Introduction to Natural Disasters Quiz

When a natural process poses threat to human life or property is

• Natural event

• Natural Disaster

• Natural Hazard

• Catastrophe

When an event causes significant damage it is a

• Natural event

• Natural Disaster

• Natural Hazard

• Catastrophe

When a large natural event kills or injures large numbers of people or causes extensive damage to property is

• Natural event

• Natural Hazard

• Natural Disaster

• Catastrophe

The chance that a hazardous event will occur in a region within a timeframe is

• Event

• Forecast

• Prediction

• Disaster

Particular size or ________ of an event.

• Magnitude

• Interval

• Frequency

• Space

Small events that happen before a majot Natural DIsaster are

• feedback effect

• precursor events

• forecasting events

• predicted event

Efforts to prepare for a disaster and reduce its damages is

• Transcription

• Transparency

• Mitigation

• Disaster Relief

Restricting developments to reduce loss is

• reverse condemnation

• insurance

• risk

• land-use planning

Estimating a precise date and time is

• prediction

• forecast

• risk

• fractal

Where was the worst earthquake in the United States that had loss of life and damage?

• Alaska

• San Francisco

• San Diego

• Seattle