Natural Hazards

Natural hazards result from ____​ processes

• natural

• urban

• economic

Natural hazards include ____ ​ , earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and droughts

• oil spills

• hurricanes

• global warming

Hazardous events can have a great impact on humans, even changing the size of human ​ ____

• populations

• economics

• hazards

Risks from natural hazards increase as humans move into areas such as ​ ____

• oceans

• urban centres

• coasts

Human activity can ____​ to the frequency and intensity of some natural hazards

• contribute

• increase

• economic

Natural hazards can be local or ​ ____

• urban

• global

• community

A volcanic eruption in the pacific can affect climate around the ​ ____

• globe

• city

• coast

Geoscientists are continually improving in their ability to predict when and where natural disasters will happen. This is done through continually ____​ earth.

• feeling

• listening

• monitoring

Humans cannot eliminate natural hazards, but can engage in activities which ​ ____ the impacts.

• raise

• increase

• reduce

Natural hazards can result in loss of life, property damage and ​ _____ costs.

• urban

• economic

• global