Hazard Geography - General Terms

What is a geomorphic hazard?

• Hazards occurring on the Earth's surface. E.g. landslides and mudslides.

• Hazards driven by water bodies and the water cycle. E.g. floods

• Hazards that occur in the atmosphere. E.g. Severe storms.

• Hazards driven by anthropogenic activities. E.g. Oil Spills, Toxic Waste

What is a human hazard?

• Hazards occurring on the Earth's surface. E.g. landslides and mudslides.

• Hazards driven by water bodies and the water cycle. E.g. floods

• Hazards that occur in the atmosphere. E.g. Severe storms.

• Hazards driven by anthropogenic activities. E.g. Oil Spills, Toxic Waste

What is a atmospheric hazard?

• Hazards occurring on the Earth's surface. E.g. landslides and mudslides.

• Hazards driven by water bodies and the water cycle. E.g. floods

• Hazards that occur in the atmosphere. E.g. Severe storms.

• Hazards driven by anthropogenic activities. E.g. Oil Spills, Toxic Waste

What is a hydrological hazard?

• Hazards occurring on the Earth's surface. E.g. landslides and mudslides.

• Hazards driven by water bodies and the water cycle. E.g. floods

• Hazards that occur in the atmosphere. E.g. Severe storms.

• Hazards driven by anthropogenic activities. E.g. Oil Spills, Toxic Waste

"How a hazard type is spread across a region or across the world/ refers to their physical location." This is known as:

• Magnitude

• Distribution

• Duration

• Frequency

"The strength or intensity of a hazard." This is known as:

• Magnitude

• Distribution

• Duration

• Frequency

"The number of times an area exeriences a hazard." This is known as:

• Magnitude

• Distribution

• Duration

• Frequency

"The length of time that the hazard with last for." This is known as:

• Magnitude

• Distribution

• Duration

• Frequency

What is a atmospheric hazard?

• landslides and mudslides.

• floods

• Severe storms.

• Oil Spills, Toxic Waste

What is a hydrological hazard?

• landslides and mudslides.

• floods

• Severe storms.

• Oil Spills, Toxic Waste