Tectonics 1.9 Flashcards
What does Modifying vulnerability mean?
Increasing resilience of a community to increase their capacity to cope;
What is Hi-Tech Scientific Monitoring used for?
Prediction
What is Hi-Tech Scientific Monitoring (used for Prediction) used to modify?
The behaviour of volcanoes;
What is Hi-Tech Scientific Monitoring (used for Prediction) used to predict?
Eruptions;
What are the advantages of Hi-Tech Scientific Monitoring?
Predicting an eruption is possible;
Warning/ evacuation save lives;
What are the disadvantages of Hi-Tech Scientific Monitoring?
Cost;
‘Cry-wolf syndrome’;
Does not prevent property damage;
What is ‘cry-wolf syndrome’?
Predictions are wrong; people are less lively to believe the next one;
Name three examples of community preparedness and education.
Preparation days;
School education;
Earthquake kits;
What are earthquake kits?
Boxes of essential household supplies;
Name four examples of essential household supplies;
Water;
Food;
Battery powered radio;
Blankets;
Where can an earthquake kit be stored?
Safe place at home;
When can an earthquake kit be used?
Days following the earthquake;
What are the advantages of Community Preparedness and Education?
Cost;
Saves lives through small action;
Who can implement Community Preparedness and Education?
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
What are the disadvantages for Community Preparedness and Education?
Does not prevent property damage;
More difficult to implement in isolated, rural areas.
What is Adaptation?
Moving out of harm’s way and relocating to a safe area;
What is the advantage of adaptation?
Saves lives/property
What are the disadvantages to adaptation?
High population densities prevent;
Disrupts traditional homes/ traditions;
What is Modifying the Loss described as?
‘picking up the pieces;’
What is Short-Term Emergency Aid?
Search and rescue followed by emergency food, water and shelter;
What is the advantage of Short-Term Emergency Aid?
Reduces death toll;
What are the disadvantages of Short-Term Emergency Aid?
Cost;
Isolated areas;
Emergency services in developing nations;
What is Long Term Aid?
Reconstruction plans/ Improve resilience.
What is the advantage of Long Term Aid?
Resilience from land use zoning/construction methods;
What are the disadvantages of Long Term Aid?
Costs;
Needs forgotten by media after Onset.
What is Insurance?
Compensation given to people to replace their losses;
What is the advantage of insurance?
Economic recovery;
What are the disadvantage of insurance?
Does not save lives;
Developing world have little insurance.
Is there any available technology to prevent tectonic activity, to modify the cause?
No
How is it possible to modify the cause?
Prevent secondary hazards;
