Tectonics -EQ 2

Which of the following is a natural hazard?

• An earthquake on a deserted island.

• An underwater volcano

• A flood in an uninhabited area of Siberia

• A volcano erupts causing people to evacuate

How is risk defined in terms of tectonics?

• Risk is the destruction of economic activity

• Risk is the capacity of a population to cope

• Risk is the probability of harm or loss taking place.

• Risk is the amount of damage caused by a natural event.

What does the question mark represent in this equation?

Risk (R) = Hazard(H) x Vulnerability (V)

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• Mitigation

• Vulnerability

• Capacity to cope

• Governance

What key term is the ability of a community to cope with a hazard?

• Disaster

• Threshold

• Resilience

• Mega disaster

Referring to the PAR Model, under which category would 'poor governance' be found?

• Unsafe conditions

• Dynamic pressures

• Root causes

• Hazards

According to the PAR Model, which factor includes "only 39% of Haitians had access to safe water and 24% to sanitation"

• Unsafe conditions

• Root causes

• Dynamic pressures

• Quality of life

Which of the following scales measure intensity of an earthquake?

• Mercalli scale

• Richter scale

• Moment magnitude scale.

Which of the following is a good way to compare two different hazards

• Volcanic explosivity index

• Magnitude moment scale

• Richter scale

• Hazard profiles

Which term is defined by: How a place or area is managed by different levels of government. The politics regarding hazards can affect how prepared and resilient a place or area is.

• Resilience

• Governance

• Mitigation

• Risk

Which term does the following define: a process by which government regulates how land in a community may be used.

• Regulation governance

• Governance

• Littoral zone

• Land use zoning