Starter quiz
- A natural ______ is a natural event that has the potential to cause damage, loss of life or economic disruption.
- 'hazard' ✓
- Which of the following are examples of natural hazards?
- earthquakes ✓
- smog
- volcanic eruptions ✓
- overfishing
- landslides ✓
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- __________ is the likelihood that people or property will be harmed by a natural hazard.
- Hazard risk ✓
- Natural disaster
- Globalisation
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- What term is used for a very powerful low-pressure weather system with strong winds and heavy rainfall that can be disruptive and dangerous?
- tropical storm ✓
- earthquake
- landslide
- drought
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- Match the hazard to its type.
- geological hazard⇔earthquakes ✓
- hydrological hazard⇔flooding ✓
- atmospheric hazard⇔tornadoes ✓
- A powerful earthquake that occurs in a densely-populated city is likely to cause a natural ______.
- 'disaster' ✓
Exit quiz
- ______ is the likelihood that people or property will be harmed by a natural hazard.
- 'Hazard risk' ✓
- What physical factors affect hazard risk?
- magnitude⇔how powerful a natural hazard is ✓
- frequency⇔how often a natural hazard occurs ✓
- geographical position⇔the place where something occurs ✓
- physical geography⇔natural features such as relief, climate, landforms, soil type ✓
- Human factors can have a significant impact on hazard risk...
- 1⇔An earthquake in an uninhabited location
- 2⇔has no hazard risk.
- 3⇔An earthquake in a densely-populated city
- 4⇔has a very high hazard risk.
- What makes communities more vulnerable to natural hazards?
- economic development
- level of inequality
- economic dependency
- vulnerable groups, such as displaced people
- all of the above ✓
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Key learning points
- Hazard risk is the likelihood of being affected by a natural event.
- Physical factors affect risk, such as climate change.
- Human factors affect risk, including poverty, urbanisation and climate change.
Common misconception
The bigger the hazard event is, the higher the hazard risk will be.
The size of the hazard event is not the only factor that affects hazard risk. For example, a higher income country may have a lower hazard risk for a magnitude 6.5 earthquake than a lower income country, even though the earthquakes have equal power.
Keywords
Hazard risk - the likelihood that people or property will be harmed by a natural hazard
Natural hazard - a natural event that has the potential to cause damage, loss of life or economic disruption
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