the concept of a hazard in a geographical context

Question 1

What is a hazard

Answer 1

An extreme natural event in the crust of the earth that poses threat to life and property

Question 2

What types of natural hazards are there

Answer 2

Geophysical e.g earthquakes
Atmospheric e.g wildfires
Hydrological e.g flooding

Question 3

Economic determinants of hazard perception

Answer 3

Wealth of the individual
Development of country

Question 4

Cultural determinants of perception

Answer 4

Education
Religion and beliefs
Experience

Question 5

Mitigation definition

Answer 5

Sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate the long term risk to life and property from hazard events

Question 6

Fatalism definitions

Answer 6

The viewpoint that hazards are uncontrollable and losses should be accepted

Question 7

Prediction definition

Answer 7

Using research and past events to predict when hazards may next occur, allowing for prevention of any damage by responding to warnings

Question 8

Adaptation

Answer 8

Attempting to live with hazards by adjusting lifestyles

Question 9

Risk sharing definition

Answer 9

A form of community preparedness

Question 10

Examples of short term response to hazards

Answer 10

Evacuating the population
Deploying emergency services
Providing aid

Question 11

Examples of long term response to hazard

Answer 11

Risk management, preparedness, mitigation, evacuation plans, monitoring

Question 12

What is meant by the distribution of hazards

Answer 12

The spatial coverage of the event locally or globally

Question 13

Frequency

Answer 13

Distribution of the hazard events through time

Question 14

Magnitude

Answer 14

Assesses and outlines the size of the impact

Question 15

What are the 5 stages of the disaster response curve (brief)

Answer 15

Stage 1 normal quality of life no until event occurs
Stage 2 hazard occurs
Stage 3 searching rescuing and recovering life and buildings
Stage 4 modifying the loss, relief and rehabilitation, gathering of aid
Stage 5 improvement back to QOL, rebuilding, mitigation

Question 16

What is the park model (disaster response curve)

Answer 16

A graphical representation of human response to hazards over time

Question 17

What is the hazard management cycle

Answer 17

It outlines the stages of responding to events, showing how the same stages occur after every hazard

Question 18

What is the order of the hazard management cycle

Answer 18

Preparedness
Event
Response
Recovery
Mitigation

Question 19

Are models effective

Answer 19

Unpredictability of hazards makes the models unreliable at representing human response

Question 20

Advantages of the hazard management cycle

Answer 20

Allocating resources efficiently
Use of knowledge from previous experience
Identify areas for improvement

Question 21

Influences on the eperception of hazards

Answer 21

Socioeconomic status
Level of education
Employment
Religion/ culture
Past experience

Question 22

Fatalism

Answer 22

Actions are direct and concerned with safety
Losses are accepted as inevitable and people remain where they are

Question 23

Hazard management cycle stages

Answer 23

Predisaster (mitigation,preparedness, risk assessment)
Response (warning,evacuation,immediate assistance)
Post disaster (restoration of services, economic and social reviver, adaptation, reconstruction)

Question 24

Stages of the park model

Answer 24

Predisatser
Relief
Rehabilitation
Reconstruction