What are natural hazards?

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What are natural hazards?

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What is a natural hazard?

An extreme natural event that threatens people or has the potential to cause damage, destruction and death.

A hazard resulting from the movement of tectonic plates.

An extreme hazard caused by human activity.

A hazard caused by climate change.

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Natural events, such as volcanic eruptions or earthquakes that occur away from humans and properties are not considered natural hazards.

True

False

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Which of the following factors affect the risk from natural events such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and floods?

Geographical location

Urbanisation

All of the above

Level of economic development

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All of these factors affect risk from natural events.

What is a tectonic hazard?

A hazard that occurs because of a movement of the Earth’s crust.

A hazard that occurs when the climate becomes too hot and causes drought.

A hazard that occurs as the result of human actions.

A hazard that occurs as the result of extreme weather conditions.

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Which of the following is an example of a tectonic hazard?

Drought

Flooding

Volcanic eruption

Landslide

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What is a climatic hazard?

A hazard that occurs as the result of certain atmospheric conditions.

A hazard that occurs when it becomes too hot.

A hazard caused by human activity.

A hazard caused by the movement of the Earth’s crust.

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Which hazard is caused by rising temperature?

Droughts

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Tsunamis

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What type of hazard is a tsunami?

Climatic

Neither climatic nor tectonic

Both geomorphological and tectonic

Tectonic

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Which of the following is not a factor that affects hazard risk?

Urbanisation

Population increase

Economic development

They all affect hazard risk.

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True or false? An increase in the frequency and magnitude of a natural hazard can affect hazard risk.

True

False

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Natural Hazards

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