Practice Duration Of Hazards (5.2) - Understanding Risk in Disaster Contexts

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6 sample questions

Question 1.
What is a hazard? Provide a definition.
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Think about natural disasters like earthquakes.
Question 2.
Define exposure in simple terms.
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Consider where people live in relation to danger zones.
3Question 3.
What defines a hazard?
- A natural process
- A potential damaging event
- A human error
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Think about what makes an event dangerous.
4Question 4.
True or False: Vulnerability tends to decrease with resilience.
- True
- False
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Consider why communities build disaster preparedness systems.
Question 5.
Discuss the impact of climate change on the frequency and severity of natural hazards, including how this affects exposure and vulnerability.
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Research recent climatic patterns and their effects on natural hazards.
Question 6.
Assess how economic status influences a community's ability to respond to hazards and what measures they can take to mitigate risks.
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Look up case studies related to disaster response for low-income communities.

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