Year 11 - Intro to Hazard Geography

The solid earth is referred to as:

• Lithosphere

• Anthropogenic

• Hydrosphere

• Abiotic

• Biosphere

Rabies, cholera and COVID 19 are examples of:

• Hydrological Hazards

• Biological Hazards

• Geomorphic Hazards

• Abiotic Hazards

The gasses that surround the Earth is referred to as the:

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Spatial Distribution refers to:

• The clustering of hazard types

• How features or objects are arranged on the Earth's surface

• The likelihood of a hazard occurring repeatedly at one location

• A potential source of harm to a person, community, property or infrastructure

All water found on, under and over the surface of earth is called the

• Hydrosphere

• Abioticsphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

For the International Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) to declare an event a disaster, how many people have to have died?

• 5 or more

• 10 or more

• 50 or more

• 100 or more

What does the Earth's biosphere contain?

• All the life on Earth

• All the water on, under and over the surface of the Earth

• The solid earth including soil and rock

• The gases that surround the Earth

Which of the following is an example of an atmospheric hazard?

• Earthquake

• Pandemic

• Cyclone

• Tsunami

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

• Typhoon

• Volcanic eruption

• Bushfire

• Flood

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

• Volcanic eruption

• Avalanche

• Tsunami

• Oil spill