natural hazard

Answer 2

Flooding

Question 3

Geological/ tectonic/ geophysical natural hazard

Answer 3

Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Tsunamis

Question 4

Atmosphere/ climatological natural hazard

Answer 4

Tropical storms
Drought
Wild fires

Question 5

Hydrological natural hazard

Answer 5

Flooding

Question 6

What are the 4 factors that increase the risk of natural hazards

Answer 6

Urbanisation
Poverty
Climate change
farming

Question 7

Urbanisation - natural hazard?

Answer 7

Densely populated urban areas are at great risk from natural evens such as earthquakes and tropical cyclones

Question 8

Poverty - natural hazard?

Answer 8

In poorer parts of the world, poverty may force people to live in areas at risk, shortages of housing can be dangerous as the houses are on slopes which are unstable. This causes floods and landslides

Question 9

Climate change - natural hazard?

Answer 9

In a warmer world, the atmosphere will have more energy, which leads to more intense storms and hurricanes. Climate change affects the world as some parts will become wetter with an increased risk of flooding. Other areas may become drier which means droughts and famines

Question 10

Farming- natural hazard?

Answer 10

In low lying countries, many people live on flood plains. When a river floods, it deposits fertile silt on its floodplain which is great for farming but not for the people living there