Wildfires

Question 1

What is a wildfire?

Answer 1

An uncontrollable rural fire

Question 2

Where has a high probability of having a wildfire?

Answer 2

central and south africa and australia

Question 3

Where has a low probability of having a wildfire?

Answer 3

England, Greenland and scandinavian countries

Question 4

Geographically , where has a higher chance of having a wildfire?

Answer 4

Between the tropic of cancer and capricorn.

Question 5

What percent of wildfires are caused by humans?

Answer 5

90%

Question 6

What makes a good condition for a wildfire?

Answer 6

oxygen, dry/dead vegetation and a spark

Question 7

What are some of the local effects wildfires have?

Answer 7

damage to property, health impacts, loss of crops, risk to life, reduction in water quality, loss of habitats

Question 8

What are some of the regional effects wildfires have?

Answer 8

temporary changes to weather patterns, soil erosion, reduced air quality

Question 9

What are some of the national effects wildfires have?

Answer 9

disruption to transport, government costs to reduces fire risk, government costs of redevelopment, impacts on tourism

Question 10

What are some of the global effects wildfires have?

Answer 10

release of co2 contributing to greenhouse effect, disturbance to air travel

Question 11

What are some of the responses for wildfires?

Answer 11

water dropped over fire, evacuating residents, government providing money to victims, concerts and other events set up to raise money to provide aid